Reclaiming your strength

Dividing her time as an RN in emergency medicine and surgical medicine and running her own wellness practice has opened Lori Buksar’s eyes to the consequences of letting your health go.

After the pandemic, this cheery, very busy 64-year-old had found herself needing to take her own wellness advice.

Trust in Safety, Efficiency

“I had gotten a little flabby and was in need of an exercise routine that fit within my work schedule,” Lori says. “I had begun to notice my overall well-being was declining. When I heard there was a MaxStrength Fitness studio opening near my work, I knew that was the perfect answer. I was already familiar with the 20-minute, twice-a-week protocol with specialized equipment. I trusted it would be safe and efficient for me.”

Lori was there the first day the studio opened last August and has been faithfully working out on her lunch hours ever since.

“I train with Giovanni and he’s wonderful, so professional,” she says. “I’ve noticed that my muscles are getting toned. The movements are not easy. He knows when to push me for ‘just one more.’ I’m happy there are a few days off between workouts for the muscles to rebuild.”

Her practice is called Integrated Wellness and Lori says she’s already sent several of her clients to also train at MSF.

“As a former marathon runner and triathlete, I work with athletes who have high performance in mind,” she says. “MaxStrength is a protocol that suits people who have stopped exercising altogether and started to decline as well as those who are already at a high level of fitness and want to up their game. It’s also a great fit for those who don’t have the time to go to several one-hour classes per week.”

Lori stays super active outside the studio, too, walking, hiking, stair-climbing and attending Pilates classes.

“I love my sessions here because there are no crowds of others working out at the same time,” she adds. “It’s usually just me and the trainer and I have his undivided attention.”

Muscle Mass is the Key 

It turns out, like Lori discovered, there’s a bevy of scientific research to back up the beneficial repercussions of building and maintaining muscle mass as you age. MaxStrength Founder Jeff Tomaszewski came up with his slow exercise protocol based on his research into that connection.

“Sarcopenia, which means losing muscle mass as we age, begins in the 30s and continues to decline slowly over the decades, then speeds up after age 65 for women and 70 for men,” says Jeff. “About one-third of adults over age 70 have trouble walking, getting out of a chair, climbing stairs. Once mobility is compromised, falls, chronic disease and senior care admissions increase. But it’s not all doom and gloom. We have the power to build muscle at any age.”

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