The Body Junction

11/02/2026

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10/02/2026

Train Your Legs!

If you care about longevity and healthspan, resistance training isn’t optional. It’s essential. And it should start with your legs, especially if you are over 40. We begin to lose muscle mass each year, starting at the age of 35. The process is called sarcopenia… and it’s an awful process.
Leg strength is a powerful predictor of mobility, independence, and even mortality as we age. Your quads, glutes, and hamstrings don’t just help you move—they act as metabolic engines. They help regulate glucose levels, store glycogen, and combat insulin resistance. More muscle means better metabolic health, better balance, and a stronger buffer against chronic disease.
Yet too many focus on arms and chest while ignoring the foundation: the lower body.
If you're going to invest time in the gym—or your living room with a kettlebell or band—make sure you're building the strength that supports your future.
Squats. Hinge. Lunge. Step. Repeat. Get strong. Stay strong.
Because strength isn't just about looking fit, it’s about staying capable for decades.

10/02/2026

See what classes are running in Half Term

The Body Junction is located opposite Collington Railway Station as you exit the station on the north platform, on the corner of Terminus Avenue and Sutherland Avenue.

10/02/2026

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26/01/2026

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07/01/2026

Beginners Welcome.
We still have space across all of our beginners classes.
With small class sizes, easy parking and a warm welcome you will love coming to The Body Junction.

Book via our website bodyjunciton.co.uk

31/12/2025

Happy New Year from everyone at The Body Junction

We look forward to sharing more wonderful classes and treatments with you in 2026 and continuing to help you move better, feel stronger, and relax more deeply.

Wishing you health, balance, and positivity in the New Year.

🌟🎆🌟

29/12/2025

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28/12/2025

Are you booked on to our classes this January?
Available to book now via the Gymcatch App or our website bodyjunction.co.uk

27/12/2025

Your muscles don’t know your age
especially after 60.
They don’t measure years or labels.
They respond to demand.

Adults over 60
can gain significant strength through resistance training.
These improvements come not only from muscle growth,
but from the nervous system relearning how to activate muscle
improving coordination, balance, and control.
Strength returns before size
and function improves before appearance.

What’s often called ‘age-related muscle loss’
is frequently the result of reduced use not irreversible decline.
When muscles are challenged safely and progressively,
the body receives a clear signal:
this strength is still required.

Regular strength training in adults 60+
can improve bone density, support joint health,
reduce the risk of falls,
and help maintain independence in daily life.
Getting stronger means standing up more easily,
walking with confidence,
lifting everyday objects without fear,
and protecting long-term mobility.

Recovery may take longer with age
but adaptation still happens.
Muscle protein synthesis continues.
Connective tissue strengthens.
The body rebuilds when training is paired
with adequate protein, quality sleep, and patience.

Strength after 60 is not about chasing youth.
It’s about preserving capability.
It’s about staying active, self-reliant and engaged in life.
Age may change the pace of progress,
but it does not remove the ability to improve.

Muscles don’t retire at 60.
They respond to effort,
to consistency,
to care.
Train with intention
and your body will meet you where you are.