This was the result of a fitness level test that I did yesterday. And although it says I'm 74 years old, I'm only 3 days away from my 75th birthday, so it's reasonable to say I've knocked 43 years off my fitness age.
Here are 5 essential rules to follow with any anti aging workout routines:
Many questions are asked about shrimp and cholesterol online. In general, many people are concerned about cholesterol levels in foods such as meat, eggs and dairy products. In the case of the shrimp, the story about cholesterol is different, because a number of studies have shown that the high percentage of ‘good fats‘ in shrimp reduces the influence of cholesterol and that the vast majority of people can simply eat shrimps as part of a balanced diet.
Years ago shrimps were seen as a taboo for heart patients or for people who had to watch their cholesterol. This is because a small portion of, for example, 350 grams contains about 200 mg of cholesterol. For people at high risk of cardiovascular disease, this is their maximum recommended daily allowance. (For a healthy person, 300 mg is the recommended daily amount.)
Shrimp, however, have a very low total fat (about 1.5 grams per portion) and contain virtually no saturated fat. Saturated fat is known to be particularly harmful to the heart and blood vessels, partly because our body can efficiently convert it to LDL (or bad) cholesterol. But the LDL level is only a part of what affects your risk of cardiovascular disease.
It's a well known fact that we perceive the people we love as being younger than they actually are.
It can be a couple in their sixties or seventies who still see each other as the 20 somethings they married 40 years ago.
It can be a father who still sees his daughter as the twelve year old who needed his support, advice and protection when the rest of the world sees her as the successful attorney that she's become.
Interestingly, this only happens if the object of affection has maintained their health and appearance.
The rose colored lens doesn't work if the subject has got too fat or too wrinkly to fit inside it any more.
The takeaway is embracing a diet and exercise related lifestyle will keep those rose colored glasses firmly on your loved one's face!
A recent study by Duke University reported that the process of aging is highly variable among even young people in their teens, early twenties and early thirties.
Young people who are aging rapidly show early stages of physical and cognitive impairment, leading to early dementia symptoms.
This is why improving health through diet and exercise is important from a young age and throughout life. It improves the state of all our organs, leading to a positive imbalance between chronological and biological age.
Biological age is a measure of how quickly your body systems are declining.
You may have seen the 20 exercise routine for seniors that I posted in Senior Exercise Routine: Videos 1 – 10 and Senior Exercise Routine: Videos 11 – 20 and perhaps even Sex and Seniors: The Hidden Truth which encourages sex as an exercise in itself, as well as having many other benefits. This article examines HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training for those seniors who are looking for something a little more intense and a little more challenging.
HIIT stands for high intensity interval training and it has sky-rocketed in popularity among millions of people.
You'll often see them in the park working out with ropes, boxing gloves and fast body weight exercises. In the past, the general idea was that running in the park or on the treadmills for hours was the way to go when it came to losing weight.
Your skin is a clear indicator of your age.
If you ask someone to guess your age, it’s your skin that they’ll look at first to make their estimate.
Skin that looks like crepe paper, so called liver spots, sun damage, wrinkles and just generally unhealthy looking skin will all make you look older.
You never want any of those awkward moments when someone assumes your daughter is your granddaughter or your grandfather is your brother.
The best anti-aging skin care is prevention and it starts now...
Using the correct techniques, it’s possible to cut up to 25 years off your appearance, maybe more, and look and feel better too.
For the best ant-aging skin care serum, please check out my article The Best Anti Aging Skin Care Products.
The first dimension in anti-aging skin care is your diet.
This is a set of 20 videos that comprise a senior exercise routine.
Each video showcases a different exercise that should be within the capacity of most seniors to do.
Little or no equipment is required.
If you want to record your progress for each exercise over time, fill in your name and email address below. I'll email you a link to download the Exercise Record chart.
You'll find this is wonderful motivation, as you record the increase in the number of repetitions you achieve for each of these senior exercise routine videos.
This post covers the second 10 videos. The first 10 can be found in Senior Exercise Routine: Videos 1-10.
For the best accompanying diet for women, see The Cinderella Solution for Weight Loss.
This is a set of 20 videos that comprise a senior exercise routine.
Each video showcases a different exercise that should be within the capacity of most seniors to do.
Little or no equipment is required.
If you want to undertake any or all of the senior exercises in this routine, you should create a table in Word or Excel (actually, I'll give you a link to one I'll create for you in the next post Senior Exercise Routine: Videos 11-20) and record your progress for each exercise over time.
You'll find this is wonderful motivation, as you record the increase in the number of repetitions you achieve for each of these senior exercise routine videos.
This post covers the first 10 videos. The second 10 can be found in Senior Exercise Routine: Videos 11-20.
First of all, you should be aware that an active sex life is one of the most effective anti-aging treatments available.
It releases all sorts of hormones into your body that increase muscular strength, promote glowing skin and generally make you feel good.
(Just don't have a cigarette afterwards.)
Research into seniors and sex included in the New England Journal of Medicine surveyed 3,005 men and women in the United States between the ages of 57 and 85.
These were their results:
In a previous post, we covered Anti-Aging Foods for Seniors. Anti-Aging Foods for Women is slightly different. Women's metabolism is different and so their dietary requirements are also different.
Some of the top anti-aging foods for women are:
Fresh vegetables and fresh fruit are an essential part of anti-aging foods for women.
Processing and preservatives are the enemy. Natural food sources contain anti-aging properties and are a major store of nutrients that rejuvenate tissue and dead cells in your body. They strengthen organs and prevent the onset of premature aging.