If you want to fight muscle loss and weight gain related to aging, add resistance training to your routine. That s the finding of a new study that looked at whether resistance training was as effective for women as it is for men and found that both benefit equally from strength training to fight muscle loss, slow metabolism, fat gain, and the onset of disease.
The difference is women are more reluctant to add resistance training and instead choose cardio as their go-to workout of choice, leaving them more vulnerable to age-related muscle loss, slower metabolism, and more fat gain over time. The study authors recommend that women add regular resistance training into their routine to tone up, get stronger and reverse the aging-related muscle loss that can lead to injuries, disease, and worse sleep and immunity. The findings confirm that both men and women should continue to resistance train as they hit 50 and beyond, to fight the effects of aging on the body.
The holidays are in full swing, meaning healthy eating and steady exercise fall off of your list of priorities. Instead, all we can think about are festive treats and comfort food, which is completely normal, but we don t want to give up healthy habits entirely.
To stay on track, feel energized, and strong, we asked our fitness guru, Berto Calkins, to create a 5-minute core workout, exclusively for you. Berto takes you step-by-step through a series of ab movements that target different core muscles. After you complete this quick yet effective exercise, you will feel accomplished, motivated, and proud of yourself for moving, listening to your body, and feeling the healthy burn. All you need is a mat and five minutes of your time, which is easy to spare. You can perform these moves anywhere and anytime, even while you re on a listening in Zoom call (video off, mute on)!