The Only 4 Exercises You Need After 60 to Restore Full-Body Strength

I’m a personal trainer and fitness educator at TRAINFITNESS and I’ve spent close to 40 years working with adults over 60 who want their strength back. The good news is that the body responds to training at any age. The bad news is that most people wait far too long before they do anything about it, and by the time they decide to act, simple things like getting off the sofa or carrying shopping have become genuinely hard. None of this needs to be permanent.

From around age 30, we lose roughly 1% of our muscle mass each year if we’re not actively training to keep it. By 60, that’s potentially 30% of the muscle a person had in their prime, and the loss in power (how quickly we can produce force) is closer to double that. People don’t notice it because the loss is gradual. They just start avoiding things. Stairs become something to take slowly. Heavy bags get split into two trips. Getting up from low chairs requires a hand on the armrest. These four exercises can help you Read Entire Article