It comes as a surprise to many people, but after age 30 you start to lose muscle. This is known as "Sarcopenia", or age-related muscle loss. 

You can lose approximately 5-8% of your muscle mass per decade after 30. This percentage loss increases after around age 60. 

Why is muscle loss a bad thing?

It is a good thing to have muscle mass. A great thing. Muscle can help improve some many aspects of your health and life. Here are a few great examples of why you should be focusing on maintaining / building up your muscle mass:

1. Muscle helps with insulin sensitivity. Increased muscle mass helps reduce insulin resistance. This ensures a steadier blood sugar response - which has multiple positive flow on effects in the body.
2. Strength and functionality as you age. Muscle helps keep you mobile and agile - which is increasingly important as you age. 

What can I do to prevent or slow down this muscle loss?

The good thing is - there is something you can do to help prevent this muscle loss. Resistance training. Any good fitness routine should be centred around building muscle and strength. This can be done through using external resistance - such as free weights or gym machines. It can even be done through select bodyweight movements, that use biomechanics to effectively load and challenge your muscles. 

This is not just something for people to think about later in life. The earlier you start to focus on building and maintaining your muscle mass, the better.

That being said - it is never too late to start. Studies have shown older people having incredible results from implementing a resistance training routine for the first time, later in life. 

If you are interested in implementing a resistance training routine, but aren't sure where to start - check out our 14 day free trial.

We plan out your week for you so you can be sure you will be effectively loading all of your muscle groups (without overuse). Our workouts can also be done at home with minimal equipment.