Keep Doing The Things You Love

Here’s the most important thing you need to know about if you want to improve your health: Sarcopenia. People over the age 30, lose 3% of muscle strength every year. This loss accelerates after the age of 60, especially for people who are physically inactive. Muscle loss due to aging, known as Sarcopenia, is a natural aging process, but for the physically inactive, it can lead to loss of balance and poor motor function.

This happens gradually over time; often people don’t notice the decline. It becomes harder to climb stairs, more difficult to balance, many people eat less, which decreases stamina, and we begin to feel weak. We usually start noticing these changes in our 40s and 50s. It will progress as we age, if nothing is done to correct Sarcopenia.

The good news is we can combat this process at any age. Here are three things we recommend at Pure Strength:

1. Building muscle is the most important step to can take to prevent this decline. Commit to a strength training program once or twice a week. Move slowly and eliminate momentum when strength training to make the workout safer and more effective. Make this the foundation of a weekly health regimen to see results. 

2. Stay active and keep moving. Use the strength from workouts. Find a motivational activity like hiking, walking, swimming, yoga, or cycling. Do this in addition to a weekly strength training. However, on its own a fun activity isn’t enough to combat muscle decline. 

3. Eat well! Find ways to consume protein several times throughout the day. As we get older and lose muscle mass, many eat less. It’s important to make sure you are eating enough nutrients and protein to help prevent muscle loss.

It’s not too late for older people experiencing muscle loss. There are solutions. For younger people at the early stages of this decline, I urge them to start now. Spend your time efficiently and implement a consistent routine which will improve overall health. We all want to keep doing the things we love. The body, at any age, responds quickly to strength training.