As you get into your 50s and beyond,building and maintaining musclebecomes more important than ever before.
Strength train daily.
If your goal is to maintain your muscle mass, then you oughta force your body to keep it.
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This means lifting weights or performing resistance training, where your muscles are stimulated in some way.
you might useresistance bandsor even bodyweight movements such as squats, pushups, and lunges.
The important thing here is consistency!
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Perform physical tasks.
Outside of your workouts, it’s crucial to be as physically active as possible.
This will keep your muscles engaged, and your basal metabolic rate (BMR) high.
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(BMRis how many calories you torch when your body completes basic functions.)
The key point is to move around whenever and wherever possible.
Be sure to get enough sleep, since you build muscle during your rest phase.
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What’s enough sleep?
Eat enough protein.
I recommend most of my clients eat at least one gram per pound of lean body mass.
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And when it comes to protein choices, choose lean options.
check that each of your meals has at least one serving size of protein.
Continue eating carbs.
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People are fearful of carbohydratesespecially if they are looking to lose fat.
However, you don’t want to be carbophobic.
Carbs actually help fuel your workouts and can even help you build muscle.
check that that you’re still eating them, and from healthy sources.
Choose them wisely, which means rice, beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, quinoa, and fruit.
