Tuesday Tip: How to age well!

Tuesday Tip: How to age well! 👵🏻

Ageing is something we all experience but perhaps we feel like it’s out of our control. In reality up to 80 percent of how we age is directly influenced by your lifestyle choices.

Movement, exercise, good nutrition, and sleep can make significant differences to how you age.

Regular physical activity can significantly slow the aging process in joints. Studies have shown that inactive individuals experience a rapid deterioration of joint health, leading to increased pain, stiffness and reduced mobility.

Regular exercise not only helps maintain muscle mass, but it also plays a crucial role in preventing age-related muscle loss. In contrast, a lack of physical activity is associated with muscle wasting, weakness, and frailty. It also helps with proprioception and balance. Proprioception is the body’s ability to sense movement, action, and location. It’s present in every muscle movement you have. Without proprioception, you wouldn’t be able to move without thinking about your next step. Proprioception allows you to walk without consciously thinking about where to place your foot next. As you age this becomes even more important and helps you to stop yourself falling. Preserving muscle mass also means you can get back up if you do fall. All this enables longer independence

People who regularly do some form of aerobic exercise, experience significant improvements in cognitive function and a decreased risk of age-related cognitive decline. Meanwhile, sedentary individuals have been shown to be prone to memory loss, reduced mental sharpness and at greater risk of neurodegenerative diseases

A diet abundant in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins provides essential vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals that combat oxidative stress, protects against age-related diseases, and promotes cellular health.

Lack of sleep disrupts vital processes, which can lead to some signs of aging, such as fine lines, dull skin, and impaired cognitive function. During deep sleep, the body engages in critical repair and rejuvenation activities, promoting cellular regeneration and optimising brain function.

So take some control back and prioritise some of these habits and prioritise your nutrition, exercise and sleep to ensure you age as well as possible!

Happy Tuesday 🤗xx