TOP 10 TO STRENGTHEN YOUR SKELETAL MUSCLES

Keeping your muscles healthy will help you to be able to walk, run, jump, lift things, play sports, and do all the other things you love to do.

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Boys and girls have similar amounts of muscle until about the age of 10, after which puberty increases testosterone levels in men and drives a much greater expansion of skeletal muscle. Muscle mass decreases approximately 3-8% per decade after the age of 30 and this rate of decline is even higher after the age of 60. Skeletal muscles are connected to your bones by tough cords of tissue called tendons. As the muscle contracts, it pulls on the tendon, which moves the bone. Bones are connected to other bones by ligaments, which are like tendons and help hold your skeleton together.

3 Types Of Muscles & Their Job

Smooth muscles are also called involuntary muscles since you have no control over them. Smooth muscles work in your digestive system to move food along and push waste out of your body.

Cardiac muscle Your heart is a specialized type of involuntary muscle. It pumps blood through your body, changing its speed to keep up with the demands you put on it. It pumps more slowly when you're sitting or lying down, and faster when you're running or playing sports and your skeletal muscles need more blood to help them do their work.

Get 60 Minutes of Exercise Each Day.