Sarcopenia: how to slow muscle loss with strength It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t warn you, you don’t notice it… until it’s too late. Sarcopenia—the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength associated with ageing—is one of the greatest risks to functional health in older adults. Silent, gradual and often underestimated. Yet it is preventable. And in many cases, reversible. What exactly is sarcopenia? The term comes from Greek: sarx (flesh) and ...