TOKYO (AP) — Here’s the message from Dr. Marcas Bamman, a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of weight-resistance training for those who are getting up there.

We’re talking 60-plus — women and men. And we’re talking about hitting the gym and weight training. Don’t be put off, Bamman says.

“Resistance training is in many ways the true fountain of youth,” Bamman said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I like to say the fountain of youth is the water cooler in the gym.” The benefits of weight-resistance training for seniors | AP News