Q. Have you ever heard of sarcopenia?  This one made me go to
the dictionary. Sarcopenia, a Greek word that means loss of
flesh, is the decrease in muscle tissue that comes with age.
Sarcopenia (pronounced sar-ko-PEEN-ya) begins early in life.
Studies show that after age 40, most people lose about 1 percent
of their muscle mass each year.  However, strength exercises
also called resistance training, weight training and
weightlifting can rebuild your muscles and provide many health
benefits. Research funded by the National Institutes of Aging
(NIA) shows that even people in their 90s get a lot out of
weightlifting.  In one study at Tufts University in
Massachusetts, nine women and men, ages 87 to 101, strengthened
their arms and legs by exercising with weights.  In eight weeks,
they increased the strength in their front thigh muscles by an
average of almost 175 percent. Some studies have shown that, of
all age groups, seniors benefit most from weightlifting.  The
American College of Sports Medicine recommends