Lower-body strength can decline by 5% a year after 50, says a study: Try these 3 Pilates leg exercises to preserve muscle

Older male and female smiling at each other performing a squat in the living room of a home.

Did you know that your lower-body strength can decline by 5% per year after the age of 50? I know, not exactly good news, is it?

However, just because it might look like an alarming statistic, that doesn't mean you'll see or feel your body change overnight or that your exercise routine immediately needs to change. It just means that we all need to be more mindful of maintaining healthy, lean muscle and functional strength and mobility into those later years.