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Ajigbotosho Barakat: Leg Strength as a Key to Healthy Aging

Ajigbotosho Barakat/LinkedIn

Apr 26, 2026, 17:17

Ajigbotosho Barakat: Leg Strength as a Key to Healthy Aging

Ajigbotosho Barakat, President of Love Matters Network Charity Foundation, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“University of Denmark Research:

‘Two weeks without moving your legs, leg strength will decline by 10 years!

For the elderly, confidence lies not in the brain but in the legs.’

As you age, you must always keep your feet and legs strong.
When you grow older, you shouldn’t worry about gray hair, sagging skin, or wrinkles. Instead, you should take good care of your legs.
Strong leg muscles are listed by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine as the most important muscles and a marker of longevity.
Inactivity of the legs for two weeks will reduce leg strength by 10 years.
Studies show that people of all ages who remain inactive for two weeks can lose one‑quarter of their leg muscle strength, equivalent to aging 20 to 30 years.
If leg muscles are weak, even rehabilitation exercises will take a long time to restore strength.
Regular exercise, such as walking, is very important.
The entire body’s weight rests on the legs.
The body uses the feet to bear its weight. 50% of a person’s weight is in the bones, and 50% of the bones are in the legs.
The body’s largest and strongest joints and bones are in the legs.
Strong bones, muscles, and flexible joints form an ‘iron triangle’ that supports the body’s most important loads.
70% of your activity energy is burned in your feet.
In youth, your thighs are strong enough to lift a car!
The legs and feet are the body’s ‘center of movement.’
The legs carry 50% of the body’s nerves, 50% of the blood vessels, and 50% of the blood flow.
A vast circulatory network connects the legs to the body.
Those with healthy legs and feet have smooth blood circulation; those with strong leg muscles have a strong heart.
Human aging starts from the feet and moves upward.
With age, the brain’s commands to the legs become less accurate and slower than in youth.
As people age, bone calcium will eventually be lost, so the elderly are prone to fractures.
Fractures in the elderly can easily lead to complications, especially life‑threatening diseases like cerebral thrombosis.
Statistics show that 15% of elderly people die within one year after a thigh fracture!
For a 60‑year‑old man, exercising the legs is not too late.
Legs and feet age over time, but exercising them is a lifelong mission.