As we grow older, metabolism slows down, bones become weak, we lose muscle and everything just seems to get a little harder. But you can still be in the best shape of your life with all this going on.
All you need to do is make a few tweaks in your diet and training. In this article, I'll talk about the changes you need to make in your workouts to stay in shape after 40.
Improve Your Flexibility
Our flexibility decreases with age – the muscles and tendons become tight, therefore, it becomes harder to perform some exercises and the risk of injury increases.
It’s true that most folks over 40 can’t do deep squats – squatting until the thighs rest on the calves. Well, that’s just one of the exercises you can’t do due to inflexibility. So this is the time to focus on stretching than ever before.
