Why strength training?

I recently read an article about the importance of strength training as we get older. Even more remarkable was the fact that we tend to lose muscle, at any age, if we remain inactive.

Did you know that our bodies naturally begin to lose muscle mass after about age 35? In addition, our bodies tend to lose muscle when we don't exercise on a regular basis. So many of us have sedentary jobs where we sit in of a computer all day and never challenge our muscles. This is why strength training exercises are so important as we age.

The good news is that even though building muscle take some time, it takes longer to lose that muscle mass than it does to lose cardiovascular fitness.