DO YOU EVEN LIFT, GRANDMA? Why Older Adults Should Be Making Gains. “So just how important is strength training to the aging adult? ‘It is a 46% lower odd of all-cause mortality important,’ Rizzo said. ‘It helps to keep the complex biological machinery that we are running at its fullest capacity, effectively and smoothly.'”

Plus: “Studies have shown that those who have been lifting as a part of their lifestyle for some time were protected against all sorts of age-related declines in health including neuromuscular functioning, sarcopenia, muscle force-generating capacity, overall functional capability and performance, cognitive functioning and mitochondrial impairment.”