Older adults experience similar or even less muscle damage than young adults after exercise

Older adults experience less muscle soreness following exercise according to research which overturns the widespread belief that ageing muscles are less resilient.

The study entitled “Advancing age is not associated with greater exercise-induced muscle damage” is published in the Journal of Ageing and Physical Activity (JAPA).

Younger adults were categorised as between 18 to 25 and older adults more than 35 years old.

The research co-authored by Lancaster University provides a comprehensive…

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