"...everyone needs to lift weights, and the older you get the more you need it."

Never too late to start lifting weights

"Sarcopenia is bad news at any age, but at 71 the rate of muscle loss is greatly accelerated, and if you allow it to continue you can become too weak to carry out everyday tasks (lifting, carrying, climbing stairs, etc.) that allow you to live independently. What's more, when the muscles are weak, the odds of falling increase substantially. Why? Your balance is not as good as it once was, and when you lose it, even only slightly and momentarily, you expect your muscles to brace you and compensate. But if they are too weak, down you go.

That's why everyone needs to lift weights, and the older you get the more you need it."