Use it or lose it! How to protect your ageing muscles.
The health of our muscles is important as we move through life into our later years. The body is made up of a host of different systems: the nervous, vascular and musculoskeletal systems are all examples. The skeleton is made up of bones that fit together forming joints. Muscles attach to bones and provide movement at the joints, all under supervision of the vascular (i.e. the ‘blood’ system) and nervous system (i.e. the brain, spinal cord and nerves). It’s a little bit more