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Strength Training Offers Many Benefits For Senior Citizens

April 3, 2015: 12:00 AM EST
An Austrian study that tested the impact of the Healthy for Life exercise project on older people found that regular strength training by people 65 and older had many health benefits, including strengthening of their hands, which makes independent living easier. Muscle mass declines starting at age 30, and by age 80 reaches 50 percent. Participants in the study increased their hand strength by three kilograms, or 20 percent. Researchers also noted major increases in mobility and physical activity, quality of life and cognitive functions.
Thomas Dorner, "Strength training still advisable in older age", News release, Medical University of Vienna, April 03, 2015, © Medical University of Vienna
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