Anne Marie Chaker

1 day ago | community.thriveglobal.com | Anne Marie Chaker

Here are five ways that strength training can help critical things that typically happen in women’s bodies as a result of aging, and the ways that strength training can help counteract the effects of time and promote a stronger life for them. Stimulating Satellite CellsSatellite cells are the stem cells responsible for regenerating muscle tissue. These cells are responsible for responding to stresses such as injury or exercise by stimulating muscle growth.

1 week ago | time.com | Anne Marie Chaker

This summer I’ll step onstage to compete as a professional athlete for the first time—at 50. I’ll wear a fuchsia bikini small enough to fit in a Ziplock bag, pose and flex in clear heels, and strike a smile while my muscles glisten under layers of spray tan. I’m a bodybuilder. This is my third season competing, but my first as a pro. I came to the sport six years ago, after a string of losses—the death of my father, the end of my marriage, and a spiral into depression and alcohol.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Anne Marie Chaker

In a few weeks, I’ll step onstage in a rhinestone bikini the size of a sandwich bag. I’ll be flexing under stadium lights, in 3-inch heels, after months of training, food prep, posing practice and hormone swings. I’m a 50-year-old bodybuilder—and this will be my first show as a pro. Six years ago, this life would’ve sounded like satire. I was deep in the wreckage of loss: My father had died unexpectedly, my marriage had ended and I was numbing myself with alcohol. My body felt like a stranger’s.

1 week ago | mindbodygreen.com | Anne Marie Chaker

Image by pixdeluxe / iStockJune 17, 2025It’s never too soon or too late to start building muscle. As women and men age, our muscles shrink, starting in our thirties and progressing more rapidly as we age. Sarcopenia is the medical name for the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength: We lose some amount of muscle mass per decade as we age, and this becomes a factor in how frail our bodies are and increases the likelihood of falls and fractures.

Jan 31, 2025 | veronicallorcasmith.substack.com | Veronica Llorca-Smith |Rodolfo Paiz |Anne Marie Chaker |Moon Arica

Hello from Hong Kong! πŸ‡πŸ‡°We just wrapped up January in style talking about innovation and taking risks. I put myself out there too and had a few giggles with my first Substack Lives! Did you try something new? My community definitely did: just recorded his first Video Post. signed up for her first bodybuilding competition. became a peer support group leader with the US Pain Foundation and led their first group. published her first paid post. did her first Substack live with her son.