Erika Rischko, 85, from Langenfeld, Germany was 55 when her fitness journey began. She took things to another level when she ...

L ake Wales and Auburndale led the way this season in girls weightlifting. Nine of the 11 lifters on first team are from the ...

Arnold finished with a total lift of 295 pounds in Traditional, up from 250 pounds in 2024. She lifted 250 pounds in Olympic, up from 205 pounds. Forget about being a state medalist, just being a ...

A new study from Brazil suggests that weight training can help protect the brain from dementia, especially in older adults ...

Uncover the truth about aging muscles. Older adults may not experience more damage than younger people after exercise.

A study by the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil reveals that weight training can protect elderly adults from ...

The benefits of weight training are many: it promotes gains in strength and muscle mass, reduces body fat, and contributes to ...

When getting into weightlifting as a senior, your weights don't need to be anything drastically heavy. Even a simple 3-5 pound dumbbell with the right exercises and high reps will do a lot of work ...

Weight training focuses more on increasing strength and muscle mass in individual muscles. One study compared Pilates to muscular training among older women between 60 and 80 over 18 weeks. The study ...

Balance and strength exercises, cardio, strength training, and stretching can help slow it. Staying active is important in older age when ... From standing, shift your weight onto your right ...

The Lions had four first-place finishers in the 11 weight classes led by senior J.T. Sylvera at 132 ... 475 pounds and benched 280 pounds. “Lifting 10 times my body weight is one of the coolest ...