I have made reference on a earlier post to Sarcopenia. I truly believe that this condition is at the root of many cases which erroneously are diagnosed as "Arthritis". Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is not an inflammatory condition. It does reduce mechanical advantage at the affected joint which increases the work load of the soft tissue (muscles & ligaments). These soft tissue entities will breakdown under the additional work creating the pain and inflammation common to sufferers. Increasing the capacity of the muscle is the only practical way to increase function.
Melov, et al "Resistance Exercise Reverses Aging in Human Skeletal Muscle" have potentially found the fountain of youth with their study. Many have advocated weight training for longevity of life but were unable to quantify the results, until now!
following exercise training the transcriptional signature of aging was markedly reversed back to that of younger levels for most genes that were affected by both age and exercise. We conclude that healthy older adults show evidence of mitochondrial impairment and muscle weakness, but that this can be partially reversed at the phenotypic level, and substantially reversed at the transcriptome level, following six months of resistance exercise training.
Now you know resistance exercise is more than just vanity and narcissism, will you participate or spectate? Maybe they can come up with a pill?
Work Smarter Not Harder!
Dr David Marcon
Cincinnati, Ohio
drdavidmarcon.com
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