Aging means less muscle force too!

Some 5 years ago, I was discussing VO2 max (maximal oxygen consumption) and lamenting that as we age our oxygen processing is going down and, as a result, our physical performance.

This wasn’t counting of course of another physical decline coming from our own muscles As we age, our muscles become more rigid and begin losing tone, even with regular exercise.

This is called sarcopenia, a condition characterized by loss of muscle mass, muscle strength and muscle functionality. The term sarcopenia, means "lack of flesh and is an aging-condition that appear with people over the age of 50.

As the graph shows, it too gets worse as we go older, so between VO2 max and sarcopenia the future seems hopeless.

Well, I’m going skiing instead of worrying about it!