You already know it’s important to strength train to preserve strength and lean body mass with age. But what about power training? Find out why power training may be as important, if not more so, than strength training for staying functional as you age.
Exercise has multiple health benefits. Recently, researchers made a new discovery – how a compound released by muscle cells during exercise may protect cells against death, thereby prolonging life. Find out more about a link between exercise, healthy aging and longevity.
Wouldn’t life be rosy if you could turn off the aging process? As you might expect, there’s ongoing research in this area and lots of theories as to why aging occurs. Is aging something that can be prevented or at least slowed down? Find out more.
Having good insulin sensitivity is important for weight control and for overall health. Insulin sensitivity changes with age – but why? Is it due to factors you have some control over like body composition or is it an inevitable part of aging? Find out what research shows about insulin sensitivity and aging and what you can do to avoid insulin resistance and the health problems it’s linked with.
Is aging a product of oxidative stress and free radicals – or IS it? This article discusses the evidence for and against the free radical theory of aging and the role free radicals play in health, aging and longevity.
No one wants to develop wrinkles and loose saggy skin. The good news is you have more control over the skin aging process than you think. There are actually two kinds of skin aging, one you can control and one you can’t. This article discusses the two types, and what you can do to ward off wrinkles.
Is protein the new anti-aging nutrient? Find out why protein requirements go up with age and the effects not getting enough dietary protein can have on your body composition and on your health.
Science is interested in aging. In fact, there is a whole field dedicated to the study of aging. Researchers who study centenarians have discovered three things that all people of advanced age have in common: low-sugar diets, low triglyceride levels, and low levels of insulin resistance. Of these factors, the most important is insulin resistance rates.
Aging is a gradual process that happens over years. Have you ever wondered what causes us to age? Genetics is a factor but diet and lifestyle are no less important. Discover four factors that contribute to aging and what you can do about them.
Exercise helps to reduce the risk of diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes. But it may directly affect the slow down the aging process by altering a cell’s DNA. Find out how exercise affects aging at the cellular level.
Recent studies have removed the uncertainty and show that exercise not only delays the aging process but can also reverse the aging process.
