SARCOPENIA is the loss of skeletal muscle mass and body strength as a result of ageing. It is a terrible condition.

Never stop using your Functional Muscles

1. Develop a habit of being able to stand. Just don’t sit when you can stand.. and don’t lie down if you can sit!

2. After the age of 55~60, it is not possible to lose weight, especially if you do not exercise, and rely on eating less to lose weight! Because if all the muscles are lost, it can be a dangerous situation!

3. Does running, cycling or climbing hurt your knees? If you have never exercised before, you can only go running, biking, or climbing in your mind as it will hurt your knees a lot!  

But if you have enough muscle strength and slowly develop the habit of running, cycling, and climbing, it can be a good exercise and not hurt your knees!  Whether you hurt your knees or not depends on your muscle strength!

4. If an elderly person is sick and hospitalized, don't ask him to rest more, or lie down and relax and not get out of bed! Lying down for a week loses at least 5% of muscle mass!  

And an old man cannot get his muscles back!

5. Don't think that you are helping by not letting the elders do any housework, and scold the maid if they do it! Usually, many elderly people who hire helpers lose muscle faster!

6. Don't just do a single activity every day when you go to the park. Dont just shake your hands when you can also shake your legs. You must also pull the horizontal bar or move every sports equipment you can. Because as long as a person moves, all the muscles of his body will be involved! Many elderly people even have difficulty swallowing because of insufficient exercise!  

7. Sarcopenia is more terrifying than osteoporosis! With osteoporosis you need to be careful not to fall, whereas sarcopenia not only affects the quality of life but also causes high blood sugar due to insufficient muscle mass!

8. In Sarcopenia the fastest loss of muscle is in the legs! Because when a person sits or lies down, the legs are not moving and the muscle strength of the legs is affected... This is particularly important!  

So squat at least 20 to 30 times a day. Not just squat but like sitting on the toilet seat... you can use a chair and stand up just when your butt touches the chair.. 

You MUST pay attention to sarcopenia! Go up and down the stairs... running, cycling and climbing are all great exercises and can increase muscle mass!

For a better quality of life for everyone in old age.., “Move”!! Don’t deplete your muscle!!