As a person ages, the chances of getting fitter, fabulous, and not to mention slimmer, trims down dramatically.
The exercise routines that were once easy to accomplish have now become extra challenging and at times even painful.
However, this is not to suggest that it is impossible to be fit at the age of 40.
There are several ways to conquer aging through exercise.
Here are some tips.
Do some strength training.
At the age of 40, the muscle tissues slowly degenerate up to the point of losing significant amounts of cells.
This can be countered by strength training which does not only preserve the mass of muscles in the body, but also prevents further degeneration.
It can also help improve bone density.
Shift to exercises that generate lesser impact on your bones and cartilages.
While weight training is a good way to develop and tone muscles quickly, it is, however, not a very good idea once you reach 40.
At this stage, your bones have already started becoming brittle and your joints stiff.
So try to choose low-impact exercises that can still contribute some muscle tissue developments like swimming, walking, and cycling.
Space out your strength/muscle training workouts.
Space the workout schedule one day apart during the earlier stages of working out.
But as you progress, your body will need more time to recover after high- or medium-intensity exercises.
So the MWF (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) principle should be abandoned and replaced by a more spaced out schedule to give your body sometime off the demanding exercise.
However, the schedules that were vacated by rest from these trainings should be used for other types of workouts, like yoga or Pilates.
Whatever you do or whichever way you want to do it, just always try to incorporate activities that can help improve your muscle strength.
This part is very valuable as it helps preserve whatever muscles you have today and toss in a few more after a period of regular exercising.
The exercise routines that were once easy to accomplish have now become extra challenging and at times even painful.
However, this is not to suggest that it is impossible to be fit at the age of 40.
There are several ways to conquer aging through exercise.
Here are some tips.
Do some strength training.
At the age of 40, the muscle tissues slowly degenerate up to the point of losing significant amounts of cells.
This can be countered by strength training which does not only preserve the mass of muscles in the body, but also prevents further degeneration.
It can also help improve bone density.
Shift to exercises that generate lesser impact on your bones and cartilages.
While weight training is a good way to develop and tone muscles quickly, it is, however, not a very good idea once you reach 40.
At this stage, your bones have already started becoming brittle and your joints stiff.
So try to choose low-impact exercises that can still contribute some muscle tissue developments like swimming, walking, and cycling.
Space out your strength/muscle training workouts.
Space the workout schedule one day apart during the earlier stages of working out.
But as you progress, your body will need more time to recover after high- or medium-intensity exercises.
So the MWF (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) principle should be abandoned and replaced by a more spaced out schedule to give your body sometime off the demanding exercise.
However, the schedules that were vacated by rest from these trainings should be used for other types of workouts, like yoga or Pilates.
Whatever you do or whichever way you want to do it, just always try to incorporate activities that can help improve your muscle strength.
This part is very valuable as it helps preserve whatever muscles you have today and toss in a few more after a period of regular exercising.
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