How To Keep Your Muscle As You Age

[MrzDiva]

TweetAs you age, one of the most difficult things to do is remain fit. The good news is there are ways to keep your muscle and fitness as you age while still looking and feeling great.

As you age, your muscles do not respond to insulin as they once did. Exercise will slow down the loss of muscle this causes and help you maintain a healthy, muscular body. As a result, the size and strength of your muscles may even improve.

Since insulin is what drives amino acids into muscles, it is responsible for helping them maintain both size and strength. It helps them recover after being subjected to rigorous workouts. No matter how you train, you can continue to develop your fitness plan as you age to prevent the loss of muscle.

When you work your muscles, the fibers become damaged and you feel sore the next day. The recovery process is what actually helps them grow. Your muscles need to recover in order for this to take place, otherwise you may wind up injured and unable to exercise. The faster your muscles can recover, the sooner you can hit the gym to train once again. This may be more difficult to do as you age, but you can alter your program to fit your specific needs.

As you age, your body changes. Your muscle building diet should reflect these changes. You may find you are deficient in certain vitamins. Supplements can help you make up for what you have a shortage of both in your body and in your diet.

While you may find yourself choosing more low impact exercises, you should not lessen the amount of time it takes you to move through your entire fitness routine unless you are ordered to by a physician. Strength training will be a very important part of that routine. You will need to keep working your muscles in order form them to remain in shape. If you start earlier in life, you will still be in good shape when you begin to age.

If you are able to continue hard aerobic exercise and intense strength training, then you should do so. This will help keep your heart in shape and improve overall blood flow in your body. The more in shape you are before you age, the easier it will be to remain that way once the aging process has begun.

Your exercise routine should consist of some cardio followed by strength training. You can alternate days for the strength training in order to allow your muscles to recover, but the cardio should be performed at least four days a week. If you are only able to perform the cardio exercise three days a week, this will work as well. The key is to maintain activity on a regular basis to maximize your metabolism.

[BigDawg]

TweetInteresting read. Thanks for the info mrsd

[Dzone]

TweetGood info Diva

[6p6]

Tweetgood info