Con la edad, las vías de señalización química de los músculos se vuelven menos potentes y resulta más difícil desarrollar músculo y mantener la fuerza. Pero los beneficios para la salud del entrenamiento de fuerza aumentan con la edad.
- Senior Scientist Team Lead Nutrition Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Team Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University
Three scientists explain the biology and physics of what goes into one of the world’s most grueling races, the Tour de France.
As people age, the chemical signaling pathways in muscles become less potent, and it gets harder to build muscle and maintain strength. But the health benefits of strength training only increase with age.
Loss of muscle mass is a growing concern for the tens of millions of older Americans. It leads to falls and increased isolation, already a huge problem during coronavirus.
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