It started two years ago I remember the day. That was the point I realized I needed help if I wanted to be fit, healthy and more importantly not be dependent on anyone as I grew older. And it all happened because no matter how hard I tried; the darn fastened lid of the jam bottle refused to open. My then, 10-year-old boy looked at me and asked if he could help, and yes, he opened it in a jiffy!
Are your muscles ageing faster than you?
Experts opine that our muscles actually age faster than us! Yes, our muscles are older than our age. How did I realize that my muscles were ageing faster than me? Well, there was the jam bottle incident but there was also:
- Loss of strength – When I stirred vegetables for long while cooking, it would cause a pain in the arms.
- Reduction in natural immunity in your body – I fell sick more often. Body aches and slight fever were my constants!
- Episodes of fatigue – I would be constantly tired with zero motivation.
- Inability to do simple tasks – I just had to pick a bag of vegetables and a searing pain would tear through the shoulders.
- Constant migraines – These would be debilitating pains that often forced me to shut myself in a dark room for at least two days in a row.
When these episodes surfaced time and again, I realized that I was missing the important element of good nutrition in my body.
Improving your muscle age
As I usher in to my 40’s, my gynecologist actually sat me down during one of my visits and told me that complete nutrition is essential to improve immunity for prevention from infections (internal strength) and physical strength for healthy living (external strength). That was also the time I decided to make certain changes to my lifestyle.
Leading mostly a lifestyle where I could clock 10k steps a day was certainly not enough for me. I joined the gym and the universe conspired against me and the pandemic hit! With the gyms closed, I resorted to training myself at home to build up my immunity and strengthen my muscles. Here are some things that I tweaked and changed in my life style.
- Include more greens in my diet – a plateful of salads or microgreens or simple green leafy vegetables cooked in olive oil is a good starter. I also ate mindfully. I cut my diet by 30% and ate a bit less than I usually did. This ensured I did not binge and my body had the capacity to not overwork to digest the food.
- Choose a healthy workout – Apart from doing repeated sets with weights, I looked up easy to do programs on YouTube like the Leslie Sansone’s 3 mile walk that is packed with aerobics, strengthening and building core muscles.
- One cup of Ensure – One cup of Ensure that is packed with all the essential vitamins and nutrients your body needs to build up resistance and immunity is the best that accompanies my meal plan.
The results were for me to see. I feel more energetic and while I do have my days of fatigue and headaches, the days are far lesser than what they used to be. Take the leap of faith. If not for yourself, for your body. To #EnsureStrongerInsideOut. You’ll need it to open the fastened lids of jam and pickle bottles!
Do you want to know the age of your muscles? Take the muscle age test to check. And if you are like me, you’ll know it is time that you incorporate the changes mentioned to your lifestyle to lead a healthy life!
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I use Ensure regularly and it has made me much healthier than before. Proper diet and workout are so critical post-40. Thanks for this informative post!
Loved reading this post. Yes, as women we need a balanced diet and supplemental nutrition in order to remain healthy. Hopefully, life will get back to normal soon and we will be able to go out for walks and exercise.
Absolutely muscles need good caring with diet and exercise. Insightful and informative post
Complete nutrition is imperative for good health. However our hectic lifestyles and stress lead to either faulty eating habits or lack of nutrition. #Ensure provides enhanced immunity and physical strength and must be included as a part of our daily intake.
Yes, I was alarmed to find out that my muscles are ageing faster than me after the muscle age test. It was high time I #EnsureStrongerInsideOut
Agree with you Prathibha. My heels used to hurt every morning and I could not even climb down the stairs. This when I was already doing regular workouts all my life before Covid. Couple of months of inactivity, mental stress and turning 40, weakened my muscle strength. But I started taking Ensure and started doing home workouts, which helped.
Will be checking my muscle age now. Good post.
Thanks for this wonderful post Pratibha. As correctly you have pointed out there are so many tell tale signs our body throws up yet we continue to ignore them time and again. Its great that you had taken preventive steps very early and could change the track of life.
We could never think that our muscles can be older than us before taking this test and this test has been an eye opener indeed.
I have suggested all my relatives and friends to undertake this test.
I also took this muscle test and it helps to know the right muscle age. Its good to know how to keep the muscles young.
This is a great read. We should surely keep a check on our muscle health
Your post is so relatable. It’s small everyday things that make us realise how we’re aging. Complete nutrition surely helps in the long run.
A very motivating post, Pratibha! I guess we all need to take charge of our own health and our bodies. Thank you for sharing this post with us.
Such a very informative post.Thanks for sharing
Healthy diet with essential nutrients and exercise is very important with supplements helps to build up your muscles.
You have mentioned some good points. I vl surely try put ensure
i NEED TO BRING CHANGES IN MY WORKOUT REGIME TOO TO SUPPORT MUSCLE HEALTH
Muscle age should be given importance and should be checked time to time. Ensure seems a great way to maintain muscle health.
Good tips, I’ll try including milk and ensure in my diet, thanks
Good to know you are paying heed to your fitness and health. I realized it too late. I wish all youngsters would make fitness and health a way of life and stay healthy alsays. We all need to #EnsureStrongerInsideOut
It is a great way to test your muscle age and Abbott is ensore-ing it that they are in right frame.
Ya constant migraines has become an issue. I found your post really helpful
Thanks for sharing so many tips !!
Yes even i have taken this test and i was shocked to see my muscle age is more than my actual age. my trainer suggested me proper training for it
Taking the right steps for a healthy lifestyle is very important. Your post has been helpful and have taken note of the useful points.