As you age, staying active is crucial—but strength training may be the secret to not just living longer, but living healthier ...

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.

Strength training isn't just for bodybuilders or young fitness enthusiasts. For seniors, it’s one of the most powerful ways to age well. After the age of 50, we naturally start losing muscle mass and ...

A new study out of Denmark shows that strength training at an older age can provide years of benefit. According to the study published in BMJ on Tuesday, 12 months of heavy resistance training can ...

Athletes and bodybuilders use strength training to reach elite status for their professions but trainer Michael Wittig explains how anyone can benefit from regular strength training. In fact, everyone ...

arthritis old person and Elderly woman female suffering from pain at home Resistance training best helps insomnia among seniors, a new evidence review says Resistance training improved sleep more than ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Three times a week, every week, Joy Andrews, 65, of Bettendorf, gets up early, slips into workout clothes, drives to the gym and spends an hour pumping iron and working on the ...

The Health Promotion Board and SportSG have many initiatives to raise awareness of the risk of muscle loss and encourage strength training. These include guidelines on muscle strengthening activities ...