Healthy Aging: Age is a poor excuse for physical decline.

Many people confuse this number with chronological age, which is a separate (and uncontrollable) element.

Everybody will have a natural physical peak, which can be maintained for a certain period before a decline occurs.

THE LENGTH THIS PEAK CAN BE MAINTAINED AND THE RATE OF DROP OFF CAN BE HUGELY INFLUENCED BY YOUR ACTIONS!!!!“

I.E. Get fit, Get Strong, Get healthy and Move well

Osteoporosis - the body constantly absorbs and replaces bone tissue. With osteoporosis, new bone creation doesn't keep up with old bone removal. Weight-bearing activity and resistance training help signal our bodies to make bone at a faster rate

Sarcopenia – Is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass (0.5–1% loss per year after the age of 50), quality, and strength associated with aging and is one of the most important causes of functional decline and loss of independence in older adults. Resistance training with heavy enough loads to result in growth signals that can lead to increased strength. Resistance exercise also increases the actions of growth-promoting hormones.

“So many of us just don’t appreciate all the benefits you get from exercise,” she said. “There is no quick-fix medication out there that can give as many far-reaching benefits as exercise can. In many ways, exercise is the miracle pill, it can help prevent a range of serious diseases, it can help combat diabetes and heart disease, it can help you sleep, it will help you lose weight, it will improve your general well being and there is absolutely nothing out there that is as natural with so many far-reaching benefits and yet we don’t seem to appreciate it.”

- Kym Guelfi, University of WA’s Associate Professor at the school of sports science, exercise and health

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

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