The UK Is “Sleepwalking Into Another Health Crisis” Over Muscle Loss

The UK Is “Sleepwalking into Another Health Crisis” Over Muscle Loss

If strength were a prescription drug, half the UK would be skipping their repeat dose and wondering why everything hurts when they stand up. Nearly 43% of UK adults are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) strength guidelines and one in three (32%) do no muscle-strengthening activity at all, according to a new report from ukactive and global fitness brand Les Mills. The report, Shaping a New Era of Strength Training, reads like a po…

Gen Z loves to lift but one in three Brits do no strength exercise at all, sparking national health warning

Three-quarters (75%) of people in Gen Z strength train twice or more a week – more than any other generation  43% of Brits failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of two or more strength-based activities a week and 32% fail to do any at all  Older adults say building strength is their main reason for joining the gym  Report from ukactive and Les Mills lifts the lid on the nation’s strength, polling over 4,000 adults    Nearly h…