training offers numerous other advantages as well.
It has clearly shown improvements in balance,
functional mobility, stability limits, quality of life,
and fall prevention. Strength training can attenuate
age-related changes in muscle function and improve
activities of daily living, such as walking endurance,
gait speed, and stair climbing.
Muscle mass decreases by approximately 2% every
year after the age of 50. In an analogous manner,
there is a decrease of approximately 15% decrease in
muscle strength every 10 years after the age of 50.
However, strength training can mitigate the loss of
muscle mass and muscle strength. To attenuate the
effects of sarcopenia, it has been recommended that
older adults perform strength training 2 to 3 times
per week.
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