The Surprising Way Hip Flexors Pull You Down Into An Elderly Stoop And Shuffle, And How To Avoid It13/1/2020 
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A good posture can make you feel more powerful and more confident
We all get old, but we can make choices about how we age.
Our muscles and tendons stiffen and shorten as we get older. This tightening of our musculoskeletal system causes pain and also tautens us into an older-looking posture -- before our time. You might be as surprised as I was to learn that our hip flexor muscles play a significant role in making us appear older and more fragile. You can postpone the onset of an aged posture, and its associated pain, with just a few simple exercises each day. Holy Mackerel! Researchers confirm walnuts help your muscles stay stronger helping live longer10/1/2020 
Muscle strength is one of the strongest predictors of future health status. Strength is most often measured via the grip strength test, which is a proxy for overall skeletal muscle.
Regular exercise is the obvious way to improve muscular strength. But is it possible that supplements might promote muscle strength? The supplement industry would have us believe so. What is the evidence? Recent research (December 2019 - a metastudy), concluded: Recent research (December 2019 - a metastudy), concluded: Over 50? Exercising Cannot Undo the Damage of Added Sugar Unless You Plan Running 52km a Week8/1/2020  The demonising of sugar has led to so much #nutribabble that it is hard to know what to do.
The answer is straightforward. Just stop all added sugar in your diet and food choices - especially if you are over 50. If you don't stop, you are adding additional risk to everything that is going to happen to your health as you age. Added sugar is going to make you fatter, and lead to a higher risk of diabetes and in turn, a higher risk of limb amputations, blindness, kidney failure and dementia.  Update: Shocked when Runtastic measured my “3km” to be 4.3km!Running hasn't ever been one of my favourite activities, but I have been doing 3km every morning for 3 weeks. It's the first time I've run every day. I did it more out of curiosity, and I learnt a few things.
Before Xmas 2017 - just over 2 years ago - I did not run at all. In fact, I hated it when some of my gym classes would end with us having to line up for sprints across the room. However, I had a conversion! Are you afraid to use these 3 simple tests now to predict your longevity and quality of life4/1/2020 
My goal is to help you live longer better, but how would you measure your progress towards that objective?
You could wait, and see if you do indeed survive longer than your less active friends. Or, you could try some simple tests now, which will give you early signs of your progress. Poor results on these tests correlate with earlier death, and more probable hospitalisation as well. You will live longer better if you take action to improve the underlying causes of poor results. The common causative factor for getting improved results is ... exercise! Did you guess? 
How bored are you with your "leg-day, chest-day, arm day" gym routine?
If you are looking for something that will get you better results and be more satisfying, then I have good news for you. Stop now, and you'll be better off. Training splits, the "leg-day/chest-day/arm-day" guff are just figments of the bro-culture. If you're under 40 no harm done - you'll look good in a t-shirt following any strength-training regime. If you are over 50, then it's time to stop and think seriously about your training objectives.  Adding extra effort builds your health gains, and lowers your weightWalking is a great way to relax and also to gain the first level of health benefits available to everyone.
If you are already a walker, that's great. You can boost your gains by adding five level-ups which each deliver you more bang for your walking buck. If you are not yet a regular walker, then create a plan to get going, and add these level-ups to your program over the next six months. The first month, just walk. Then starting in the second month add one level-up per month. I exercise at the gym three times a week and trail run 5km twice a week. Also, I walk every day - mostly 3km. I look forward to walking as much as I do to my more intense exercises. |
ChoicesSince I was diagnosed at 50 with Type 2 diabetes I've been learning how to do bone-building fitness training which lowers my age. You can too. It's your choice. Walter Categories
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