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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 1550102" data-attributes="member: 429870"><p>I would absolutely say, go weight lifting, or at any rate weight training. You are unlikely to put on enough muscle bulk to add many pounds, but resistance training can help minimise the inevitable muscle loss that goes with fat reduction. You will be able to look slim and toned instead of slim and weedy! Having a long term health problem is demoralising, but working out is extremely morale building. I am 75 but because I work out regularly I have arms to die for (not boasting, just saying!) You need to start off gently but then progress to shifting the heaviest weights you can safely manage. Waving tiny dumb bells around will not do. Weight training is also thought to help lower blood glucose, though perhaps not as much as aerobic training. IMO to do both is best, maybe on alternate days. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>

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