How to start lifting weights and build muscle in mid-life

You've bought a kettlebell or a set of dumbbells, but do you really know what you should be doing with them? Picture: iStock
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You've bought a kettlebell or a set of dumbbells, but do you really know what you should be doing with them? Picture: iStock
You've bought a kettlebell or a set of dumbbells, but do you really know what you should be doing with them?
Resistance training is touted as being the most important thing we can do to improve the strength and appearance of a mid-life body, protecting it against inevitable muscular decline that occurs naturally as we age.
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