Muscle-strengthening exercises are important in weekly exercise in old age, research suggests.
Activities which strengthen the muscles - like weightlifting - should be part of an older person's weekly exercise routine, a study suggests.
But you don't have to go to the gym - carrying heavy shopping bags, digging in the garden and pilates all count.The NHS advises adults over 65 to be physically active every day and do activities to improve strength, balance and flexibility at least twice a week. But less is known about the effects of weightlifting or muscle-strengthening exercises on how long people live.asked more than 150,000 people in their 60s and 70s about their exercise routine then followed them up.
They had a 47% lower risk of dying from any cause, apart from cancer, over the next nine years - than those who were not active at all.Examples of aerobic exercise, which gets the heart and lungs pumping, include brisk walking, running, cycling and swimming.The research team, from the National Cancer Institute in Maryland, and the University of Iowa, explained that muscle-strengthening exercises could make the body leaner and the bones stronger, leading to a healthier life in old age.
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