Some benefits: Looking and feeling healthier, maintaining a healthy weight and building the mental and physical discipline to play on a competitive team later on in their youth. When I say ...

“I like to say the fountain of youth is the water cooler ... Bamman says machines are better for beginners, but free weights — barbells or dumbbells — may be more effective as you gain ...

In fact, senior weight lifting—that is, doing resistance training with machines and/or free weights ... “Weight training is the fountain of youth,” says Bales. “Not only does it help ...

The workout is typically done using MedX equipment, weight machines that were developed ... call it ‘the fountain of youth.’ We lose muscle and bone density as we age. It’s cumulative.

When you think of weight machines, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For many, it’s clunky gym equipment that feels like it belongs in a beginner’s corner or a rehab clinic.