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…if you improve your healthspan you’ll be able to live independently for longer because you can take care of yourself without assistance which, in turn, results in a greater quality of life during your later years. how can you do this? exercise, let me explain. as you age you lose muscle mass. in addition to the loss in mass you also lose strength and power —which are both very important for daily tasks like sitting and standing. the weaker you are the harder it will be, primarily in your later years, to do the things you take for granted today. things such as sitting down, standing up, getting up off the floor, and balancing on one leg to get changed. there are a few reasons you lose muscle mass with age but the main reason is that your muscle fiber type changes. aging leads to an increased percentage of… read more
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