09/03/2026
HEALTH NEWS: Another Reason To Work Out: You Could Live Longer
If you’ve considered getting back to exercise—with Two Tree’s own Shaun Skinner of B.O.S.S. Fitness ( https://www.facebook.com/share/1CBD46m8EM/?mibextid=wwXIfr), of course!—here’s something that might get you on the phone to schedule a session (443-496-3050).
A recent study in JAMA found that women who maintain muscle strength as they age could live longer—and better.
The study of 5,472 women between 63 and 99 measured two standard hallmarks of strength: hand grip strength, as well as speed of standing up from a chair five times. Then the study tracked them over a decade to conclude that “greater muscular strength was associated with lower mortality.”
Read the full study here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2845052