Posted: April 5, 2012 at 2:43 pm Weight gain should always be in
the form of muscle, not fat. To build muscle, start a weight-
bearing exercise program. Go to a gym and learn how to do the
weight training circuit. It only takes 15 extra grams of protein
a day to build a pound of muscle a week -- so you really won't
need to eat a lot more. Muscle is far more dense than fat. Once
you are exercising regularly and gaining muscle, your appetite
will probably increase and you will eat more without any
conscious effort. Most muscular people and heavy exercisers will
eat plenty to meet their calorie needs. The training tables for
football teams are piled high with every kind of food. It's
never too late to start a weight training program. Underweight
older people look and feel frail because they have lost most of
their muscles, not because of lack of fat. If you are inactive,
you lose muscle mass to the point where you are unable to carry
out daily activities -- climbing stairs, getting up out of a
chair -- because yo