Active Aging

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Active Aging

Why Strength Training After 50 Is Not Optional

Adults lose roughly 3–8% of muscle mass per decade after 30, accelerating after 60. Strength training slows and partly reverses it. Here is what the evidence says and how to start at 50, 60 or 70.

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