| As we get more miles on our age clock we may | | | | However, to get these bursts of "youth' hormone |
| wonder why a body of a 60 year old person looks | | | | takes more than a few bicep curls. Studies show that |
| so different than a body of a 30 year old. Although it | | | | the exercise session does need to be reasonable |
| is more wrinkled and saggy on its outer casing the | | | | intense (degree of effort used) taking about 40-50 |
| real problem lies in what is happening to the stuffing | | | | minutes twice a week to get the very best results. |
| on the inside. When muscle and bone shrinks, bodies | | | | As little as 8 different strength training exercises |
| sag and posture slumps. | | | | targeting major muscle groups are what do the job |
| Not so long ago it was believed that the gradual loss | | | | the best. Big exercises that work multiple muscle |
| of muscle that starts slowly and increases its rate | | | | groups together like squats of all types chin ups, dips, |
| after the mid 20's was an inescapable part of the | | | | overhead presses and dead-lifts rather than little |
| aging process. You were on a downhill run trapped in | | | | exercises that work small muscles like calves or |
| a body made up of more fat and less firm muscle | | | | biceps. |
| and the older one got the worse the situation got as | | | | This is much less scary than it sounds. For one thing |
| well. | | | | you get to rest for a minute or so in between each |
| The main reason for this loss of muscle and bone is | | | | exercise and for another, no one expects a beginner |
| that we stop using it and production of the body's | | | | to work out at a high level straight away. You start |
| natural anti-ager human growth hormone (HGH) | | | | with a basic program and work your way up to the |
| declines as well. Without the stimulation of vigorous | | | | more advanced exercises ideally under the guidance |
| muscle 'work' there is not the release of this special | | | | of a fitness professional. |
| hormone that instructs worn out cells and tissues to | | | | This is a fantastic investment in your own health and |
| renew, repair, replace and rebuild. So the long process | | | | well-being given the evidence that regular strength |
| of decay and degeneration sets in along with a | | | | training exercise retains your strength, helps maintain |
| downward spiral of health. | | | | a healthy weight, and keeps your bones strong along |
| There is only one thing that will stop this process | | | | with greatly reducing your chances of needing a |
| dead in its tracks and that is strength training | | | | nursing home and a Zimmer frame down the track. |
| exercise which can reverse muscle and bone loss, | | | | So, all you need to do now is go to your local gym |
| making human bodies work better and become | | | | or fitness center and get yourself started and never |
| leaner and younger. This is the only type of exercise | | | | stop. You will be so glad you did. As each year |
| that will stimulate the release of HGH helping your | | | | passes you will be getting stronger not weaker as |
| body build more youthful muscle tissue and use up | | | | you will if you neglect to take care of yourself in this |
| excess flabby body fat. | | | | way. |