Age Warrior: One Woman’s Tale - Part 3

I didn’t intend for this to be a series. It just worked out that way, thanks to readers who read the first two “Age Warrior” blogs and visited my website for more information. Thus far, I’ve touched on anti-aging: 1. nutrition and eating plans; 2. nutritional supplements; and topical anti-aging skin treatments. In Part 1, I also mentioned: exercise and stress reduction. Today I’ll talk a bit about exercise for the aging body. Please don’t be offended. We start aging the day we are born!



Difficulty getting up from a chair was what motivated me to address my own declining physical fitness. Once I was able to rise again unassisted, I wanted to build up my quads further to support my knees.



You may laugh at this, but I have an electric toothbrush that times out after two minutes of brushing. I started doing deep squats while brushing my teeth every morning.



When that became easy, I tried holding the squat as long as I could. When one two-minute squat became easy, I added bicep curls and tricep kickbacks with a five pound weight in one hand and then the other; then I moved up to an eight pound weight.



The point is, start where you are. When a move becomes easy, do something to make it more difficult again. You need to keep challenging your body; just the way you need to keep challenging your mind. Use it; or lose it!



I’m now back to teaching aerobics. I teach two one-hour classes a week and take three more for me. In my Power Sculpt classes, I heft more weight than anyone else in the class. Some of the students are in their twenties. Not bad for a sixty-year old, hey?



Consult your doctor before undertaking any new exercise program.





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