I resumed personal training as a measure against frailty

After my inguinal hernia surgery, I resumed bodyweight strength training.
Recently, I have also returned to personal training.
In this post, I will write about why I continue personal training as a measure against frailty.

Resuming after surgery
I had surgery for an inguinal hernia about six months ago.
I refrained from exercising for a while after the surgery, but once I received permission from my doctor, I first resumed bodyweight strength training at home.
And recently, I have finally returned to personal training as well.
I don't go every week like I used to.
Currently, it is about once or twice a month.
I continue strength training at home every day, and I go to the gym to have my form checked and my routine adjusted.
This pace suits me just right.

Why personal training?
You might think, "If you are doing strength training every day, isn't personal training unnecessary?"
I used to think so too.
However, there are habits in your form that you don't notice when training on your own.
Even a slight difference in posture can mean you aren't targeting the muscles you want, or conversely, you might end up hurting yourself.
Even if it's just once or twice a month, having an expert look at you allows you to learn things you wouldn't have noticed yourself.
I feel that is worth the visit alone.

My goal is to prevent frailty
The main reason I continue strength training is to prevent frailty in the future.
As we age, our muscle mass gradually decreases.
Therefore, I want to establish an exercise habit now.
Also, there is a phenomenon in strength training called "muscle memory."
When you perform strength training, the number of myonuclei within the muscle fibers increases.
It is believed that even if you stop training and the muscles atrophy, these myonuclei are not lost immediately.
Because of this, it is known that when you start strength training again, your muscles recover more easily.
In recent years, it is also thought that epigenetic changes in DNA are involved.
Of course, there are areas where research is still ongoing.
Even so, many studies have shown that strength training is highly beneficial even after the age of 60.
In particular, maintaining lower limb strength is linked to fall prevention, so I believe it is important to establish an exercise habit from an early stage.

Another goal
There is another goal.
That is, the "spare tire" around my waist.
As I wrote before, it is not very noticeable when I am wearing clothes.
However, there is still fat remaining around my abdomen.
It is not that I want to lower my BMI.
My current weight is fine.
What I am aiming for is not weight, but body composition.

Continuing without strain
At the gym I currently attend, we have agreed that going once or twice a month is sufficient, provided that I continue strength training at home every day.
I can continue at this pace without any strain.
Strength training is not something where you seek results in a short period.
I believe that both preventing frailty and building a body only have meaning if you continue them for many years.
That is why I intend to continue personal training at my own pace from here on out.

Summary
・After inguinal hernia surgery, I resumed personal training following my bodyweight strength training.
・My goal for attending is to prevent frailty and improve my body composition.
・I feel it is worth it to have my form checked and my routine adjusted even just once or twice a month.
・Muscle memory may be useful for maintaining muscle strength in the future.
・I want to continue this as an exercise habit that I can maintain for a long time without strain.