When most people think about weight lifting they think about young people, who either bulk up or just tone up to stay in shape. Few if any think about older people, say older then 50 lifting weights in a gym or doing resistance training of any kind. Those healthy living magazine covers are usually of young folks who are very muscular who spend hours in the gym all the time. Not often do you see individuals over the age of fifty striking a pose showing off their physique for some magazine or on TV. And most of those TV ads for physical fitness certainly target a younger audience.
But now health experts are saying that strength training, weight lifting and resistance training aren’t just for the young and not so old crowd. It has been shown that almost any age group can begin a strength training regimen and receive some benefits from it.
The best part about strength training is that you don’t have to join an expensive gym or buy a lot of equipment. You probably doubt if you can lift much weight at all right now. That’s okay because even lifting a tiny amount of weight can be beneficial.
Where do you start?
Before any exercise program check with a doctor to give you the go ahead to start exercising, and after that you can begin. Even in a little amount of time you will feel better not only physically but also mentally.
