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Fit & Well
Health
Alice Porter

In your 60s and want to build muscle? All you need is one dumbbell and these five moves

Woman in a kitchen exercising with dumbbells.

Strength training becomes more important than ever as you get older. That's because we naturally lose muscle with age, which can lead to aches and pains, and increase your risk of injury, making something you take for granted, like walking, an uncomfortable experience.

Plus, the more muscle mass you have, the better your metabolic health, which in turn has a positive effect on blood pressure and weight management.

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