We protect your nervous and skeletal systems. 



We provide storage space for carbs and increase your metabolic rate so you won’t get as fat. 



We are a great indication of your bone density since the same activities that build us build your bones. Those activities are also like all-natural hormone therapy.



We help you move, give you strength, so you don’t fall as easily, and when you do fall or get in an accident, we tense up, protecting the tissues beneath us.



Oh, and we make you look healthier too.



Unfortunately, most of the medical community talks little about us. They’ve forgotten how essential we are for your health. Maybe they never really knew.



Sadly, many "fitness professionals" don't even make us a priority in their programming.



We are muscles.



Make us bigger and stronger as long as you can. When you reach old age, hold onto us as long as possible. If you do, you’ll look and feel younger than most people half your age, and according to the research, you'll live longer as well.




This systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies found that muscle-strengthening activities were inversely associated with the risk of CVD, total cancer, diabetes, lung cancer and all-cause mortality independent of aerobic activities among adults aged ≥18 years without severe health conditions.
Muscle-strengthening activities are associated with lower risk and mortality in major non-communicable diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies



The Health Benefits of Muscle Mass



I've written about the health benefits of muscle mass for years. As I've reached middle age and seen so many men and women my age getting weaker, gaining body fat, and becoming more sedentary, I've become more and more outspoken about building muscle.



My recent bike accident only reinforced my drive to push men and women to build muscle. Here's why I believe building muscle is the most important thing you can do for your longevity, health, and quality of life.



Building muscle...



Adds to your quality of life savings account



At some point, you’ll likely face a significant injury, illness, other trauma, or age-related muscle loss. At that point, your body will use up a significant portion of your available muscle mass. The more you have when this process begins, the more you’ll be able to lose before really bad things start happening.




The stressed state, such as that associated with sepsis, advanced cancer, and traumatic injury, imposes greater demands for amino acids from muscle protein breakdown than does fasting.
The underappreciated role of muscle in health and disease



Stores carbs, keeping blood sugar levels in check



The more muscle you have, the more carbs you can eat without dealing with insulin resistance, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome.



Muscle-building exercise not only increases the storage space you have for carbs in your diet, it also makes your muscles more sensitive to insulin. You end up secreting less insulin to shuttle carbs, or glucose, into your muscle cells. If you produce less insulin, you can rely on fat more for energy. If you burn more fat during the day, you'll tap into the fat on your arms, legs, and belly.




alterations in the metabolic function of muscle are central to the development of insulin resistance and ultimately diabetes
The underappreciated role of muscle in health and disease



Protects your joints



Muscles move bones around your joints. When they get weak, or you lose muscle mass, you make your joints more vulnerable to injury and the effects of degeneration.



I’m all about using nutrition and supplements to support your joint health (for example, I use AgilEase from Young Living regularly), but I’d never expect a supplement to solve all my joint aches and pains without building muscle size and strength around that joint.



I believe wholeheartedly that the muscle mass I developed around my neck kept me from experiencing an injury and outco...