Are you looking for a little motivation to stick to your exercise program? How about if you knew it could help you look younger, would that help to keep you going? There are many benefits to exercising but the fact that it can slow aging and help you look younger has got to be one of the best.
For many people it is tempting to try and take a short cut with skin creams and injections, or surgical options like face lifts and tummy tucks. But those things just change the outside of the body and it is what is happening on the inside that is responsible for how fast or how slow the aging process affects us. Being a couch potato is never going to help you stay young looking and in fact will hasten decay and degeneration as your body and all of its systems weaken.
Research has shown those adults who do enough physical activity to build and maintain their muscle tissue with proper exercise function much better and look 10 or more years younger than people who do not. Every cell and tissue becomes biologically younger with the stimulation of 'youth' hormones that challenging your muscles provides.
If you want to keep looking as young as possible it is impossible to do so without muscle tone. The strong, lean, firm, healthy, shapely body's we all admire and would love to own simply are not attainable without it.
And just how do you attain that youthful appearance and energetic condition? Loads of research tells us that the real Fountain of Youth is regular physical activity that works the muscular system of the human body. As our body is made up of 50 percent muscle tissue it is considered the engine room of the body and if left to weaken and shrivel it sets a spiral of downward health problems.
It is a shame that many people think strength training exercise is for athletes or bodybuilders. Rest assured it is for everyone that wants to remain youthful. No matter what your age or present physical condition, strength training will improve the quality and the length of your life.
Proper exercise has the capacity to make us stronger and more flexible so we can do more. Mentally and emotionally, we have much to gain from exercise. It reduces depression and anxiety, helps us manage stress and frustration and increases feelings of physical well-being and self-confidence. Our work and leisure performance is improved and our daily tasks are much easier to perform.
Do not expect these benefits from low intensity activity like walking, jogging or cycling. These are not enough to work the muscles through their ranges of movement under a load. Consider these sorts of activities as recreational and can never replace a proper exercise program of strength training exercise if you wish to enjoy the anti aging benefits that keeping your muscles and bones strong can provide.
To help you stay motivated and keep your 2-3 sessions each week going always keep in mind how it is helping you look young and be healthy along with keeping your body in top shape. It will also provide you with the energy and stamina you need to pursue all your interests and activities that make your life enjoyable. It can prolong your life, and most importantly will improve the quality of that life.
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Carolyn Hansen is a certified fitness expert and fitness center owner who coaches clients to look and feel younger. In her nearly 30 years of fitness and bodybuilding competition experience she has helped thousands of people start their journey towards being strong, fit and youthful at any age.
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