(Weight Loss News) ‘Strong women’ program announces new classes (Wyoming County Press Examiner)

Women or men 40 years of age and older who have been active or relatively sedentary for the past few years and are interested in improving their health, vitality, and well-being. Miriam Nelson and her colleagues at Tufts University, we know that women from age 35 on can start to lose one-quarter to one-third pound of muscle each year-and gain that much or more in fat. At first the change isn't especially noticeable, but over time the loss of two percent of strength per year results in muscle weakness and difficulty in moving. When this happens, women slow their activities, become weaker, gain more weight, and begin a devastating cycle of dieting and weight gain rebound, which leads to more muscle mass loss and a sedentary and dependent lifestyle. read more

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