Be purposeful about your leg strength throughout your senior years. Incorporate progressive resistive exercises into your lifestyle, meaning that you gradually increase the challenge to your muscles, either by adding more repetitions, more weight or both. Increase resistance by using free weights, stretch bands, tubing or weight machines. Breathe correctly by exhaling when you exert muscle force.
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