There is a growing economic and public health crisis stemming from obesity, chronic

disease and unhealthy aging. Part of this health crisis is nutritional as well as

physiological. We will focus briefly on exercise physiology.

We lose about 1.0% or more of skeletal muscle each year starting in our mid-30s. The

gradual nature of muscle mass and strength loss often isn’t realized until the fifth

decade of life as it compounds year-over-year. By the time most people reach age 60

they have unknowingly lost up to 35% of their muscle mass and by 75 it is 50%!

The good news in a multitude of studies indicates that muscle mass and strength can

be regained quickly. In fact, in one Exercise Coach study of six thousand female

clients, the average strength gain on the leg press was thirty percent after the first six

weeks of resistance training.

Independent studies have shown large increases in strength following brief (<15

minutes), infrequent (2 x /week) strength training. A group of males and females (mean

age = 55 years) performed only 5 exercises (pull-down, chest press, seated row,

overhead press, and leg press) over a 10-week duration and showed increases ranging

from 40-90% in maximal strength. Strength training reverses aging in skeletal muscle,

both at a cellular and functional level. In that sense it is not an unrealistic goal to “have

a biological age equal to, or lower than, our chronological age”, and indeed strength

training has been referred to as “the prophylactic to aging”.

However, the benefits of strength training extend beyond

aesthetics or physical abilities. Strength training improves body

functioning through healthier management of hormones, stronger

immune system, improving cardiovascular fitness, metabolic

health,(pre-diabetes, type 1 and 2), bone density (osteopenia &

osteoporosis) and neurological functioning. The evidence

ultimately concludes that “strength training is medicine,” serving to

reduce risk of all-cause mortality as well as to improve quality of

life.

At The Exercise Coach Powell, we take great satisfaction knowing that our clients are

accomplishing these very things through our Exerbotic (Strength Training) machines.

Our program is safe and effective, and our clients are aging victoriously. YAY!!!

Our hope is that you will see for yourself what a difference Strength makes and

ultimately be a great example for others and another success story. Use code

Muscles10 for 2 free sessions plus $50 off your second month. (exp. 12/15/2024)

Summarized from “Scientific Support for Strength Changes Everything®" (Cygan, Fisher, Essex, Bourgeois, 2021)