Anti Aging Exercise

Do you get regular exercise? If so, is it anti aging exercise?

As you may know, exercise is good for your heart, muscles, bones, and joints. Exercise is crucial for good health and for maintaining a healthy weight.

In addition, exercise increases metabolism, oxygenates the blood, promotes fat burning, and flushes the lymphatic system of toxic waste―which is the primary cause of premature aging!

However, not all forms of exercise are anti aging. In fact, many forms of exercise actually accelerate the aging process!

In order for exercise to be anti aging, it should create an alkaline environment in your body or it will have the opposite effect. This means that your anti aging exercise should be pain-free, aerobic (rather than anaerobic), and fat-burning (rather than sugar-burning).

An ideal anti aging exercise program should include what we call the three S’s—Stamina, Strength and Suppleness.

The Three S’s

1. Stamina. Choose from a variety of light aerobic exercises, like walking, swimming, biking, or easy jogging. One of the most effective forms of anti aging exercise is rebounding (jumping on a high-quality mini trampoline.) Ideally, we want to exercise aerobically at least 15-30 minutes daily (or at least 5 times a week).

2. Strength. Weight lifting is an effective way to strengthen bones and muscles. If you've never lifted weights before, find a fitness trainer who will teach you the proper way to do it. Rebound exercise is also very effective for strengthening every single cell in the body, including bones, organs, muscles and tissues. We recommend 20-30 minutes of strength exercise 2-3 times a week, skipping a day in between sessions.

3. Suppleness. For many people, one of the most frequent reminders of aging is joint stiffness and tight muscles. Daily stretching can relieve much of that stiffness and also help to remove acid waste from the joints and muscles. We recommend daily stretching, even 5-10 minutes a day. You might want to take a Yoga or Pilates class to learn the proper techniques for stretching. People of all ages can learn to stretch, even from a comfortable chair or bed.