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UConnJulie · 06-29-2009, 07:49 AM

I've worked with many "elderly" folks who still regularly workout and lift weights.
(and Mahler is not elderly by any stretch of the imagination .... in my book elderly is over 80).

There are many many studies about the effects of weight training in the elderly. Try a pubmed seach.

06-29-2009, 07:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
UConnJulie Queen of the Princesses! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 7,209	I've worked with many "elderly" folks who still regularly workout and lift weights. (and Mahler is not elderly by any stretch of the imagination .... in my book elderly is over 80). There are many many studies about the effects of weight training in the elderly. Try a pubmed seach. __________________ Life's a Journey ... Enjoy the Ride!