Even modest amounts of strength training, even with lighter weights, can meaningfully preserve muscle and maintain your ability to move with confidence.
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To make your muscles grow, you need to keep increasing their load. But there are different ways to do this.
Some swear exercising before breaking your fast is the most efficient way to lose body fat. But what’s the research say? And what about ‘fasted’ strength training?
Bone density is strongly linked to your risk of a fracture.
It’s a lot more dangerous to be sedentary than it is to go to the gym. And remember: nobody is looking at you.
You may have heard lifting weights stunts children’s growth and leads to injuries – but this isn’t the case.
Shorter bouts of exercise – as little as 20 seconds at a time – could do you a world of good.
You could consider prioritising compound exercises if you’re time poor, interested in healthy ageing and looking for an efficient way to train many muscles and joints in the one workout.
Our new paper found most of what you are being told to do in the gym is likely primarily based upon data about men, written by men.
It’s never too late to start.
All things considered, the traditional approach of changing your program every 12 weeks might actually make sense in order to prevent plateaus. However, there is no hard and fast rule.
If you can’t lift heavy or it’s not your thing, please don’t think lifting lighter weights is a waste of time.
Exercise that targets balance and strength is the most effective for reducing the risk of falls.
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Senior Lecturer, Exercise Physiology. School of Health Sciences, UNSW
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