Efforts should be made now, whatever your age may be, to preserve and optimize every bit of muscle tissue that you have. As we age we naturally lose lean muscle mass, which explains why people in their 80's often walk hunched over and shuffle their feet. Resistance training helps to combat the loss of muscle. It could mean the difference of you getting yourself off the pot at age 80, or someone helping you get off the pot. Everyone should do some sort of resistance training.
Weight rooms are no longer for bodybuilders and powerlifters.
At my gym, women dominate the free weight room from 9-11am, and I love every minute of it. It is not uncommon to see teenagers lifting weights. Overweight, underweight, physically challenged, and buff are all weight training now. Your own body weight makes a great resistive force. Copyright 1999 The Motivation Station.