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8 WAYS TO KEEP MUSCLES MIGHTY

Maximising muscles in middle age is less about chasing a six-pack and more about ageing well. ‘If we don’t use our muscles, they will diminish in size and strength as we get older,’ says Professor John Saxton of the University of East Anglia. ‘Severe loss of skeletal muscle size and strength means that normal everyday activities, such as walking, getting out of a chair and climbing up stairs, become very difficult and

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