Obesity is one of the most significant health concerns of older adults, but weight loss can lead to bone and muscle loss. One way to prevent bone and muscle loss is exercise.
Most people know that exercise improves your body and helps with weigh loss in some form. But exercise also improves your mental health by way of your mood, stress relief, a form of meditation and improves your sleep. A great way it also helps is if you suffer from depression or anxiety. It does not always have to be about improving muscle mass or weight loss.
Have you ever heard the term “skinny fat”? It describes people who sit within a healthy weight range but still carry excess body fat. Even though they don’t appear overweight, their body fat percentage puts them at a higher risk of metabolic issues.