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Founder and editor of Wise & Well, author of Make Sleep Your Superpower, creator of the Writer's Guide
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Aging Lessons from Sam Neill and Lindsey Graham (and Mitch McConnell, Too)

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By Robert Roy Britt Verified
| Age Wise
San Neill. Image: Luis Javier Villalba/Shutterstock. Used under the writer’s license. I’m a habitual obit reader. When I was younger, I thought obits served as a pretty good gauge of how long people lived. Now that I’m older, I find obits to often reflect how well people lived. They be cautionary tales or cause for celebration, depending on the age of the departed, how they approached life, and the circumstances of their demise.
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One Avoidable Reason Health Problems Sneak Up on Older Adults

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By Robert Roy Britt Verified
| Age Wise
THIS WEEK’S AGE WISE CRACK Why should I act my age? Or more to the point, how is someone my age supposed to act? —Dick Van Dyke, at 100 years old Hey wise agers: Don’t miss Bits of Wisdomnear the bottom of this newsletter, where you can read about the wanna-live-forever biohacker who’s developed an incurable disease, a woman’s take on how regrets ease with age, some anti-aging gummy baloney, and much more. Now let’s get into this week’s deep-dive feature story… Image: PeopleImages/Shutterstock.
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Sweet Spot Found for Longevity Benefits of Strength Training

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By Robert Roy Britt Verified
| Age Wise
Image: Kampus Production/Shutterstock. Used under the writer’s license. Strength training is a no-brainer for anyone who hopes to age well. If you don’t work out your muscles, you risk losing 40% of your muscle mass by age 70, compared to your peak at age 30 (it’s called sarcopenia, and it just happens). That makes it hard to perform routine tasks and sets you up for dangerous falls. But how much strength training is enough?
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