why active people age better and live longer.
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Get in Shape by Consuming Less and Moving More
A recent article in Outside Magazine explains how genetics may not play as significant a role in our longevity as previously thought. Newer research indicates that it’s our lifestyle choices and daily habits that determine how long we live and the quality of our years after age 50. Apparently, under the right conditions, you can stay young by running!
“…three times a week — not a lot of exercise —
caused a complete reversal or arrest of all the symptoms of aging”
~ OutsideOnline.com
There is also mounting evidence that lower-calorie intake extends lifespan.
Digesting food is significant effort for the human body. I’ve always wondered if giving the body a rest from digesting frees-up its energies to work on healing in other parts of the body. My hunch is that the less healthy food we eat, such as much of the food found currently in the standard modern diet, the more effort it requires of our bodies.
People who are physically active for 30 or more hours a week — such as professional athletes or construction workers — need to fuel their bodies to match the intensity of their typical day. But for many of us, our lifestyles are much more sedentary than our ancestors’ lifestyles. Therefore, many of us require less calories.
So it seems that running, coupled with a low-calorie diet, can have a significant impact on the way we age.
3 Ways to Get in Shape Fast
- prepare psychologically for change (this is the most important item in this list!)
- lessen your calories by 200 from your daily average diet. 200 is not that much. You’ll notice it, but it won’t be painful.
- exercise daily to the point where you burn at least 300 calories from each day’s workout.
If you do each of the three listed above, it is entirely possible that at the end of a year you could have lost 52 pounds of body fat. And — depending on what kind of exercise you did each day — your muscle tone, complexion, and posture will have greatly improved!
It’s challenging to create one weight loss formula that applies to everybody, because there are just so many variables. For instance, I’ve found over decades in my work as a professional fitness coach that the healthier someone is, the better their metabolism works and the easier they lose fat. So, it’s not just about counting calories; it’s also about listening to what your body needs — holistically — in order to be healthier. I suggest you lean on your wellness team — consult your anti-aging medical doctor, your nutritionist and naturopath, so that you can lose weight safely.
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I just started taking green smoothies about two month’s ago and also use my treadmill for speed-walking approximately 7.5 miles, three times per week — this works out at one hour forty minutes speed or power-walking.
I speed/power walk for 1.40 minutes which comes in at 7,5 miles each day three days per week for two month’s. My diet is the same I eat whatever i like but in smaller amounts, I added or introduced green smoothies in to my diet, I have more energy, I never feel hungry and in two month’s I melted away an amazing 20 pounds in weight, or should I say “FAT,” — my waist size is much smaller and my body is becoming really toned-up.
I am a 48-year old male whose mid-drift is almost gone. My friends tell me I look younger, healthier and know this is true because I see the difference in the mirror, I feel stronger also. I think it’s a combination of all of these things that work to compliment each other for overhaul well-being.
You must be dedicated with whatever approach you decide to take and if you stick to it you will see positive results. I always told myself that i don’t know how i could do it, but I know i could do it.
“Be encouraged, it’s very possible with just a little planning and simple adjustments to your diet and lifestyle.”
I am feeling great and everyone says that I look really fit. To get fit you have to work hard and the green smoothies really help give me energy and detox the body.
When I first started on the green smoothies i was certainly in full detox mode i was feeling kind of like a flu had come on me, I had no energy and thought the green smoothies would actually kill me rather than help me; but despite whatI felt I continued and now I feel fantastic — I suppose that is what detox is all about.
Have a great day and be encouraged; remember, I never said it would be easy, it’s extremely hard work with a tough exercise regime which you must stick at to reach your goals, but they are reachable.
Running, ‘eh? I ran five miles a day about 25 years ago and I’ve never felt better. Might be time to take it up again.
I think your hunch about the American Diet and longer food digestion is on the money. I have been taking iron (which is best to do on an empty stomach) so was researching the digesting time of different foods. I noticed that meat can take several hours to digest where as fruits, vegetables, and some grains take less than an hour. If you eat meat for every meal your body is working around the waking (and sometimes sleeping) clock to process the stuff.