JOANTalks - Episode 11: Muscle & Nerves

In this episode of JOANTalks, I talk about longevity and explore age-related muscle loss. We’ll discuss why our muscles lose strength as we get older, including changes in the distribution of type 1 and type 2 muscle fibers that affects the muscle quality, the loss of neuromuscular innervation and what we can do about the age-related decline. Tune in now! Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to JOANTalks! References: A cross-sectional study of loss of muscle mass corresponding to sarcopenia in healthy Chinese men and women: reference values, prevalence, and association with bone mass: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00774-013-0468-3 Innervation and Neuromuscular control in ageing muscle Russle T. Hepple and Charles L. Rice https://doi.org/10.1113/JP270561 Long-Term Endurance and Power Training May Facilitate Motor Unit Size Expansion to Compensate for Declining Motor Unit Numbers in Older Age https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.00449/full