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What is this?Pump Iron To Feel Younger
on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 If you don’t lift weights, you’re missing out on one of the most powerful ways to look and feel younger. A study found that women who strength-train three times a week have more of a type of growth hormone that counteracts age-related muscle loss and protects bone density. Producing growth hormone gets harder with age, and pumping iron is the best way to slow the decline.
Add more weights, like the ones you can lift only three to five times, once every two weeks for strong bones and muscles.
A study hints that exercise helps protect your heart from the physical damage that mental strain can cause.
