The Claim: Strength Training Can Make You Look Younger

Can strength training really make you look younger? Geezer hasn't a clue, but then Geezer hasn't earned a doctorate in medical science and hasn't written a book about the benefits of strength training. Karl Kopf, the founder and president of the Fitness Educators for Older Adults Association, has done both of those things.  In his latest book, "Weights for 50+: Building Strength, Staying Healthy and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle," Kopf asserts that looking younger is just one of many benefits of getting stronger. And in this interview with the Wall Street Journal, Kopf goes so far as to claim that "exercise is the fountain of youth,"
"If you improve your posture and stature," says Kopf, "you will automatically look younger, and strength training can do this. You can't do anything about wrinkles, but you can improve your carriage."
Read the whole interview.