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It’s a familiar rite of passage: You hit the big 5-0, and suddenly life feels a little harder. Maybe the grocery bags are starting to feel like lead, you’re a bit more winded after climbing the stairs, or you now let out a groan when getting up off the couch. These might all be normal changes that can happen with age, but that doesn’t mean that you have to accept them.

There’s one powerful healthy aging habit that can help you counteract the newfound creaks that come with getting older: regularly lifting weights. And it’s never too late to pick up a dumbbell for the first time. “There’s no age limit on the muscle’s ability to gain…

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