Be Strong, Be Healthy |Body-By-PT

The American College of Sports Medicine put out fitness guide lines for people over the age of 50. The advice: perform weight bearing exercise 2-3 times a week to condition all of the major muscle groups — arms, legs, shoulders, and trunk.

Madonna still looking strong @50

Hmm, so basically the same advice that should be given to someone half that age.

Research shows that inactivity is responsible for the majority of age associated muscle loss. This will lead to poor posture, and such things as osteoporosis. Now if you’ve been inactive for most of your life and feel it’s too late for you, fear not.

To slow, stop or even reverse some of these markers of aging, you must lift weights.

Here is an example of a 60 year old female client of mine.

That’s a total of 13.8 pounds of fat in only 8 weeks, all without cardio and only training twice per week! (That’s what happens with proper guidance, training & effort.)

So the whole, “I’m too old” argument is officially over!

“Do not wait, the time will never be ‘just right.’- Napoleon Hill

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