In this episode, I meet with Chattanooga-based personal trainer Kareem Brown (IG: @lifechangesstyles47) to talk about how personal training and more generally building muscle strength can help you in your older years. We also have a giveaway prize for our listeners (more information below). But first, I want to share the story of how Kareem and I met and it's a painful story.
So, it was about two years ago. I was shopping at a drug store here in Chattanooga.  There was an item on the very bottom shelf that was on my list, so I squatted down to get closer to it.  Once I was crouched down in the aisle, I grabbed that little item and placed it in my basket. Then of course, I went to bring myself up and guess what… failure to launch. My legs didn’t have the strength to push me back up into the standing position. There I was down on the floor.  I knew it was time to do something to get stronger.  That’s when Kareem and I met.  Since then we have been working hard to change that.  
In this episode, Kareem generously addresses the following:

Things you can do to help build strength in various weak areas.
Common areas of weakness in older adults.
How effective or how much of a difference can strength training make in those areas, getting up, balance, etc. 
Recommended exercises for older adults. 
If there's an age limit for strength training exercises.
Additional tools for building strength and balance.
How much muscle is lost as we age.

About the Guest:
Kareem Brown is a personal trainer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, specializing in supporting the physical fitness needs of older adults. Email: [email protected] or on Instagram @lifechangesstyles47
Special Episode 4 Prize for our Listeners

We are giving away a FREE evaluation session with Personal Trainer Kareem Brown. To qualify:

Be the 20th person to reach out on our contact form found on NancyCogar.com.
We will select the winner and reach out with more information about how you can claim this prize.


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