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Alice Porter

YOU WONT BELIEVE: A trainer says these are the two moves you should start with if you ve never tried strength training before - What They Never Told You

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Even if you haven’t exercised since gym class, you may have cottoned on to the potential benefits of strength workouts.

“So many people don’t realize the importance of maintaining muscle as we get older,” Cheryl McColgan, a NASM-certified personal trainer, tells Fit&Well. “It’s not just about looks; muscle is a huge predictor of metabolic health as well as function and longevity.”

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