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I've been thinking a lot this year about fitness and movement and how that's something that's looked and felt different for me at different parts of my life. For me, these days, it looks like a lot of running and a lot of stretching. All of that got me thinking about how bodies change over time and what it looks like to get or stay active as we age. Over the past month, I've spent a lot of time with active older people at the gym, running, playing pickleball, and even at the mall. | I've been thinking a lot this year about fitness and movement and how that's something that's looked and felt different for me at different parts of my life. For me, these days, it looks like a lot of running and a lot of stretching. All of that got me thinking about how bodies change over time and what it looks like to get or stay active as we age. Over the past month, I've spent a lot of time with active older people at the gym, running, playing pickleball, and even at the mall. | ||
=====5 weight lifting myths for women and the health benefits women who lift weights gain===== | |||
[https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/health/fitness/weight-lifting-myths-for-women?r=US&IR=T by Gabby Landsverk 29/1/21 BUSINESS INSIDER] | |||
Women sometimes avoid weight lifting because they think it can be dangerous or will make them bulky. But these stereotypes about women and lifting weights aren't supported by facts. | |||
Revision as of 16:09, 25 August 2025
Even a Little Weight Training May Cut the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Women who do strength training live longer. How much is enough?
A new study finds women who do strength training exercises two to three days a week are more likely to live longer and have a lower risk of death from heart disease, compared to women who do none.
Strength training does more than build muscle. Its hidden benefits are massive
Research shows people who do weight training a few days a week live longer. Women get the biggest boost in longevity. Strength training is also good for mood, and it helps protect joints and bones.
Why strength training is key to your long-term health
by Melanie Radzicki McManus 15/1/24 CNN
Strength training, whether performed with weights, bands, machines or your own body weight, is important for your long-term health. Also known as resistance training, it increases muscular strength, endurance and bone density. These exercises also decreases the risk of falls and fractures as you age, thus promoting independent living, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Weight Training Isn't Such A Heavy Lift. Here Are 7 Reasons Why You Should Try It
by Suzette Lohmeyer 26/9/21 npr
There are many people out there (ahem, this writer included) who aren't sure weight training is for them. Don't get me wrong: I am a regular exerciser who usually fits in a quick run after work. But weight training? It seems kind of involved (requires complicated machines, right?), possibly embarrassing (I can't lift heavy things!) and my goal is not to get huge biceps (WWE anyone?).
Doing just 30 minutes of muscle-building workouts a week may reduce your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, study finds
by Gabby Landsverk BUSINESS INSIDER
Combining weight training with another activity could lower your risk of early death, study finds
Aerobic activities and weight training have health benefits on their own, but combining them could have even greater effect when it comes to disease prevention and early death risk.
People Who Do Strength Training Live Longer — and Better
by Rachel Fairbank 24/8/22 The New York Times
Regular physical activity has many known health benefits, one of which is that it might help you live longer. But what’s still being determined are the types and duration of exercise that offer the most protection.
5 health benefits of lifting weights and how to do it safely
by Marissa Cruz Lemar 16/9/20 BUSINESS INSIDER
Weight lifting brings more benefits than just stronger muscles and a toned body. Adding strength training to your workouts is a great way to improve your overall fitness, from burning body fat and strengthening your bones to preventing injury and making your heart healthier.
Strength training may be the key to longevity. How to do it safely as you age
by Deborah Vankin 9/10/24 Los Angeles Times
I started strength training about nine years ago for admittedly vain reasons. Fresh off a breakup at the time, weight training offered a welcome distraction and the prospect of a revenge body.
11 benefits of strength training for your body and brain
by Julia Guerra 12/2/19 BUSINESS INSIDER
There are a lot of misconceptions about strength training that need to be debunked, and most of them have to do with what people assume strength training actually does to your body. Unless you're a bodybuilder, strength training exercises from weight lifting to bodyweight movements like squats, push-ups, and planks won't make you bulk up, but they will offer a slew of other benefits both physically, and mentally.
How Weight Training Changes the Brain
by Gretchen Reynolds 24/7/19 The New York Times
Weight training may have benefits for brain health, at least in rats. When rats lift weights, they gain strength and also change the cellular environment inside their brains, improving their ability to think, according to a notable new study of resistance training, rodents and the workings of their minds.
Morning Exercise May Offer the Most Weight Loss Benefits
by Gretchen Reynolds 31/7/19 The New York Times
People who exercise in the morning seem to lose more weight than people completing the same workouts later in the day, according to a new study of workouts and waistlines. The findings help shed light on the vexing issue of why some people shed considerable weight with exercise and others almost none, and the study adds to the growing body of science suggesting that the timing of various activities, including exercise, could affect how those activities affect us.
How Weight Training May Help With Weight Control
by Gretchen Reynolds 7/7/21 The New York Times
Lifting weights a few times a week might help us stave off obesity, according to an interesting new study of resistance exercise and body fat. It shows that people who regularly complete muscle-strengthening exercises of any kind are about 20 to 30 percent less likely to become obese over time than people who do not, whether they also work out aerobically or not.
What science tells us about aging and exercise
[https://www.npr.org/2024/12/09/nx-s1-5189471/what-science-tells-us-about-aging-and-exercise by Allison Aubrey ,Juana Summers 9/12/24 npr]
I've been thinking a lot this year about fitness and movement and how that's something that's looked and felt different for me at different parts of my life. For me, these days, it looks like a lot of running and a lot of stretching. All of that got me thinking about how bodies change over time and what it looks like to get or stay active as we age. Over the past month, I've spent a lot of time with active older people at the gym, running, playing pickleball, and even at the mall.
5 weight lifting myths for women and the health benefits women who lift weights gain
by Gabby Landsverk 29/1/21 BUSINESS INSIDER
Women sometimes avoid weight lifting because they think it can be dangerous or will make them bulky. But these stereotypes about women and lifting weights aren't supported by facts.
