Getting older doesn’t have to mean moving less.
The key to longstanding fitness, experts say, is envisioning the kind of athlete you want to be 20, 30, even 40 years from now, and training smartly in the present for that future.
Starting in your 30s, you lose between about 3 and 8 percent of your muscle mass per decade, and more after turning 60.
Bone mineral density also starts to decline in midlife, which puts you at risk for fractures and osteoporosis.
Your VO2 max, or the heart and lungs’ ability to take in oxygen and convert it into energy, decreases as well.
Persons:
”, Kate Baird, Baird
Organizations:
Hospital for Special Surgery
Locations:
Hawaii, New York, midlife