Category: muscle loss

Sarcopenia Can Cause Falls and Mobility Problems, Diet and Exercise Can Help

As we age, many of us may experience decreased hormone secretion, reduced physical activity, and a lack of nutrients in our diets, which accelerates the loss of muscle mass. When a person loses too much muscle, sarcopenia will occur. People with sarcopenia are more prone to falling and lack the strength to get up from…


Exercises Key to Preventing Muscle Loss

Australian researchers are advising people to start early with a personalised regimen of exercises—rather than medication—to prevent muscle loss in old age. Geriatrician Jesse Zanker from the University of Melbourne says the age-related loss of strength and mobility in which muscles begin losing their youthful bulk starting from about the age of 30, is largely…


Exercise to Reduce Muscle Loss and Inflammation

Women and men who exercise regularly have larger and stronger hearts, and greater endurance and strength, than those who do not exercise regularly [1]. Their muscles are stronger and more coordinated [2]. We can all expect to become weaker as we age, but you can markedly delay this inevitable loss of muscle strength by having…


5 Ways to Prevent and Reverse Age-Related Muscle Loss

Omega-3 fats, whey and exercise are just some meaningful ways to fight sarcopenia, or age-related muscle loss, before it strikes during your later years A form of muscle loss, sarcopenia is a common condition affecting up to 12% of older adults. The progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength is linked to an increased risk of physical disability,…