Muscles help fight disease. Compared to people with high fat and low muscle mass, people with high muscle mass and low fat have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
In addition, the higher the frequency of muscle-strengthening exercise, the lower the risk of death from cancer. Muscle training in adults helps reduce the risk of death from causes such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes (diabetes) ...
Immune ability is related to body muscle mass. The more muscle mass you have, the better your body's ability to fight viral infections. Strong muscles can help the immune system respond quickly to infections.
Muscles also help fight aging. Endurance or strength training is essential to combat atrophy, a major threat to aging. People over 60 years old should do moderate-intensity exercises, which not only helps the body stay healthy but also slows down the aging process effectively. Therefore, maintaining muscle mass is essential for health.
Muscle-building exercises (for people over 65 years old) include: dumbbell and singles, resistance band exercises, body weight training such as push-ups, squats... climbing stairs, yoga and Thai Lam Quang.
