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Fit & Well
Health
Alice Porter

A trainer says this is the 11-minute dumbbell workout she gives to beginners who want to start lifting weights

Woman exercising with dumbbells.

Lifting weights is one of the best ways to future-proof your body against injury and the physical effects of aging. That’s because adults lose between 3% and 8% of their muscle mass each decade after they reach 30.

Weightlifting can help combat this muscle loss, which is why Holly Fivian founded Holsm, a strength workout platform for midlife women.

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