There are ways to incorporate strength-training components into walking to improve your muscle strength and balance.
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Our metabolism naturally slows down as we age and becomes dysfunctional after dieting. Here’s what you can do to give yours a boost.
It’s never too late to start.
‘Time under tension’ may be a popular weightlifting technique, but research shows it’s no better than exercising at your normal pace.
Months not eating or moving don’t result in muscle wasting and loss of function for animals that hibernate. New research found gut microbes help their hosts hold onto and use nitrogen to build proteins.
Many think of muscle mass loss as a problem that mostly affects older people, but even people in their early 20s can experience rapid muscle loss under certain conditions.
The average person is likely to be able to survive on a hunger strike for two months, provided they are drinking water. Here’s how the human body can manage for so long without food.
Exercise is important for astronauts to prevent weak muscles.
Loss of muscle mass is a growing concern for the tens of millions of older Americans. It leads to falls and increased isolation, already a huge problem during coronavirus.
There are some factors you can’t change about your metabolism. But there are things you can do to influence how much energy your body uses over the course of the day.
Heart disease, cancer and diabetes all cause weaker hand grip strength.
Without proper care, lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic could worsen muscle loss and long-term health in ageing populations.
Studies show rest days are important for helping our body recover and adapt in many ways.
The vitamin could also protect against sarcopenia, which affects more than 50 million people globally.
There’s currently little evidence that ‘reverse dieting’ works.
Delivering the extra protein older people need via biscuits could be a simple and effective way to help guard against muscle loss in ageing.
And why doping cheats may never be caught.
Here are some of the more popular sports supplements on the market today, separated into categories based on how effective and safe research shows they are.
Whole body vibration therapy is undertaken by standing, sitting, lying or doing exercises on specifically designed equipment that oscillates at relatively high frequencies.
Named after the Greek word “kreas” meaning flesh, creatine is an amino acid derivative found in all cells in the body, but is stored primarily in muscle.
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Associate Professor (Research) and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Deakin University
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Professor of Exercise and Ageing, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Deakin University
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Ken Nosaka é um amigo do The Conversation.
Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in Exercise Physiology Across the Lifespan, Deakin University
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Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health & Exercise Science, University of Stirling
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Visiting Academic, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Professor of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Durham University
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Professor of Clinical, Metabolic & Molecular Physiology, University of Nottingham
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Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor in Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Nottingham
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Head of Sport Science, University of Aberdeen
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Research Group Head, Embryology and Placental Biology, Hudson Institute
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Hudson Institute
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Professor of Clinical Exercise Science College of Sport & Exercise Science and Deputy Director Research Training Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University
