What we ingest makes a huge difference to our overall health and vitality, especially as we age. In fact, because developed world living is mostly sedative in nature, in terms of weight management, what we eat and drink plays an even larger role than intermittent work- outs. It’s really hard to outrun a bad diet.
However, cultivating and retaining strength and acuity requires more than just a healthy diet and portion control. ‘Death by chair’ is a leading cause of physical and mental deterioration today, and a new study confirms that a powerful antidote is to keep moving and strength-training our muscles as we age. Regular aerobic and resistance training yield priceless compound benefits over time, and all we have to do is invest our effort. See Exercise wins: fit seniors can have hearts that look 30 years younger:
As for muscle health, the findings were even more significant…researchers were surprised to find the 75-year-old muscles of lifelong exercisers were about the same as the muscles of the 25-year-olds. “If I showed you the muscle data that we have, you wouldn’t know it was from an older individual. You would think it’s from somebody that’s a young exerciser.”
