Muscles for longevity.
Shocking facts incoming...
1.Muscles are not just for gym buffs
2.They are actually a good predictor of a long life.
3. They act like a sink for excess blood sugar, reducing the risk of metabolic dysfunction and diseases such as diabetes.
4.Muscle mass both reduces the risk of falls in the elderly and reduced the injury severity should a fall happen.
5. Gaining muscle mass doesn't instantly make you look muscular.
6. You don’t have to go to the gym or lift weights to build muscle (although these are great options if increasing muscle mass is your goal).
7. Compared with no strength training, doing any amount of strength training reduces all cause mortality by 15%.