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As you get older, the advice around exercise starts to sound increasingly cautious: Take it easy. Protect your joints. Don’t lift anything too heavy. If something hurts, avoid it. Stick to gentler forms of exercise.
Some of this caution is certainly warranted. Bodies change with age, when it becomes harder to gain muscle mass, and certain health conditions require modifications. But trainers who specialize in working with older adults say that being overly cautious may prevent healthier aging. Treating older adults as inherently fragile can discourage people from doing the things that help them maintain strength, mobility, and…
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