Real Exercise

💪🏽... Weight loss drugs reduce muscle.

Weight-Loss Drugs Reduce Muscle More Than Expected Losing muscle mass is not the same as losing muscle strength and function, clinicians say.

Want life to be easier? Here's one way to do it.

💥... Get Stronger!

As you get stronger, the same tasks take less effort, so everything feels easier. Strength can mean physical strength, mental resilience, or both, and in each case it raises your capacity to handle stress and work.

💪🏻... Strength training is increasingly linked to longevity. Research shows that regular resistance exercise not only helps maintain muscle mass and bone density as we age, but it also reduces the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers.

✊🏻... One particularly interesting finding is the connection between grip strength and lifespan. Studies have found that grip strength is a surprisingly strong predictor of overall health and mortality. In fact, lower grip strength has been associated with higher risk of death from all causes, independent of age, body size, and other health factors. It's often used as a proxy for overall muscle strength and function.

🏋‍♀️... In short: strength training helps you live longer, and grip strength is a quick, simple marker of your overall physical health and resilience.