 tying into balance and your risk of falls and so on we know for example also that weight training can affect bone density and reduce the risk of sort of bone thinning and fractures and so on so with all those you can see how stronger muscles that function properly into old age can improve mobility improve your independence and keep you healthier for longer so potentially this means I need to change from doing a rough sort of one gym a week with a few weights to maybe thinking a bit more seriously about it