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"New" in health news earlier this year was the discovery that even a few minutes a day of weight training can make a positive difference. It inspired me to keep an 8lb dumbell at the top of my stairs and get in a few reps (8 is challenging) after I throw a treat for the cat down the steps and then wait for him to come back for another one. Getting two things done at once since he needs exercise too.

Don't forget the squats and lunges!

Before the pandemic, my trainer had me regularly using a range of 7- to 12-lb freeweights. I now only use 4- or 5 lbs in my twice-weekly strength and cardio classes.
One of those instructors also recommends soup cans or water bottles for starting out. A soup can in the US is typically 14 ounces, while water is the same weight and volume ("a pint is a pound"). It's harder to hold cans or bottles bigger than this, which is when it's worth investing in some weights to up your game and make gains. 3 lbs is a very popular weight for older people new to weight training. Add a set of 2s, and you can hold two together in mix-and-match configurations, since 2s and 3s are both pretty skinny.

Back in the day, both "before" and "after Sarno", I would often have to drag myself out of the house for my training sessions, convinced that I couldn't possibly engage in them because I felt so shitty - but I had made a commitment to my trainer and I wanted her to succeed and to feel like she was being of service (my goodist nature, but I also understood this as a CPA) so I would show up, and adjust my attitude for her, and of COURSE I felt really good afterwards and continued to improve and achieve the goals she set, which was awesome considering I was 59 when we first started back in 2010.