Maintaining Body Strength Minimizes The Aging Process
It is a well known belief that as we get older we get weaker and lose our vitality and vigor.
We accept the loss of muscle strength and the aches and pains as just a natural part of aging.
In reality, many of the symptoms we blame on age are nothing more than symptoms of a lack of proper exercise and movement - of not using our muscles or simply using them less than we should be.
A decrease in strength and fitness, an increase in body fat especially around the mid-section, loss of energy, a decline in brain power and a feeling of having one's life-force sucked away are changes that go along with getting older but aging is not the cause of these symptoms.
What we can blame all this on is today's form of living - technology driven lifestyles - has driven us into a progressively more inactive and sedentary existence.
These days many jobs need little more than sitting for long periods of time; therefore the majority of people do not get any natural exercise at their work Even in their leisure time people are more likely to watch TV than be physically active.
Yet we were built and created for vigorous physical activity and in the space of 50-100 years it has been removed from our lives.
We have not had time to adjust to this drastic reduction as our bodies have evolved over thousands of years.
We still have the exact same blueprint that our ancient ancestors had and physical activity was a huge part of their daily lives that ensured survival.
Proper exercise that works the muscles through their ranges of movement with resistance has long been associated with good health and wellness but nowadays the benefits of this type of exercise are even more critical in our inactive world.
It has been well proven that working our muscles regularly is essential for developing and maintaining, not only an maximum levels of health, but in preventing a good amount of the deterioration of our physical function that is connected to the premature aging that a sedentary lifestyle will lead to.
It does not take much to prevent, or even reverse this problem.
Just 2-3 strength training sessions each week with a bit of effort put into them will do the job in maintaining a good base level of strength and overall fitness.
If you are new to this type of exercise get some help from a fitness professional at your local gym or fitness center to get started.
People often ask how to continue to be motivated, through long periods of time with their workout regimen, but the truth is that this comes from inside you and your desire to stay healthy and live longer.
After all this is all about you, your health, wellness and longevity and no one else.
When you weigh up what you get back from such a small outlay of time and money you will see that it is well worth it.
Remember, the choices you make today could make the difference in how you look, feel and function tomorrow.
With proper exercise a year from now you will be stronger, have more energy, be fitter and have fewer aches and pains than you did five years ago.
This is how effective putting that movement back into your life can be and this is only a few of the benefits.
The longer you do it the more of them you will experience giving you a higher quality of life both short-term and long-term.
We accept the loss of muscle strength and the aches and pains as just a natural part of aging.
In reality, many of the symptoms we blame on age are nothing more than symptoms of a lack of proper exercise and movement - of not using our muscles or simply using them less than we should be.
A decrease in strength and fitness, an increase in body fat especially around the mid-section, loss of energy, a decline in brain power and a feeling of having one's life-force sucked away are changes that go along with getting older but aging is not the cause of these symptoms.
What we can blame all this on is today's form of living - technology driven lifestyles - has driven us into a progressively more inactive and sedentary existence.
These days many jobs need little more than sitting for long periods of time; therefore the majority of people do not get any natural exercise at their work Even in their leisure time people are more likely to watch TV than be physically active.
Yet we were built and created for vigorous physical activity and in the space of 50-100 years it has been removed from our lives.
We have not had time to adjust to this drastic reduction as our bodies have evolved over thousands of years.
We still have the exact same blueprint that our ancient ancestors had and physical activity was a huge part of their daily lives that ensured survival.
Proper exercise that works the muscles through their ranges of movement with resistance has long been associated with good health and wellness but nowadays the benefits of this type of exercise are even more critical in our inactive world.
It has been well proven that working our muscles regularly is essential for developing and maintaining, not only an maximum levels of health, but in preventing a good amount of the deterioration of our physical function that is connected to the premature aging that a sedentary lifestyle will lead to.
It does not take much to prevent, or even reverse this problem.
Just 2-3 strength training sessions each week with a bit of effort put into them will do the job in maintaining a good base level of strength and overall fitness.
If you are new to this type of exercise get some help from a fitness professional at your local gym or fitness center to get started.
People often ask how to continue to be motivated, through long periods of time with their workout regimen, but the truth is that this comes from inside you and your desire to stay healthy and live longer.
After all this is all about you, your health, wellness and longevity and no one else.
When you weigh up what you get back from such a small outlay of time and money you will see that it is well worth it.
Remember, the choices you make today could make the difference in how you look, feel and function tomorrow.
With proper exercise a year from now you will be stronger, have more energy, be fitter and have fewer aches and pains than you did five years ago.
This is how effective putting that movement back into your life can be and this is only a few of the benefits.
The longer you do it the more of them you will experience giving you a higher quality of life both short-term and long-term.
