New Year, Stronger You: Simple Daily Habits to Support Muscle Strength

A new year often comes with new resolutions, such as eating better, staying active, and feeling stronger every day. While many people focus on weight or appearance, muscle strength is an equally important goal that’s often overlooked, especially as we get older.

Why Muscle Strength Matters

Muscle strength plays a key role in everyday life. It helps you:
●    Stay active and mobile
●    Perform daily tasks more easily
●    Maintain balance and reduce the risk of falls
●    Support overall energy and independence

Supporting muscle strength doesn’t require extreme workouts or complicated routines. Small, consistent daily habits can make a big difference over time.


Simple Daily Habits to Support Muscle Strength

1. Move a Little Every Day

You don’t need to hit the gym daily to support muscle health. Simple movements can help keep muscles active, such as:
●    Walking around the neighbourhood
●    Light stretching in the morning
●    Chair exercises or gentle squats at home
Consistency matters more than intensity. Aim to move your body every day, even if it’s just for 10–20 minutes.

2. Include Strength-Friendly Foods in Your Diet

Muscles need proper nutrition to stay strong. Protein plays a key role in maintaining and rebuilding muscle, especially as we age. Along with protein, vitamins and minerals are important for overall muscle and body function.

However, regular meals may not always provide sufficient nutrition, whether due to reduced appetite, busy schedules, or recovery periods. In such situations, complete and balanced adult nutrition can help bridge nutritional gaps and support daily strength.

Introducing Ensure Gold 

Ensure Gold is formulated to support strength and overall well-being as part of a balanced lifestyle:

✅ Helps build and repair muscle tissue, supporting muscle strength in 8 weeks with CaHMB and protein¹
✅ Helps support immune function within 4 weeks with YBG (Yeast Beta Glucan)²⁻³
✅ Supports overall well-being with 28 essential vitamins and minerals

3. Stay Consistent with Your Routine
Muscle strength is built gradually, not overnight. While strict diets or intense exercise plans may seem effective, they can be hard to maintain long term.

What truly makes a difference is consistency. Regular movement combined with proper daily nutrition helps your muscles adapt and stay active. This steady support becomes even more important as we age, when muscle loss can occur more easily.


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This year, make strength and well-being part of your daily routine. By supporting your nutrition with Ensure Gold, you’re taking a positive step towards staying active, strong, and confident every day.

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References:
1.    Berton, et al. 2015. PLoS ONE 10(11):01417757. Doi:10.1371 / journal.pone.0141757. Measured by leg strength in as early as 8 weeks, when taken twice a day along with light exercise.
2.    S Talbott and J Talbott, Journal of Sports Science & Medicine 8 (4), 509 (2009). Associated with colds.
3.    BK McFarlin et al., Journal of dietary supplements, 10 (3), 171 (2013). As measured by self-reported upper respiratory symptoms in marathon runners.