Some of our clients asked me recently HOW MUCH MUSCLE DO WE LOSE AS WE GET OLDER?

Basically we lose about 5% of our muscle mass every decade after the age of 35 (if we don’t do anything about it). However, the good news is we can offset most of this by doing regular resistance exercises (2-5 times per week for all major muscle groups). Resistance exercises can be performed using:

• Your own body weight / gravity for resistance (e.g. squats, lunges, pushups, plank, many mat Pilates exercises, etc.)
• Weights such as dumbells, barbells, medicine balls, resistance bands, Pilates equipment (including weighted balls, ankle / wrist weights, magic circle, etc.)
• Machines such as the cable and reformer

It is also important to have enough protein in our diets to help support muscle growth & repair.