Right through the ages we humans have been keen to preserve our youthfulness.
Today, through research there is enough understanding of the aging process and how it affects us to attempt to delay it.
We often look to cosmetic surgery, creams, potions or hormone replacement therapy to hold off Father Time.
But there is a much cheaper and more effective way to not only extend our lifespan but increase our health span so any extra years can be fully enjoyed.
This effective anti-ager is called proper strength training exercise and the mounting volume of evidence is both reliable and research based.
Keeping the human muscular system strong throughout the adult years has a profound effect on the rate of human aging.
It can forestall the usual downward spiral of disability and disease that we used to believe were part and parcel of growing older.
There was an old fashioned belief of 'age-related' disease but the greatest threat to health is not the passing years but 'disuse-related' or 'inactivity-related' disease.
It is only from vigorous activity that 'growth and repair' hormones are stimulated that keep us healthy and disease free.
Without them we lose our self-repairing mechanism and our body becomes more susceptible to disease and illness.
Therefore, proper exercise that directly works our muscles by way of controlled loading with adequate resistance can rebuild lost strength or maintain it.
This will serve as a preventive measure and also as a treatment for many clinical conditions As we age we tend to become less active, we lose muscle tissue, and we gain fat weight.
Sometimes this change in body composition (muscle/fat ratio) is not that noticeable as the bathrooms scales may not show any increase.
But the fat is actually sneaking into and padding the spaces left by the shrinking muscle tissue so we may not be aware of it.
That old saying "use it or lose it" really does apply to the human body, especially as we get older as the domino double whammy effects of muscle tissue loss and body fat increases become more powerful as the years slide by.
For example, the average 25 year old woman has approximately 25% body fat, and the average 60 year old woman has 43% body fat.
This is how much the muscle/fat exchange has been happening which slows the metabolism, weakens the entire body and its systems and leaves one exposed to a higher risk of disease.
But just a couple of strength training sessions each week along with living a more active lifestyle in your leisure time can slow these negative changes right down.
Think of it this way, an active lifestyle is better than money in the bank.
It will reduce medical costs, minimize the need for future long-term care and eliminate future burdens on family, friends and society.
The greatest return of all is having the strength, energy and vigor along with the independence to pursue every moment of your life to the fullest.
Today, through research there is enough understanding of the aging process and how it affects us to attempt to delay it.
We often look to cosmetic surgery, creams, potions or hormone replacement therapy to hold off Father Time.
But there is a much cheaper and more effective way to not only extend our lifespan but increase our health span so any extra years can be fully enjoyed.
This effective anti-ager is called proper strength training exercise and the mounting volume of evidence is both reliable and research based.
Keeping the human muscular system strong throughout the adult years has a profound effect on the rate of human aging.
It can forestall the usual downward spiral of disability and disease that we used to believe were part and parcel of growing older.
There was an old fashioned belief of 'age-related' disease but the greatest threat to health is not the passing years but 'disuse-related' or 'inactivity-related' disease.
It is only from vigorous activity that 'growth and repair' hormones are stimulated that keep us healthy and disease free.
Without them we lose our self-repairing mechanism and our body becomes more susceptible to disease and illness.
Therefore, proper exercise that directly works our muscles by way of controlled loading with adequate resistance can rebuild lost strength or maintain it.
This will serve as a preventive measure and also as a treatment for many clinical conditions As we age we tend to become less active, we lose muscle tissue, and we gain fat weight.
Sometimes this change in body composition (muscle/fat ratio) is not that noticeable as the bathrooms scales may not show any increase.
But the fat is actually sneaking into and padding the spaces left by the shrinking muscle tissue so we may not be aware of it.
That old saying "use it or lose it" really does apply to the human body, especially as we get older as the domino double whammy effects of muscle tissue loss and body fat increases become more powerful as the years slide by.
For example, the average 25 year old woman has approximately 25% body fat, and the average 60 year old woman has 43% body fat.
This is how much the muscle/fat exchange has been happening which slows the metabolism, weakens the entire body and its systems and leaves one exposed to a higher risk of disease.
But just a couple of strength training sessions each week along with living a more active lifestyle in your leisure time can slow these negative changes right down.
Think of it this way, an active lifestyle is better than money in the bank.
It will reduce medical costs, minimize the need for future long-term care and eliminate future burdens on family, friends and society.
The greatest return of all is having the strength, energy and vigor along with the independence to pursue every moment of your life to the fullest.
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