A CrossFit guy I know says, squatting when you are 30 means when you are 80 you can go to the bathroom unassisted.
I don't know what you mean by recreational hiking, but it's hard to see how greater strength wouldn't help. For me, that means a load of 25-50 lbs on my back, moving swiftly across rough terrain. Core stability is paramount, and with weights you can develop that and be ready when you go on a trip.
>A CrossFit guy I know says, squatting when you are 30 means when you are 80 you can go to the bathroom unassisted.
I wouldn't be surprised if that were true, but I haven't been able to track down any solid information on it. There are a lot of articles talking of research showing elderly runners and elderly former runners suffer less disability in terms of doing those sorts of daily tasks than their non-running cohorts.
I don't know what you mean by recreational hiking, but it's hard to see how greater strength wouldn't help. For me, that means a load of 25-50 lbs on my back, moving swiftly across rough terrain. Core stability is paramount, and with weights you can develop that and be ready when you go on a trip.