So, you are still a hold-out. Despite all that is written positively about weight training for seniors, you still feel it will be of little use to you. You haven’t trained in years, or perhaps ever, so why start now, you say. Well, if I didn’t convince you in my previous columns, give me one more chance.
Recently, the Mayo Clinic conducted a fitness test on 72 healthy but inactive men and women volunteers. Part of the group was under 30 while the rest was over 64. Baseline measures were established for everyone’s aerobic fitness and blood sugar levels. The participants were randomly given different exercise routines. There was a control group that did no exercise.
The training routines included intensive weight training, brief interval training
Recently, the Mayo Clinic conducted a fitness test on 72 healthy but inactive men and women volunteers. Part of the group was under 30 while the rest was over 64. Baseline measures were established for everyone’s aerobic fitness and blood sugar levels. The participants were randomly given different exercise routines. There was a control group that did no exercise.
The training routines included intensive weight training, brief interval training