Strong Life Personal Training

Wow! An excellent summary of building strength and muscle as you age ... and what you must do to achieve this.

In short:

1) Work hard in the gym

2) Eat plenty of protein

3) Get adequate sleep, rest and recovery.

Can you build muscle mass as you get older? Here are 4 things to know about strength training Strength can be increased whatever the age, but the degree of progress and the ultimate endpoint will lessen with age. Here's what that means for you.

Taking care of your body involves several different aspects such as proper exercise, healthy eating, adequate sleep, control of stress level, and avoidance of unhealthy behaviors such as smoking or excessive alcohol consumption.

The study heading says it all. Strength training is more effective than aerobic exercise at improving body composition and glycemic control (blood sugar level).

We can add this study to the ever growing list of studies that show that strength training is better at . . . well, almost everything, than other types of exercise (e.g., reducing cardiovascular disease risk, increasing longevity, slowing/reversing aging, improving cognitive/brain health, increasing strength, preserving/restoring muscle mass, etc.).

When can we start saying "I told you so"? Just asking.

Strength training is more effective than aerobic exercise for improving glycaemic control and body composition in people with normal-weight type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial - PubMed This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH; R01DK081371).