Mobility support for the aging woman athlete: Strengthera
Dawna Salter-Farfan, PhD, RD, senior manager of clinical research at PLT, discussed the science behind PLT Health Solution's new Strengthera Muscle Maintenance + Vitality formula, a blend of extracts from Mangifera indica tree bark and Sphaeranthus indicus flower to help aging adults maintain muscle health and physical function.
“The truth of the matter is that women do drop out significantly from activity and fitness as they age,” she said, listing barriers to continued fitness including a decreasing sense of physicality, fear of risk of injury, aching joints and muscles, and muscle loss coupled with weight gain.
“Clearly, as we age, the deck becomes stacked against us, so we have to be really mindful to try to do what we can to tip that balance back towards effective synthesis,” Dr. Salter-Farfan said, noting that proper diet and resistance exercise are crucial but that dietary supplements like Strengthera also have a role to play.
