If you want to live better for longer, growing stronger should be on your to-do list, according to a top trainer. This is because strength training can help us “stay vibrant, physically independent and disease-free in our final decades”, says Ollie Thompson, personal trainer and founder of Welltolead, a performance-focused health coaching company.
“In my opinion, the benefits of maintaining healthy muscle are highly underrated,” he says. “Resistance training is crucial for long-term health – not just from a movement perspective, staying physically strong and mobile, but also for maintaining overall physiological health.
