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Grace Walsh

Just 1 year of heavy strength training in early retirement can offer benefits for 4 years, new study reveals

Woman using low row machine in the gym, smiling, representing one type of heavy strength training done in the study.

Women are often told that strength training is the way forward to prevent some of the more challenging, long-term symptoms of menopause. It's also a huge mood booster and a great way to stay fit.

As if we needed another reason to start strength training, a new study conducted on those of early retirement age has found that lifting heavy weights consistently for one year can offer up to four years of benefits. 

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