It Creeps Up...

Sarcopenia, the age related loss of muscle is one of the most detrimental diseases that plagues all human beings as we age. Arguably the biggest issue with this disease is that it is a slow and progressive loss. Like a snake slowly digesting its food, this disease slowly but surely handicaps the human being, leaving us with compromised mobility, dysfunctional (and painful) joints, and ultimately succumbing to a completely sedentary life.   Furthermore, this disease is ruthless as it lulls its victims by progressing by ~1% per year (muscle loss) starting between the age of 45-50 and doubling its progression to ~2% per year between 65-70. Most people pay little or no attention to this and instead assign their diseased state to things like old age, hormone dysregulation, or even menopause.The reality is that this disease is not only preventable but reversible, yet few people take the appropriate action to do so. The antidote? Resistance exercise, performed with a high level of effort and no more than two times per week. We do not need to be a victim of this disease, but in the absence of the appropriate action (resistance training) it is most certainly our fate.