I think as you get older, it gets more important than ever to lift heavy, joints and bone density willing of course. It helps with slowing down the osteoporosis and sarcopenia tendencies. I don't know how much is enough.
At 58, I do as much as I can. I believe heavy lifting played a part in my reversing my osteoporosis, but I also took supplements, hormones, ionized water, some impact exercise (light running), and visualization, so I don't know for sure how big a role it played. I've been steady losing ground to the initial amazing gains that I made, but I have reduced the intensity of pretty much every aspect of the approach I was taking.
The hard part is it just seems to get harder. I'm not sure if this is mental or physical. But I'm afraid to give into it. My DH, retired several years now, does less and less, and is capable of less and less. It's a bit heart-breaking.
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Nancy S.
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