Explain why muscular strength is considered the most important health-related component of physical fitness
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Though proper cardiorespiratory endurance is necessary to help maintain a healthy heart, good strength contributes more to independent living than any other fitness component. Older adults with good strength levels can successfully perform most activities of daily living. A common occurrence as people age is sarcopenia, the loss of lean body mass, strength, and function. The gradual loss of muscle mass and ensuing frailty are what lead to falls and subsequent loss of function in older adults. Strength training helps to slow the age-related loss of muscle function. Protein deficiency, seen in some older adults, also contributes to loss of lean tissue.
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