Your Fitness: Stay doing the things you love!
One of the most beneficial things we can do for our body is to regularly attend a gym for two to three sessions per week.
As we age, it is common for aches, pains and a more prominent sense of fragility to impact how we live our lives. Most of these changes are often age-related degenerative changes that are a common part of the aging process for most of us!
However, we often have more control over this trajectory than we think. In this article I will highlight three things we can do on a weekly basis that should help us to continue doing what we love for longer.
One of the most beneficial things we can do for our body is to regularly attend a gym for two to three sessions per week where we expose our bodies to loads that help to build capacity and strength in our bones, muscles and everything in between. Staying strong and functional is what is going to help you continue to keep doing what you love, for longer.
Something we see quite a lot in clinic - sedentary lifestyles that often involve a lot of sitting and not a large amount of moving your body. As simple as it sounds, little and often brisk walks throughout the day wherever possible can be underrated when it comes to your energy expenditure, your cardiovascular health and a multitude of other health benefits.
This can be a big one for people who don’t have a lot of lean muscle mass and are looking to get stronger while maximising their recovery.
Protein acts as the building block for lean muscle mass. Having a high protein source in each meal where possible can be a great way to maximise the work you do in terms of exercise and will help you to recover that little bit better too.
These are three simple tips I would highlight as a low hanging fruit that I would push everyone to aim for. There are multiple other variables that share almost equal importance that I didn’t include here, such as sleep hygiene and stress management for example.
My advice to most people is to start small and build up from there as the simple tasks start to become easier to sustain.
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Lastly, I would also like to clarify that I am not a registered dietician. All advice disclosed here is simply advisory based on my qualifications as a fitness professional and personal experience and knowledge gained working with individuals and helping them reach their goals.
The advice given is not designed to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem - nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health.
I hope someone out there found some of this information useful here, just some food for thought.
