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Lifting weights can make you younger

Have you ever wished you could turn back the clock? Well you can in one way at least. New research from the Physiology Society in London suggests that lifting weights may give you the muscles of someone in their twenties which will increase your metabolism and help you to burn fat.

As you get older. you [...]

Lose your fat – Add some strength training

Strength training may reduce the amount of fat generally as well as inside the abdomen according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. This is particularly true for premenopausal women who are overweight or obese.

A group of overweight/obese women of various ethnic backgrounds were assigned to either have supervised strength training twice a [...]

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Stop Menopause Weight Gain

Lifting weights can make you younger

Lose your fat – Add some strength training

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Build muscle with milk

Lifting weights can make you younger

Lose the belly fat – fill up on green tea

Blast the fat- lose more weight with interval training

Obesity, overweight and uterine cancer

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