Over 50? Here’s the Ultimate Guide to Building Muscle, Strength, and Cardio
Attenuate muscle, strength, and cardiovascular fitness loss with age through concurrent training
As a sedentary person advances in age, they lose significant muscle, strength, and cardiovascular fitness.
For example, it’s estimated the body loses 1–2% of its muscle mass per year after the age of 50 and accelerates up to 3% annually after the age of 60.
Furthermore, the maximum rate of oxygen your body can use during exercise (termed your VO2 max) is estimated to decrease by 10% per decade after the age of 25.
To help attenuate the loss of these various attributes, concurrent training is probably one of the best solutions.
Concurrent training refers to performing both resistance training and cardiovascular training in a program.
Resistance training, formally defined as exercise in which your muscles exert force against an external resistance (typically free weights, machines, or your bodyweight), produces a variety of adaptations that enhance strength and muscle…
