Dietary protein is important for preserving muscle mass, especially in older people who are confined to bed. Is one type of protein more effective than another for maintaining lean muscle mass in older people who can’t exercise?
When you lose weight, you shed not only fat but metabolically active muscle. You might wonder what determines how much muscle you lose when you go on a low-calorie diet and what you can do to prevent it. Find out.
You often hear that metabolism slows due to loss of muscle tissue with age – but is that the only reason? Read on and find out other reasons why you burn fewer calories as you age and what you can do to keep your metabolism humming.
We know that exercise slows the aging process and helps with body composition. Yet, many people do the wrong balance of training – they emphasize cardio over weight training and that’s not optimal, especially for aging muscles. Here’s why Imbalanced exercise training is a problem.
Loss of muscle tissue due to aging is the main reasons older people become frail. Have you ever wondered why this happens? Here are four reasons you lose muscle size as you grow older and tips for what you can do about it.
The old issue of whether to fast before cardio keeps coming up. Now, a new study shows that doing fasted cardio may turn on genes involved in fat burning. Find out more.
Weight loss isn’t always easy. You might think you have to lose a significant amount of weight to get health benefits. A new study shows this isn’t so. In fact, you can get health benefits by losing only 5% of your body weight.
Most people weight train to get stronger or build muscle but it can also help with fat loss. What’s the best approach for using weights or resistance to burn body fat? Find out what research shows.
Cardio on an empty stomach is sometimes referred to as fasted cardio. What happens when you do a cardio workout in a fasted state and is it beneficial?
Do strong muscles say something about your health and how long you’ll live? Find out what research shows about health, muscle strength and aging. You’ll also discover how to reduce loss of muscle strength as you age.
Exercise helps lower the risk for a variety of age-related health problems. Plus, it helps you stay functionally fit and resistant to falls. That’s why you should keep doing it! This article discusses strategies for staying fit and modifying your fitness routine as you age.
Muscle loss becomes a serious problem as we age. A driving force behind loss of muscle tissue is anabolic resistance. Find out what anabolic resistance is, how it can impact your health later in life and what you can do about it.
