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Most of us have been told that as we get older, we should just take it easy and that we should grow old gracefully. After all, we've worked hard our entire lives. We should be able to take it easy. Right? Wrong. In fact taking it easy could be the worst thing we can do as we get older.
By the time you reach 60 years old, you may have lost up to 50 % of your muscular strength, 50 % your lung capacity and a good percentage of bone density.
After we reach the age of 30 years, we basically have two options. We can either begin the long downward spiral of becoming weaker or we can work to maintain our strength.
You see if you don't use it (your body) you're guaranteed to lose it as without the challenge of weight-bearing exercise, your body has no impetus to renew itself, and your tissues grow old, frail, and prone to weakness, injury and disease.
Recreational-type activities such as walking, tennis, etc, keep the heart and lungs somewhat conditioned, however, these kinds of activities cannot halt, let alone reverse muscle tissue loss.
