Does getting old mean becoming weak and physical feeble? This is the perception of most of the population, including those who are aging. Though some loss of muscle strength and function occurs as a natural part of aging, this does not mean that we have to become very weak in old age. For more information [...]
Tag Archives: Exercise
Exercise Counteracts Stress Keeping Telomeres Longer & Slowing Aging
May 28, 2010 – 10:48 am
In the last year or so there has been increased interest in telomeres as markers of cellular aging. Telomeres are the ends of chromosomes. There is mounting evidence that the length of telomeres is related to the stage of aging of cells; the shorter the telomeres, the more aged the cell. Previous posts on the [...]
Exercise And Keeping Memory
May 10, 2010 – 10:26 am
Recently there have been news articles about how physical exercise is good for the aging brain. Researchers have shown that older adults who are more physically fit tend to have bigger hippocampi. The hippocampus is an area of the brain that is involved in learning and memory. The researchers also showed that those that the [...]
Why We Gain Fat As We Age
February 25, 2010 – 12:26 pm
There was an interesting segment on NPR a couple of mornings ago, about the effects of aging on muscle – or more accurately, loss of muscle with aging. The segment was somewhat misnamed as “Why we gain weight as we age.” It should have been “Why we gain fat as we age.” The segment talked [...]
How Exercise Helps Cardiovascular Disease
January 31, 2010 – 9:34 pm
We are frequently told that exercise is good for us. It reduces the risk of a range of diseases, such as heart disease and stroke. What is often not clear is why it is good for us. How exactly does exercise help? Here is one way that researchers have found that exercise helps with cardiovascular [...]
Exercise May Keep Your Cells Younger
January 27, 2010 – 1:52 pm
This is good news and bad news. Older exercisers seem to have younger, healthier cells. Good news that you can keep your cells younger. Bad news that you have to exercise. A study reported in the Washington Post looking at 2,400 pairs of twins suggests that those twins that exercised in their spare time over [...]
Regular Exercise Changes The Brain Making You Less Stressed
November 19, 2009 – 8:48 pm
When discussing how to get cope with stress, one common suggestion is to get some exercise. The main reason is usually give as the release of endorphins. New research suggests that regular exercise changes the brain making you less stressed, as well. Exercise is known to release endorphins into the body. Endorphins bind to opioid [...]
Get Going To Improve Body Image
October 9, 2009 – 11:14 am
Want to feel more positive about your body. Get going to improve your body image. Exercising improves body image, whatever the fitness level. Over the years the percentage of adults that are unhappy with their body image has dramatically increased. This increase in negative body image is probably due to two things. First, the number [...]
