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Sarcopenia Doesn’t Take a Summer Break

Sarcopenia—progressive and involuntary loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength—is now recognized as a significant public health concern, contributing to frailty, falls, metabolic dysregulation, and increased healthcare utilization in older adults. It is estimated that up to 50% of individuals over age 60 experience some degree of sarcopenia (Janssen et al., 2002).

Muscle Atrophy and How to Prevent It

Muscle atrophy can occur for various reasons, but it always has the same result—a smaller, weaker muscle. In fact, each muscle cell will shrink individually making for a collectively weaker muscle.

4 Ways to Stop Age-Related Muscle Loss

Sarcopenia is to muscle what osteoporosis is to bone. By age 30, many individuals have begun to lose muscle mass. This can amount to as much as 10% loss per decade between 30 and 60 years of age, and 15% each decade thereafter.