This episode is a bit different, it's the audio from a free live session I ran called Getting Started with Strength Training After 60. Most of it translates well to audio, and there's a short section partway through where I'm demonstrating exercises on screen, I describe what I'm doing as I go, but if you'd like to see the video, it's linked below.

In this session I cover:

• Why strength training matters more as we get older, not less, and how few of us are actually meeting the guidelines
• The most common objections to getting started, and how to work through them
• How Phil, a patient of mine, started strength training at 76 with no gym background and no formal exercise history
• How Jan found what strength training gave her that yoga and tennis couldn't
• What muscle strength actually is, and how to know if an exercise is building it
• How to choose exercises, stay consistent, and progress safely over time
• Live listener questions, answered as they came in

Full episode with the video demonstration: https://nevertoooldtolift.com/podcast057

Hear more from Jan and Phil in their own words:

• Jan, on what strength training gave her that yoga and cardio couldn't: https://nevertoooldtolift.com/podcast028
• Phil, on starting strength training at 76 with no gym background: https://nevertoooldtolift.com/podcast048

Free strength training guide: https://nevertoooldtolift.com/ebook

Stronger for Life community: https://www.skool.com/stronger-for-life-8673

Simply reply or email [email protected] with any questions; I'm happy to help.