Grandmothers are doing it. The entire girls' basketball team is doing it. No longer just the interest of body builders, strength training has brought power, balance and youthful energy to many adults. Muscle loss is a part of aging, but research shows that strengthening exercises can stop and even reverse this trend toward fatigue and weakness as we get older. Loss of muscle is an important factor in weight gain as we get older.
Muscle tissue demands eight times the calories that fat requires.
So, if we lose muscle mass, we lower our metabolism. This is one reason why men, who have a third more muscle than women, can eat more calories. Muscles need to be fed. So, rather than just diet, start strength training and make a significant increase in your metabolism. As you build muscle and moderately control your food intake, you will be losing body fat.