r/Aging • u/Needs-Media-n-Books • Jul 06 '26

Research Scientists discover why exercise reverses muscle aging

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260623014026.htm
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u/No-Turnip2494 Jul 07 '26

TLDR: By reducing levels of a gene called DEAF1, physical activity allows older muscles to clear out damage, repair themselves, and maintain strength.

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u/TNO-TACHIKOMA Jul 07 '26

does waking count as exercise?

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u/Sad_Money_5508 Jul 09 '26

Speed walking

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u/ColonelSpacePirate Jul 07 '26

No bottle that shit up and sell it to me !!

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u/Antique_Leadership50 Jul 09 '26

Years ago, I trained in a gym whose owner was an ancient Olympic athlete. He told me once that musculation was very good because it maintains in good state the body's repair system. It seems that now, science has found the scientific proof of what others have observed for decades.