I work out with weights 3 times a week, and I've sometimes wondered, at my age, if I'm doing more harm than good by possibly wearing down joints, tendons, ligaments and cartilage. But new research from UCLA indicates that the more muscle mass older people possess, the less likely they are to die prematurely. Researchers studied 3659 men and women 55 years of age and older. The 6 year study revealed that the more muscle you have, the lower your risk of death,
In addtion, a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology suggests that kidney disease patients who worked out with weights and increased their muscle mass were healthier overall and lived longer than kidney disease patients who had signifigantly less muscle mass.
Finally, a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism indicated that the greater a person's muscle mass, the lower the person's risk of insulin resistance, which is a precursor of Type 2 Diabetes.
The moral of our story is obvious:Pumping iron pumps more years into your lifespan. It's never too late to start. Research has found that even seniors in their nineties benefitted from a weight training routine. Regardless of your age, you'll feel better and look trimmer. And what could possibly be wrong with that?
How do you feel about "exercise without supplementation is suicide"? And supplementation without assimilation is useless.
ReplyDeleteThe average age of professional athletes is 62 and that of couch potatoes is 78, indicating that physical fitness is not a measure of longevity.
The four currencies of the Age Beaters are: assimilation of 91 essential nutrients daily, low calorie diets, zero fried foods, and 20,000 ORAC Points daily