The Washington Post September 02, 2026 • 16:00

Column | The muscle ability you lose fastest with age — and how to preserve it - The Washington Post

By Gretchen Reynolds

Column | The muscle ability you lose fastest with age — and how to preserve it - The Washington Post

It’s never too late to start building muscle power, a leading exercise researcher says.

You may be losing power right now, at least in your muscles.
Thats because our muscles begin shedding power as we age, a process that typically begins in our 40s and accelerates in later decades.

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