If you don’t use it, you lose it. That’s common wisdom, backed up by science, about what happens to aging muscles. And if your goal is to lose weight – whether you have obesity or a few pounds to drop ...

Losing weight can be tricky. Gaining muscle isn’t exactly a walk in the park, either. So, losing weight and gaining muscle at the same time? Impossible, right? Not necessarily. Losing weight can be ...

GLP-1 agonist medications (Ozempic and Wegovy) and dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist medications (Zepbound and Mounjoaro) are powerful tools for weight loss, but losing weight rapidly can also lead the ...

Body recomposition is the term on everyone’s lips these days—so you might be wondering exactly what it entails. In the simplest terms, body recomposition (sometimes called “body recomp” for short) is ...

Share on Pinterest Research is looking for ways to minimize muscle loss from GLP-1 drugs taken to treat obesity. Iuliia Burmistrova/Getty Images GLP-1 drugs have helped people successfully achieve and ...

Share on Pinterest How can you preserve muscle mass if you are using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss? Top experts weigh in. Image credit: Santi Nuñez/Stocksy. The development of GLP-1 drugs, such as ...