{"id":563981,"date":"2026-07-01T20:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/563981\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:24:15","slug":"working-out-as-an-older-adult-study-finds-only-one-workout-that-sheds-fat-without-losing-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/563981\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bWorking out as an older adult: Study finds \u2018only one workout\u2019 that sheds fat without losing muscle\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the key steps towards a healthy life is keeping up with one\u2019s ideal body weight. Your body\u2019s metabolism has a role to play here, and your height also has a say in what your goal weight should be.<\/p>\n

Now, losing weight later in life isn\u2019t always as simple as it sounds. Sure, trimming fat can help your heart, boost your mobility, and improve your overall health, but there\u2019s a tradeoff most people forget to factor in: muscle loss.<\/p>\n

As we age, muscle doesn\u2019t just keep us strong \u2014 it helps with balance, independence, and quality of life. Lose too much, and suddenly you\u2019re more likely to fall, become frail, or develop chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the twist: researchers might have found a way to break this cycle.<\/p>\n

A new study<\/a> reveals that, among several workout routines tested on older adults, only high-intensity interval training (HIIT) consistently reduced body fat while largely preserving muscle mass. That\u2019s a big deal, considering one of the biggest challenges in aging well is learning how to lose fat without speeding up muscle loss.<\/p>\n

Before we delve into the study and what it outlines, let\u2019s first understand why muscles really matter, especially when you age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the key steps towards a healthy life is keeping up with one\u2019s ideal body weight. Your…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563982,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[278],"tags":[240833,18,240836,240835,525,135,10748,7524,19,17,14578,240834,240832],"class_list":["post-563981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-benefits-of-exercise-in-aging","tag-eire","tag-exercise-and-metabolism","tag-fat-loss-for-seniors","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-healthy-aging","tag-high-intensity-interval-training","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-muscle-preservation","tag-preserving-muscle-mass","tag-weight-loss-for-older-adults"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116846596355013208","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}