Muscle is anti-aging!

[skysue16]

Surfing the net and I found an article which emphasised the importance of strength work. It suggested several exercises, including common ones like squats, which we are familiar with on this forum.

I liked the first paragraph of the article and copy it here.

‘The good news? Muscle is anti-aging. It helps keep your metabolism up and allows you to continue having a high quality of life. Muscles give you the ability to continue doing the activities you enjoy… and when you think about it that way, strength training can take on a whole new—and very important—meaning.’

I am going to write a post-it note - ‘muscle is anti-aging’ and put it somewhere prominent!! Perhaps that will motivate me to do some strength exercises every day 😆🏋️‍♂️

[SueAppleRun]

Absolutely, squats are my friend and have strengthened my legs loads, i’m a bit lazy with strength training otherwise though so might stick that on my fridge

[WannabeAthlete]

It's even more important for women than men who can suffer from osteoporosis as they age. It's a shame GPs don't actively encourage all women to strength train.

As you say, the mental and physical health benefits are considerable.

[Maddee_6333]

Love that! I do know strength work can help in the figh against osteoporosis 👍