I was talking to one of my clients who is aged 73. I have been training for a number of years now. She has been lifting weights with the goal of getting stronger and keeping as fit and healthy as possible and still getting PB’s as we progress.

She came back from a health insurance check and was told her metabolic age is 53! It didn’t surprise me as she has never been afraid of lifting weights and trying to improve her numbers when we can, her favourite exercise being Romanian Dead Lifts but it goes to show what can be achieved if your not afraid of lifting weights in the gym and looking after yourself outside of the gym.

The point of this is to say that from the age of 30, Sarcopenia (muscle loss) occurs on average at 1-2% per year so its vital to strength train in order to reduce the risk of injury and help improve your metabolic age.

Eating a high protein diet and resistance training is the best way to do this.