Start soft. Get stronger anyway.

A lot of women find their joints get more sensitive with age — wrists, hands, knees. If that's you, it's not in your head.

Doctors still say to keep lifting, because it's one of the best things you can do for your bones and muscle as you get older. The part they add is that if you're new to it, or getting back into it, you should start light and not push into pain.