Here’s to your Independence this July 4th! Exercise, Your Fountain of Youth

Reduce your biological age and prolong your independence by starting and staying on a regular exercise program.

Engaging in a consistent exercise program has been shown to assist with losing weight, decreasing body fat, lower stress and increasing energy but…reduce our biological age? Yes! This July 4^th let’s celebrate our independence and find our fountain of youth by staying consistent on a regular aerobic fitness program.

Here are the facts:

• It was reviewed in studies and concluded that aerobic fitness matters – particularly if you want to live independently for all your years!
• Studies show that overall mortality is cut by as much as 70% among the “highly fit” older adults.
• It is also well documented that maximal oxygen intake decreases between 20 to 60 years old and is projected to deteriorate at a similar rate into retirement.
• Starting at age 50, people begin to lose 12% of their muscle strength and 6% of their muscle mass every decade resulting in a decrease in your metabolism

Our Fountain of Youth:

• To attain the associated health benefits for the fountain of youth, it only takes “moderate levels of physical activity 30 minutes a day, five days a week.”
• Progressive aerobic training can boost your aerobic power and potentially delay the loss of dependence by as much as 10-12 years.
• A regular exercise program can slow or reverse the loss of aerobic fitness, reducing the individual’s biological age and prolonging independence.
• Two to three months of weight training three times a week can increase muscle strength and mass by one-third, making up for three decades of loss of muscle strength and muscle mass.

You have the facts and the solution. It’s time to get moving this July 4^th!

Some tips!

• Plan your week ahead and schedule your times for some form of movement at least 5 days a week, 30 -60minutes.
• Taking group classes that mix things up and keep it fun are a great way to keep your weekly movement scheduled. Look for Group Exercise Schedules that keep it fun! REV/SPINNING, Dance, Pilates, and Yoga and Definitions classes.
• Brisk walks or runs, bike riding, taking the stairs at your lunchtime.
• Scheduling time to workout with a personal trainer is also a great way to keep your movement scheduled weekly.
• Work with a trainer that is certified in Target Zone Training. This trainer can take you through a sub-max VO2 test that will allow them to design an individualized aerobic program for you. You will get pre- printed workout cards knowing exactly what to do each day you come in to the club for your aerobic fitness program.

There are always ways to fit movement in to your daily routine.  If I told you we could give you the fountain of youth and all you needed to do was make a conscious effort to move each week, would you do it?