If an 86 year old woman can benefit from a strength training program, so can you. You are twenty-some years younger. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never lifted a weight in your life. Obviously, if you’ve never lifted weights you will want to hire an expert to show you the ropes—and get medical clearance from your doctor. In general, they will both tell you to start using very light weights and then gradually work your way up in intensity.
Let me say this again—go slowly. Your tendons and ligaments will take longer to get strong and flexible than your muscles will take to get strong. Yes, you heard me. Your muscles and tendons improve at different rates. I’ll even tell you why.
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