{"id":1358,"date":"2023-07-12T21:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2023-07-12T21:05:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T21:05:02","slug":"maintain-your-mojo-muscle-with-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/?p=1358","title":{"rendered":"Maintain Your MoJo (MUSCLE!!) With Bands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hey…what did you think I was referring to?<\/p>\n

Friends, you know I hate to be the bearer of bad news, BUT the natural loss of muscle mass and strength as we age is associated with all-cause mortality and linked to the incidence of many<\/em> chronic diseases…like cardiovascular disease and stroke, hypertension, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n

According to the National Institute of Health<\/a>, muscle mass decreases 3-8% per decade after 30 and this rate of muscle decline is higher after 60!\u00a0\u00a0Less muscle generally means a higher body fat percentage and higher body fat slows your metabolism down, NOT age.<\/p>\n

Here are 5 ways to combat muscle decline:<\/p>\n

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  1. Eat protein (Ladies…are you getting enough?)<\/li>\n
  2. Resistance train (Do you have a strength training routine that involves building muscle?)<\/li>\n
  3. Increase your Omega 3s (Omega 3’sare anti-inflammatory and inflammation causes muscle to break down)<\/li>\n
  4. Check your vitamin D levels (vitamin D helps with muscle protein synthesis)<\/li>\n
  5. Walk (walking increases mobility and blood flow which helps with insulin and muscle repair)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you don’t have access to a gym or some weights, resistance bands<\/a> are an inexpensive option to help maintain or build muscle.\u00a0 Many exercises can be done with resistance bands to work the upper or lower body. Here are a few upper body examples:<\/p>\n

    1. Overhead press<\/p>\n