It is not too late to start exercising


Obviously a long-term commitment to good health and exercise is the best way to achieve full health, but even starting later in life will help slow down growth-related weakness and muscle weakness. 


Older people who have never participated in exercise programs have the same ability to build muscle as highly trained athletes of the same age, the researchers found.

  


Older people who have never participated in exercise programs have the same ability to build muscle as highly trained athletes of the same age, the researchers found.


“Our research clearly shows that no matter how much you exercise regularly, you can still benefit from exercise whenever you start.


"Obviously a long-term commitment to good health and exercise is the best way to achieve full health, but even starting later in life will help slow down growth-related weakness and muscle weakness," lead researcher Leigh Breen of University of Birmingham said.


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The study, published in Frontiers in Physiology, compared the ability to build muscle in two groups of older men. The first team was organized as 'professional athletes' consisting of seven people aged 70 and 80 who exercise all their lives and no longer compete at the highest levels in their sport.


In the second group, eight were people of the same age, who had never participated in formal exercise programs.


Each participant was given an isotope tracer, which is a type of 'heavy' water drink and then participated in one exercise test, which included weight training at the gym.


Researchers took muscle biopsies from participants 48 hours just before and after exercise and tested this to look for signs of muscle response to this activity.


The isotope tracer showed how proteins grew within muscle.


The researchers expected top athletes to have more muscle building ability due to their high levels of long-term endurance, but the results showed that both teams had equal muscle building ability in response to exercise. it is too late to start work

Obviously a long-term commitment to good health and exercise is the best way to achieve full health, but even starting later in life will help slow down growth-related weakness and muscle weakness.  


Older people who have never participated in exercise programs have the same ability to build muscle as highly trained athletes of the same age, the researchers found.


  

Older people who have never participated in exercise programs have the same ability to build muscle as highly trained athletes of the same age, the researchers found.


“Our research clearly shows that no matter how much you exercise regularly, you can still benefit from exercise whenever you start.


"Obviously a long-term commitment to good health and exercise is the best way to achieve full health, but even starting later in life will help slow down growth-related weakness and muscle weakness," lead researcher Leigh Breen of University of Birmingham said.


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Healthy Aging: Regular Exercise and 5 Other Tips to Protect Muscles, Bones and Joints as You Grow

Yasmin Karachiwala Shows Adult Exercise: Encourage Your Parents To Be Active

Secrets of a healthy, happy life as you grow older

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The study, published in Frontiers in Physiology, compared the ability to build muscle in two groups of older men. The first team was organized as 'professional athletes' consisting of seven people aged 70 and 80 who exercise all their lives and no longer compete at the highest levels in their sport.


In the second group, eight were people of the same age, who had never participated in formal exercise programs.


Each participant was given an isotope tracer, which is a type of 'heavy' water drink and then participated in one exercise test, which included weight training at the gym.


Researchers took muscle biopsies from participants 48 hours just before and after exercise and tested this to look for signs of muscle response to this activity.


The isotope tracer showed how proteins grew within muscle.


The researchers expected high athletes to have increased muscle mass due to their high levels of long-term strength, but the results showed that both groups had equal muscle strength in response to exercise.