Personal Training Blog | Older people 'should exercise to build muscle even into their 80s'

From this article Older people 'should exercise to build muscle even into their 80s':

Older people should exercise to build their muscles even into their eighties, according to

a new review which suggests it will help them with everyday tasks.

Climbing the stairs, housework, walking and even washing were made easier if elderly people worked out two or three times a week, researchers found.

As a general rule people are not put in nursing homes for being out of breath; it is because they are too weak to carry out daily activities. Being stronger enables you to be more active. Strength training and the resultant increased activity redound positivity to one’s overall health and can even help slow cognitive deterioration.

Strength training can reverse many of the bio-markers of aging. This does not require hours in the gym. Your life can be transformed in just minutes a week with the right exercise program. With high intensity strength training you can work the whole body in less than one half hour, and it only need be performed once or twice a week to see continuing results. We have such a strength training program at both our locations - Austin Personal Trainers and New Orleans Personal Trainers. Better eating choices, an active lifestyle, and a little strength training is a program most people can stick to, and it can have profound effects on one's fitness and health.

Past articles on the subject of aging:
Older People Who Diet Without Exercising Lose Valuable Muscle Mass
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Strength training benefits for older adults