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Does exercise slow aging? With Dr Bret Goodpaster

Inside Exercise

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The Importance of Muscle Mass in Old Age

strength training is important, not only for muscle, but probably for bone as well. You want to have enough muscle mass and reserve capacity. If you get injured or get sick, you can recover from this. But typically what happens is that these older people will get some acute insult or injury,. They decline in function, they lose muscle mass.

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