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Resistance bands and traditional weights can both support strength training after 60. Bands are portable, affordable, and easy to adapt, while weights make resistance easier to measure and progress. The right choice depends on your abilities, goals, space, and the type of exercise you can perform safely and consistently.

Maintaining muscle after age 60 supports much more than fitness. Strength can help with mobility, balance, everyday activities, metabolic health, and independence, while resistance exercise, balanced nutrition, and recovery can help preserve function.