If you want to be able to live longer you must follow these tips: they come directly from a movement expert.
Everyone would like to be able to get to the best physical and mental condition as an elderly person and to do so you need to take care of your body and your health right from the start. A very important aspect related to one’s physical health and youth is movement, given that Physical activity should be an integral part of everyone’s daily life.
In the words of Silvano Zanuso exercise physiologist and scientific director of Technogym, and Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth (Australia), there are several studies that relate longevity to physical activity and daily movement. In fact, you should do physical activity several times a week in order to be able to maintain strength and at the same time have a better physique even as you age.
Exercises for longevity: here’s what the expert recommends
First of all, he states that to improve one’s longevity and become healthier as an elderly person one should do physical activity daily and perform targeted exercises at least two or three times a week, both aerobic and for strength. Furthermore, he states that it is never too late to start and that you can go to the gym for the first time even when you are older or older.
Furthermore, it states that Even at an advanced age, weight training can be performed obviously adapting the type of physical activity in such a way as to perform all movements safely and according to personalized programs, which vary based on age and physical performance.
As for strength exercises, he suggests performing all of them those that involve different muscle groups together, such as the squat, the bench press and pulling exercises such as the lat pull down. To have a more technical and scientific aspect, Silvano also stated that there are various scientific evidence that explains how physical activity helps you live longer.
“ Also very interesting is the fact that physical exercise, especially strength training, improves insulin resistance, which is the basis of many pathologies linked to ageing. And there is good evidence that cognitive impairment also improves with exercise”. Obviously, before starting to practice physical activity, always ask your doctor for advice.