1. Exercise creates brain growth As we get older, the birth of new brain cells slows, and our brain tissue actually shrinks. Exercise may be able to reverse that trend. One brain-scanning study of healthy but sedentary people aged 60 to 79 showed significant increases in brain volume after six Read more…
Did you exercise today? Did you take that step towards living well into old age? If you did congratulations. Now you have to do it again tomorrow and again the next day until it becomes a habit. Continue until it becomes so ingrained in your daily habits that if you Read more…
13 ways one type of exercise is the closest thing to a miracle drug we have Want an all-natural way to lift your mood, improve your memory, and protect your brain against the decline that comes with aging? Get moving. Exercises that get your heart pumping and sweat flowing – Read more…
New research recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society explores the benefits of exercising for delaying Alzheimer’s disease.Alzheimer,s two seniors power walking Aerobic exercise, such as power walking or jogging, may be the best form of exercise for preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Last year, a review by scientists Read more…
Exercise Can Help an Aging Heart No Matter How Old You Are “This ‘dose’ of exercise has become my prescription for life.” January 08, 2018 Aging can cause a stiffening in the heart, hindering its ability to pump out blood. But new research finds that there is a sweet spot Read more…
Physical Exercise Fights Illness by Keeping the Aging Immune System Young Exercise boosts immunity and keeps cholesterol low. March 08, 2018 People often look to exercise to keep their hearts fit and their weight down, but a new study says that fitness is the key to keeping your immune system Read more…
A Harvard doctor says these are the best exercises for your body Running isn’t the only way to work out. Harvard Medical School professor of medicine I-Min Lee says five other types of exercise are also hugely beneficial for your brain and body. The exercises include strength training and walking. Read more…
What happens to your body when you start exercising regularly. If you’re thinking about leading a more active lifestyle, you’re not alone. In recent years, an increasing number of Americans have started participating in more sports, fitness, and recreation. Whether you’re trying to get fit or build muscle, or you’re Read more…
Reprinted from Barbend Powerlifting Slows the Aging Process. Here’s Why Doctors understand aging as a loss of one’s reserves. Here, reserves means abilities – physical and mental. To a doctor, then, we age when we lose physical ability or mental capacity. While we all, of course, get older with the Read more…
Reprinted from CNN news If you are in your 40s or 50s, chances are that you are starting to notice some changes in your body, including muscle loss and diminishing strength, even if you exercise fairly regularly. Reduced levels of physical activity, increases in sedentary behavior and doing less intense Read more…