NICOLE A. VIENNEAU MSN, RN, NC-BC May 26, 2024 Menopause Movement, Mid-Life Women Health Will Lifting 10 Pounds be too Much for You at 74 years Old? NICOLE A. VIENNEAU MSN, RN, NC-BC May 26, 2024 Menopause Movement, Mid-Life Women Health I'm still startled by the following research from a US study that reported 66% of women over the age of 74 could NOT lift objects weighing more than 10 pounds.