If you want to lift your grandkids, get up the stairs, haul groceries, and conquer all of life’s adventures with confidence as you age, here’s the science-backed secret: lift weights. Yep, those ...

Strength training for seniors should emphasize posterior muscles like the glutes and upper back rather than mirror muscles to ...

“Strength training increases muscle mass, which in turn improves how the body uses insulin and helps move glucose out of the blood and into cells for energy,” says Lettenberger. “This can lower blood ...

Test real-world strength after 50 by completing 7 standing moves without rest: presses, lunges, goblet squats, and a loaded ...

At 85, Nancy DiFranco spends her Monday and Wednesday mornings leading Kirtland Senior Center members in push-ups, squats, curls and other strength training exercises. DiFranco has been leading the ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Can lifting weights help with age-related health problems? At age 70, I have diabetes, arthritis and osteoporosis and recently read strength training could improve my conditions.

As life expectancy increases, the challenge for all older women will be to partake in regular exercise sessions to maintain ...

Question: I’ve fallen several times over the past year and my doctor has recommended I start a strength-training program to help prevent future falls. But at age 72, I’ve never lifted weights before ...

From age 30, you're losing the exact muscle fibers needed to stand up from chairs - here's the specific training that ...

If you want to lift your grandkids, get up the stairs, haul groceries, and conquer all of life’s adventures with confidence as you age, here’s the science-backed secret: lift weights. Yep, those ...