[ChicagoConservative27]

I started taking a boxing class at the gym for the past 3 weeks and I'm loving it.

[Lizavetta]

I wonder if most people know that we start losing muscle naturally as we age.

Use it or lose it is not just a phrase ... in this context it is absolutely true.

Do SOMETHING, folks. Walk, run, lift, swim, aerobics, yoga, Pilates, barre, crossfit.

Do SOMETHING.

[Mariner]

Strong People Are Harder to Kill / John Welbourn

[Bobbyvotes]

How old are you on calendar? I am 85 and have more muscles now than at age 57 when I had more fat than muscles.
I do not lift weights. My exercise is brisk walking with wrist weights every day to cover one mile. I have zero medical issues and can mow my suburban sized lawn with a push mower.

[alexander_busek]

A recent 12-year study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research tracked adults over 50 and found that those with low grip strength had a 45% higher risk of death.

I am assuming that this study controlled for sex - because otherwise the overwhelming majority of those adults over 50 years old with low grip strength will have been women.

Pound for pound of body weight, men have much stronger grips than women. So I would guess that women injury themselves far more frequently and severely in falls.

Now factor in the increased incidence of osteoporosis in women.

Thoughts, anyone?

Regards,

[CIB-173RDABN]

Regular exercise helps you live longer (or perhaps it just seems to). Almost 80 and except for daily walks (about a mile) I have not had any organized exercise since I got out of the Army in 1967. Bless those that do, they know what is best for themselves.

[Obadiah]

I scare myself. Late into my sixth decade of life and I can consistently bench press 30% more than my body weight. I’m lifting heavier now than 20+ years ago. Granted, I require a lot more recovery time, but Creatine and consistency helps. I do fear slowing down, and I am, but Lord willing, I’m not going to sit around let entropy consume me.

[BipolarBob]

I knew it! I knew they’d try to rope me into exercising . . yecchhh. I don’t feel like it. I just want a pill. I’ll even go so far as to watch other people exercise . . but that’s it. When I get the occasional urge to go for a walk, I lay down until the feeling passes.

[sauropod]

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[Savage Beast]

Good for you! Keep it up (double entendre).

I'm still tired from last Friday's workout--love that ache in the muscles.

Blood pressure this morning was 122/64, weight 199.25.

Sleep soundly every night.

Not bad for 86 years old.

[Racketeer]

I box and pushup on my vibration plate. Balance is great and the body is cleansed.

[phil00071]

Strong legs are important in helping to reduce the possibility of falling.

[alexander_busek]

Microsoft Pilot:

While grip strength might not double or triple as dramatically as leg or arm strength, it can still increase by 30–50% or more with consistent, focused effort.

Regards,