To Stay Fit As You Age, Take The Path Of MOST Resistance

Do you want to be strong and active as you age? Do you want to stay in your own home for as long as possible? If you do, are you doing any resistance training? Inactive individuals over the age of thirty lose between three and five percent of their muscle mass per year, resulting in long term problems with daily living activities. Current research shows that adults over the age of forty should incorporate weights into their exercise routine to prevent this long term muscle loss, or sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is one of the primary reasons why individuals are not able to live on their own, but routine weight lifting or use of resistance bands combined with proper protein intake helps slow the rate of muscle loss. In some cases, resistance training and proper nutrition even can help reverse the process of muscle loss. So if you want to be active well into your later years, seek out a resistance training program that fits your lifestyle.