environmental toxins such joints as we age, especially has reversed and I am as lead and mercury. if we are not active. Think stronger than ever. While Therefore, aside from about how much we sit all my weight has gone up exercises that increase day! Stretching to maintain quite a bit (because I have balance such as standing on flexibility in muscles, built so much new muscle in one foot, heel-toe walking, tendons, and joints is the past two years) my yoga, and tai chi, working essential to healthy aging. waistline is down. And I am on detoxification with a Nothing makes one feel old actively reducing my risk of metabolic medicine more than stiffness! so many other diseases! provider will improve balance. Most people are aware of stretching lower muscle Finally, there is flexibility groups such as the exercise. Flexibility is so quadriceps or hamstrings, important to maintain but it is important to stretch throughout life because all muscle groups (i.e.: I when we are not flexible want to be able to wipe my our freedom of movement bum when I am old!), so in day-to-day living finding an inclusive becomes less. With less stretching routine is range of motion and important. freedom in movement we start to limit our activities, I am a huge fan of yoga of which then decreases all kinds to improve strength, slows down flexibility. A good yoga metabolism, and increases routine will stretch all the risk of injury. muscle groups while working on balance and As we age the body tends to strength as well. Although I lose collagen all over (think haven’t quite worked up to wrinkled skin), which it, I think twenty minutes of decreases the water stretching every day with content in the tissues. two days of a more When this happens in thorough routine would be tendons it leads to less ideal. elasticity and fluidity in tendons, which we feel as As for me (and I think stiffness. everyone else), exercise is a work in progress. Currently I Aside from stiffness in am exercising four days a tendons, we can also week, with an eye toward experience stiffness and five. The happy news is reduced range of motion in that my insulin resistance
environmental toxins such as lead and mercury. Therefore, aside from exercises that increase balance such as standing on one foot, heel-toe walking, yoga, and tai chi, working on detoxification with a metabolic medicine provider will improve balance. Finally, there is flexibility exercise. Flexibility is so important to maintain throughout life because when we are not flexible our freedom of movement in day-to-day living becomes less. With less range of motion and freedom in movement we start to limit our activities, which then decreases strength, slows down metabolism, and increases the risk of injury. As we age the body tends to lose collagen all over (think wrinkled skin), which decreases the water content in the tissues. When this happens in tendons it leads to less elasticity and fluidity in tendons, which we feel as stiffness. Aside from stiffness in tendons, we can also experience stiffness and reduced range of motion in joints as we age, especially if we are not active. Think about how much we sit all day! Stretching to maintain flexibility in muscles, tendons, and joints is essential to healthy aging. Nothing makes one feel old more than stiffness! Most people are aware of stretching lower muscle groups such as the quadriceps or hamstrings, but it is important to stretch all muscle groups (i.e.: I want to be able to wipe my bum when I am old!), so finding an inclusive stretching routine is important. I am a huge fan of yoga of all kinds to improve flexibility. A good yoga routine will stretch all muscle groups while working on balance and strength as well. Although I haven’t quite worked up to it, I think twenty minutes of stretching every day with two days of a more thorough routine would be ideal. As for me (and I think everyone else), exercise is a work in progress. Currently I am exercising four days a week, with an eye toward five. The happy news is that my insulin resistance has reversed and I am stronger than ever. While my weight has gone up quite a bit (because I have built so much new muscle in the past two years) my waistline is down. And I am actively reducing my risk of so many other diseases!
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