by Senior Fitness Editor | Jan 29, 2014 | Weight Training
By Becky Dorner Health care professionals who care for older adults can help prevent and treat Sarcopeni Approximately 45% of the older adults in the U.S. are affected by sarcopenia, the progressive loss of muscle mass, function, quality, and strength driven by the...
by Frank Wilhelmi | Aug 7, 2013 | Frank's Column
We can prevent muscle loss into advanced age; staying strong in late life has massive benefits, and most seniors can do it. Countless studies with men and women, even into their hundreds, show that resistance or weight training increases strength at any age. A...
by Frank Wilhelmi | Jul 1, 2007 | Frank's Column
All seniors, if we live long enough, reach a point where muscle mass drops drastically, leg strength fails, and we wind up in a wheelchair and independent living is over. This change is described as sarcopenia, and actually begins in our early 30s at a modest rate,...
