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New year health and fitness advice from the man who helped Gabriel Medina become world surfing champ
Coming into the new year, we know many of you will be looking to get...
In our previous blog, you learnt why you need to tweak your exercise and nutrition as you enter your 40s and 50s. But what exactly do you need to do, and how do you get the biggest bang for your buck? Do you need to become a gym junkie and spend all the little spare time you have pumping iron? Or, if you are a gym enthusiast, do you need to train less and quit your high-intensity sessions? Absolutely not!
Sarcopenia, a muscle loss associated with aging, immobility, and lack of exercise, involves degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength and increased fat-to-muscle ratio. This phenomenon is linked to falls, osteoporosis, fractures, and metabolic diseases.