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Sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss) is the main cause of health decline in older people. From around the age of thirty, we start to lose muscle at a rate of 3-8% per year, and as we get older, this rate can increase. By the eighth decade of life, we will have lost around 50% of our muscle mass. Sarcopenia symptoms include frailty, falls, slower walking pace, cognitive decline/dementia, Type 2 Diabetes, fatigue, muscle wastage and difficulty performing daily activities. As we

In September 2024, I started an Over 60s Strength Training class in Eye. The driving force was witnessing my mother’s health decline due to frailty. I have been a Personal Trainer for over 17 years, and much of that time has been spent working with people over 60. I have seen the remarkable progress this age group can make when they strength train properly. What I had not appreciated until recently was the serious impact that not strength training can have on health, independ