Title: 5 Key Strength Training Tips for Older Adults - Aaptiv
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5 Key Strength Training Tips for Older Adults
Strength train at least twice a week.
Be kind to your joints.
Start with bodyweight exercises.
These exercises can help improve everyday life.
Add balance and flexibility exercises to avoid injury.
Plan for extra warmup and recovery time.
Set a goal that matters to you now, versus the “you” from 20 years ago.

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5 Key Strength Training Tips for Older Adults
Experts share their best advice for seniors looking to strength train more. Written by Julia Dellitt
Strength training for older adults is essential to a healthy lifestyle: It helps you stay fit, maintain independence, and reduce symptoms related to chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, and obesity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends 150 minutes of moderate endurance activity per week. This can include cardio, as well as weights or bodyweight exercises to condition your muscles and improve flexibility or balance. Here’s why strength training for older adults matters so much and expert tips to get started. Strength train at least twice a week. “After age 50, you lose 1-2 percent of muscle strength per year,” says Suzanne Andrews, president of Healthwise Exercise. “After 60, you lose 3 percent a year, which comes out to about 4.5 pounds of muscle strength per year. Strength training helps you regain the muscle you lost and helps your cells remain younger since exercise slows cell aging.