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Boggs is an American Council on Exercise-certified fitness
professional, corporate wellness presenter and author of the
award winning book, CindySays … "You Can Find Health in Your
Hectic World." Her web site is  It feels like such a cruel trick
that we lose muscle and gain weight as we grow older considering
how difficult it can be to remain active with each passing year.
Young people will scoff at old people's excuses until that
fateful day when they, too, become … old. Even when willing to
exercise, the fact is bodies hurt a little more and heal a lot
slower so it requires a steadfast commitment and a wise training
plan.  Muscle Facts  Losing muscle mass as we age is called
sarcopenia. It actually begins much earlier, but becomes more
perceptible after age 65. This loss causes bodies to become weak
and can limit a person's independence because balance decreases,
walking speed slows and the r