Living Well: Use or lose your muscles

Get up & flex

Being sedentary, especially during the pandemic, can lead to the loss of muscle mass and function. Experts share ways to prevent it

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At the start of the year, Mr Lim H.L. wrote down one goal - to lose at least 5kg this year.

Then Covid-19 struck and gyms were shut during the circuit breaker from April to June.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 02, 2020, with the headline Get up & flex. Subscribe