Rothstein Quoted in Weight Training Article
AARP site featured insight from聽Alexander Rothstein, M.S., coordinator and instructor for the Exercise Science program, in an article about weightlifting. Rothstein confirms the strength benefits of weight training for those in middle age and beyond. 鈥淸It reduces] the effects of sarcopenia鈥攍oss of muscle with age鈥攁nd stimulates an increase or maintenance of bone density. Both of these are very important as you age,鈥� he says.