WEIGHT EQUIPMENT
Speaking of strength exercises, unless you’re planning on doing only body weight exercises, you’ll need weights of some kind.
If you only have a little room, you can achieve adequate muscle fitness for anti-aging purposes with a decent set of dumbbells, such as the Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbbells set.
If you’re thinking of setting up a […]

Japan tends to be the birth place of many innovative ideas, and the field of anti-aging is no exception. A new yoga studio there is turning to Japanese salt for its potential holistic and anti-aging properties.
The practice of yoga is nothing new, and the particular type of yoga done in this studio - Bikram - […]

KEEPING MOTIVATED
Personally, I found that joining a gym helped me to stay motivated to work out. But what if you prefer to work out at home? Well, if you have space for a home gym and you would like to put one together, check out my post Putting Together A Home Gym.
But what if you […]

FLOOR PROTECTION
If you need to protect your floors from the weight of your exercise equipment, the Ironman Deluxe Flooring System provides the best bang for the buck. It will also provide enough of a cushion for stretching, aerobics and strength exercises.
If you don’t have heavy exercise equipment and you just need a mat for doing […]

INTRODUCTION
First off, how does strength training reduce the symptoms of aging?
Mayo Clinic endocrinologist K. Sreekumran Nair, Ph.D., M.D., a leading researcher on muscle metabolism and its role in aging, tells us “One of the first things that happens as people age is there is a decline in muscle mass, muscle strength, and endurance. Associated with […]

REASONS TO STRETCH
There is a tendency in some people (I include myself) to want to skip stretching in their exercise routine, but that’s a big mistake. Stretching prevents injury, which is counterproductive. Also, inflexibility, in and of itself, is one of the symptoms of aging. Think of how elderly, out of shape people look when […]

Before I get too far into the subject of this post, I should point out that the point of exercise, at least as discussed on this site, is not to get six pack abs so you can show off, but rather to avoid aging prematurely (see my post Exercise, Longevity and Anti-Aging for more details). I’ll […]

KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR HEART RATE
How do you keep track of your heart rate? Well, if you can carry on a normal conversation, then you are probably not exceeding your target heart rate. This is the standard to use if you are engaged in some kind of sport, like tennis or basketball, where you don’t […]

CALCULATING YOUR TARGET HEART RATE
So, how do you calculate your target heart rate? You start with your maximum heart rate, which is calculated:
Maximum Heart Rate = 220 - Your Age.
So, if you were 60 years old, your Maximum Heart Rate would be 160 beats per minute. So, the lower end of your Target […]

INTENSITY LEVEL IS IMPORTANT
There are many ways to perform cardiovascular exercise, having to do with varying intensity levels and duration, each having different benefits and risks. For the purpose of anti-aging, not all are equivalently helpful.
Moderately strenuous and sustained activities seem to work best for anti-aging (see my post Exercise, Longevity, and Anti-Aging for more […]