Not to be "that guy", but I will credit strength training in helping my father make it to age 92. What we found was that it increased his balance and stability

Not to be "that guy", but I will credit strength training in helping my father make it to age 92. What we found was that it increased his balance and stability. Of course muscles use the skeleton as levers, and there's studies that show that training will slow the reduction in bone density as you age. So dad's training likely prevented his breaking bones when he did take a tumble. This fellow is involved with training those over 50. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DDGOXkpZxI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DDGOXkpZxI