The Benefits of Strength Training for Older Adults

There's a lot of research about muscle health in relationship to your lip. There was a study, obviously I know you're familiar with it that was in JAMA in January of 2022,. looking at supplementation on muscle endurance and mitochondrial health for older adults mean age 71 mostly white women randomized to placebo or four months of supplementation. And the primary endpoint was a change from baseline in a walk distance and change from baseline to four months and maximal ATP production and hand skeletal muscle. But if but nothing else we want to remain physically active that's why strength training is important those macros as you kind of alluded to are beneficial.

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