Are You Aging Faster Than You Would Like?

Most people do not want to look and feel older than they need too no matter their age

. This is backed up by the millions that are spent each year on surgery, creams and injections to try and erase the signs of Father Time. But these methods are exterior fixes and are just a patch up job when the real aging process could be marching along at a rapid pace on the inside if you are not taking proper care of yourself.

When you consider the first four bio-markers of the aging process are:

Loss of muscle mass

Loss of strength

Basal metabolic rate

Body fat percentage

You can see these things are all happening on the inside and nothing that you do on the exterior of your body will slow this down. These four very important markers are closely linked together. It is loss of muscle mass first and strength, the second signpost, which are our primary bio-markers of the aging process. They are responsible for the vitality, energy and wellness of the human body. They are the lead dominoes, so to speak and when they start to topple, the other bio-markers soon follow.

We used to believe that this loss of muscle tissue was just an unavoidable part of getting older but now we know this is not correct. It is from disuse - from not doing enough strength building and maintaining exercise that is the problem. Around one half a pound of muscle tissue is lost each year from an inactive person and this rate doubles after age fifty years.

People think that if they maintain a constant body weight (or even lose weight) as they get older that is all they need to do but this is nowhere near good enough. The target should be body composition which is improving or at the very least maintaining your muscle to fat ratio.

Maintaining this means that you want less 'inactive' fat tissue and more 'active' muscle tissue to keep your metabolism humming turning the food you eat into energy so you can get the most enjoyment from life. People that can turn more calories into fuel never have to worry about what they eat or gaining weight as their healthy metabolism burns more calories every minute of the day and night.

So before you rush out and get surgery or injections to try and hold off the ravages of aging rescue your precious muscle tissue with a proper exercise program that contains mostly strength training exercise. This is the only exercise that will do it and is pivotal if you wish to remain as youthful as possible.

Controlling the four first bio-markers of the aging process is the single most important thing you can do as you get older and strength training exercise is the magic bullet to do this. You just have to get out to a gym or fitness center and do it.

By making positive changes in these markets through a combination of proper exercise and eating right you can prolong vitality and postpone disability. You can greatly improve your odds of approaching the ideal - which is a long healthy life.

by: Gen Wright

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