Heather Smith, Author at Fitbiz Training

I saw a headline this week… People with more muscle mass tend to suffer less brain ageing, scientists have found.

This is the second time recently that I’ve found myself wondering whether we really needed a study to tell us this.

Strength training really is the closest thing to a magic pill that there is. The effects of the actual exercise are huge, and the downstream effects reach so much further.

The very nature of the exercise means you’re much more ‘in the moment’ than you might be if you were going for a walk or a swim […]

You can still gain strength when you’re over 60.

In fact, the studies show the muscle gain potential is pretty similar to younger people.

Your maximum strength potential is less overall, but you can gain strength gains really quite quickly.

In one three month study, knee extension strength in people in their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s increased on average by 174% – the least improvement was 65% and the highest was 374%.

This study used 30-40 minute strength workouts at a moderate intensity twice a week – and it only looked at the exercise, it didn’t […]

While the health and fitness world seems interested in longevity lately, I thought it would be interesting to write about ageing.

Obviously there are markers of ageing, and these are the main focus of recent research into longevity – but there are also lots of symptoms of age too.

We can improve these symptoms of ageing by taking some simple, positive actions.

And, I’d guess that for most of us, these symptoms of ageing feel more immediately relevant than the markers associated with longevity.

So, what are the actions we can take if we want to improve our symptoms of […]