Anti-Aging Benefits of Exercise By Kim Goletz
Most people correlate exercise with weight loss, and it’s true that exercise can help you lose weight and maintain a healthy body composition.
More importantly, though, exercise is a major contributor to your quality of life and important for your overall health. While we cannot stop or turn back time, exercise has anti-aging benefits that can help you feel and look younger.
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More importantly, though, exercise is a major contributor to your quality of life and important for your overall health. While we cannot stop or turn back time, exercise has anti-aging benefits that can help you feel and look younger.
Photography By Peter Jonathan Images
Exercise can improve your sleep, boost your mood and decrease stress levels. For example, have you heard of the “runner’s high?” This is a real thing! When you exercise, your body releases endorphins. These endorphins help boost your mood, help relieve stress, and can reduce your risk of anxiety and depression. Regular exercise can help you feel more relaxed and can help improve your sleep. During sleep, your body repairs and restores itself, which can lessen the effects of aging. Exercising can also give you a sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction that you have done something good for yourself. This is empowering and good for the spirit.
Regular exercise can improve your health, give your immune system a boost, and lower your risk of disease. These affects can help you live longer and improve your quality of life. Exercise lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cholesterol problems, dementia and some cancers.
Exercise, particularly strength training, helps build strong, healthy muscles and improve bone health. This can improve your strength and posture, help you appear younger, improve your balance, and decrease your risk of falls and fall-related injuries.
There are some things to keep in mind in regards to exercise. Be sure to consult with your doctor before starting any exercise program. If you are unsure of how to exercise, ask your doctor or enlist the help of a trained professional, like a personal trainer. If you have never exercised before, be sure to start at a lower intensity and exercise for a shorter duration to prevent any injuries. Gradually increase the intensity and length of time until you reach the recommended amount of time and intensity of exercise.
Regular exercise can improve your health, give your immune system a boost, and lower your risk of disease. These affects can help you live longer and improve your quality of life. Exercise lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cholesterol problems, dementia and some cancers.
Exercise, particularly strength training, helps build strong, healthy muscles and improve bone health. This can improve your strength and posture, help you appear younger, improve your balance, and decrease your risk of falls and fall-related injuries.
There are some things to keep in mind in regards to exercise. Be sure to consult with your doctor before starting any exercise program. If you are unsure of how to exercise, ask your doctor or enlist the help of a trained professional, like a personal trainer. If you have never exercised before, be sure to start at a lower intensity and exercise for a shorter duration to prevent any injuries. Gradually increase the intensity and length of time until you reach the recommended amount of time and intensity of exercise.
Overall, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recommends that adults 18-64 years old perform 150 total minutes each week of moderate intensity activity (a brisk walk), along with strength training that includes 2 or more days a week of muscle strengthening exercise. You can divide this throughout the entire week so it works best for you and your schedule. For example, you can do a brisk walk for 30 minutes 5 days a week and perform strength training workouts for 30 minutes twice weekly. The important thing to remember is to be sure to incorporate aerobic activity and strength training into your routine, not one or the other.
Most people feel overwhelmed when they try to incorporate exercise in their busy lifestyles. When you are trying to work exercise into your schedule, try to aim for no fewer than 2 times a week for 2-3 weeks. Once you are consistent with this schedule, then increase the amount of exercise in your schedule for another 2-3 weeks. These incremental changes allow you to create a habit and increase your chances of success. A lot of times, if you try to drastically change your routine, this can result in failure and frustration.
You do not need to go out of your way or spend a lot of money to exercise. Going to a gym or having a lot of equipment at home is not necessary. You can utilize free resources for aerobic exercise (exercise apps, YouTube videos, parks, your home or your neighborhood) and perform body weight exercises for strength training. However, having some equipment at home or going to a gym will give you more variety with your routines.
Exercise is not the fountain of youth, but it certainly has anti-aging benefits to help you feel and look younger. Making your health a priority and incorporating regular exercise into your lifestyle will do wonders for your mental and physical well-being. Be the healthiest YOU possible—mind, body, and spirit!
Most people feel overwhelmed when they try to incorporate exercise in their busy lifestyles. When you are trying to work exercise into your schedule, try to aim for no fewer than 2 times a week for 2-3 weeks. Once you are consistent with this schedule, then increase the amount of exercise in your schedule for another 2-3 weeks. These incremental changes allow you to create a habit and increase your chances of success. A lot of times, if you try to drastically change your routine, this can result in failure and frustration.
You do not need to go out of your way or spend a lot of money to exercise. Going to a gym or having a lot of equipment at home is not necessary. You can utilize free resources for aerobic exercise (exercise apps, YouTube videos, parks, your home or your neighborhood) and perform body weight exercises for strength training. However, having some equipment at home or going to a gym will give you more variety with your routines.
Exercise is not the fountain of youth, but it certainly has anti-aging benefits to help you feel and look younger. Making your health a priority and incorporating regular exercise into your lifestyle will do wonders for your mental and physical well-being. Be the healthiest YOU possible—mind, body, and spirit!