Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance 9th Edition by Scott Powers, Edward Howley

Exercise 15

What factors contribute to the age-related changes in muscle mass and muscular strength?

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Ageing induces several physiological changes that alter the performance of a person. Most of these changes are neurological and muscular. Muscles lose strength with age, and this loss of strength is due to decrease in muscle mass. This loss of muscle mass due to ageing is called sarcopenia.