Don't give the age excuse because this guy is 71 and I'd take his washboard abs any day! Another Blogger from Great Britan said that this gentleman does either 100 press-ups or 100 wheel reps on the Ab Wheel every day.
Work Smarter Not Harder!
Dr David Marcon
Cincinnati, Ohio
drdavidmarcon.com
Showing posts with label Anti-Aging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anti-Aging. Show all posts
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Why We Gain Weight As We Age
Building strength at any age has a large impact on our health according to this NPR Article.
And that's where exercise comes in. Wanagat says countless studies have shown that exercise — even among individuals in their 80s — works. It actually helps the muscle cells get bigger. And beyond size, it makes the muscles stronger.
Work Smarter Not Harder!
Dr David Marcon
Cincinnati, Ohio
drdavidmarcon.com
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Resistance Exercise Reverses Aging in Human Skeletal Muscle
I have made reference on a earlier post to Sarcopenia. I truly believe that this condition is at the root of many cases which erroneously are diagnosed as "Arthritis". Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is not an inflammatory condition. It does reduce mechanical advantage at the affected joint which increases the work load of the soft tissue (muscles & ligaments). These soft tissue entities will breakdown under the additional work creating the pain and inflammation common to sufferers. Increasing the capacity of the muscle is the only practical way to increase function.
Melov, et al "Resistance Exercise Reverses Aging in Human Skeletal Muscle" have potentially found the fountain of youth with their study. Many have advocated weight training for longevity of life but were unable to quantify the results, until now!
following exercise training the transcriptional signature of aging was markedly reversed back to that of younger levels for most genes that were affected by both age and exercise. We conclude that healthy older adults show evidence of mitochondrial impairment and muscle weakness, but that this can be partially reversed at the phenotypic level, and substantially reversed at the transcriptome level, following six months of resistance exercise training.
Now you know resistance exercise is more than just vanity and narcissism, will you participate or spectate? Maybe they can come up with a pill?
Work Smarter Not Harder!
Dr David Marcon
Cincinnati, Ohio
drdavidmarcon.com
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