The good news? Strength training doesn’t need to be complex, difficult, or even sweaty
In normal times, ‘dad strength’ (or mum strength) is one of the perks of ageing: strength takes a long time to build and almost as long to lose, meaning that a lifetime of moderately challenging physical tasks can see most people keep their strength well into middle age.
These aren’t normal times, however, and midlife strength has suffered: the coronavirus has leeched activity out of everyday life, from carrying the shopping to the car to stowing your hand luggage in an overhead locker. According to new figures published by Sport England, over a third of over-55s have seen their strength decline since the start of the pandemic, while a further 37 per cent are doing less exercise – making them the age group most likely to have lost strength during the pandemic. This is a health risk, and not just because strength protects your body from age-related decline – resistance training also
Olivia Colman, left, and Sir Anthony Hopkins in a scene from The Father (Image: Sean Gleason/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
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Younger workers bouncing back while experienced employees left searching for options
7 April 2021 • 6:00am
Unemployment has continued to rocket among older workers with another 107,000 over-50s made redundant during the lastest lockdown.
The redundancy rate for those older than 50 has been higher than all other age groups. The number of older workers forced out of work between November 2020 and January 2021 was nearly triple the figure in the same period 12 months earlier.
Over-50s have been the main target of redundancies during the pandemic and this was the second three-month period in a row where more than 100,000 became unemployed. Many have found themselves out of work during the critical years leading up to their retirement.
The good news? Strength training doesn’t need to be complex, difficult, or even sweaty
In normal times, ‘dad strength’ (or mum strength) is one of the perks of ageing: strength takes a long time to build and almost as long to lose, meaning that a lifetime of moderately challenging physical tasks can see most people keep their strength well into middle age.
These aren’t normal times, however, and midlife strength has suffered: the coronavirus has leeched activity out of everyday life, from carrying the shopping to the car to stowing your hand luggage in an overhead locker. According to new figures published by Sport England, over a third of over-55s have seen their strength decline since the start of the pandemic, while a further 37 per cent are doing less exercise – making them the age group most likely to have lost strength during the pandemic. This is a health risk, and not just because strength protects your body from age-related decline – resistance training also