8 simple steps to a healthier, stronger you (by Harvard Medical School )

8 simple steps to a healthier, stronger you(Harvard Medical School)

When you hear the term “strength training,” perhaps you envision a bodybuilder with bulging biceps and rippling abdominal muscles.

However, strength and power training can benefit people of all ages and athletic abilities — whether you are 40 or 85, well toned or unable to rise from a wheelchair without assistance.

And while strength training can leave your body looking leaner and fitter, it need not make you look muscle-bound.

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