For a long time, endurance training was considered a panacea – but we now know that strength training is at least as important. Image: Adobe Stock
For a long time, it was underestimated how important muscles are for our health. They can help heal numerous ailments. An expert reveals how you can train them with little effort – even as you get older.
Mr. Wagner, training your muscles was for a long time only considered a major goal among bodybuilders. But you say everyone should keep their muscles fit – why?
Lucia Schmidt
Editor in the “Life” department of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
In principle, health is unthinkable without physical exercise. When we move, there is a complex interaction between muscles, skeleton and organs in our body. In order for everything to work, everything has to be used regularly. The following applies here: Use it or lose it. This is especially true for the muscles. This has been underestimated for a long time. For years, endurance training was considered a panacea that is undoubtedly valuable for health and good for the cardiovascular system. But today we know that workouts in particular to train our muscles are a miracle cure for our own health.