India, Dec. 26 -- If you're over 40 and thinking about joining the gym or picking up weights to get stronger, you've probably heard the familiar warning: it's too late to build muscle now. Hormonal changes, slower recovery and ageing bodies often make strength training feel intimidating - or even pointless - for women in midlife. But is the idea that women can't build muscle after 40 actually true, or just another long-standing myth that needs debunking?

Dr Sanjay Bhojraj, an interventional cardiologist and functional medicine expert with over 20 years of experience, is challenging one of the most enduring myths in women's health - that women over 40 cannot build muscle. In an Instagram video shared on December 20, the cardiologist debun...