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Benefits of lifting available for all.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 22-AUG-04 		Format: Online - approximately 685 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Benefits of lifting available for all.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: HEALTH & FITNESS)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Dr. Gabe Mirkin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Almost everyone should lift weights. Weightlifting strengthens bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons, increases coordination for tasks requiring strength and aids confidence and mobility for disabled people.

Just exercising doesn't do much to strengthen muscles - if it did, marathon runners would have the largest muscles. To become strong, you have to exercise your muscles against progressively greater resistance, such as lifting heavier weights.

Just exercising doesn't strengthen bones either. Female marathon runners sometimes stop menstruating and lose tremendous amounts of bone, even though they may run more than 100 miles a week....

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