Can exercise make you look younger?
Exercise slows cell aging. Exercise doesn’t just make you feel younger—it may actually turn off the aging process in your chromosomes. It has to do with telomeres, the caps at the end of chromosomes that control aging. Telomeres become shorter as you get older, and longer telomeres are associated with longevity
Exercise
- Exercise helps circulate more nutrients & oxygen to your skin to make you look more radiant.
- Exercise basically kick-starts the collagen production process of building younger skin which slows down as you get older.
- Exercise improves your posture making you look & feel younger along with making you more confident.
- Exercise prevents free radical damage which is 1 of the main things that causes you to look older.
- Exercise means less gray hairs as it helps to reduce stress
- Exercise helps you sleep better which means less dark circles & puffy eyes
- Exercise naturally boost your HGH (or Human Growth Hormones) for free without you spending thousands on injections to look younger.
- Exercise maintains your muscle mass & gets rid of ugly body fat preventing your skin from sagging
- Exercise literally turns back the clock by maintaining the length of your telomeres which gets shorter as you age. According to this study older people who exercised had telomeres that were about the same length as 20-year-olds!
At the molecular level exercise has an anti-aging effect.
Muscle loss is inevitable with age. In fact, the total muscle mass in your body decreases by nearly 30 percent between the age group of 50 and 70 years. After that, you lose another 30 percent each decade. The sedentary lifestyle has been found as a major cause of muscle loss at this fast pace. Here are some weight training exercises that, will help you tone annoying trouble spots within a couple of weeks.
For toned underarms dumbbell kickbacks
Hold a dumbbell (between 2-2.5 kg) in your right hand and stand with your left leg forward. Your feet should be three feet apart. Tilt your torso forward and bend your elbow at 90 degrees to bring the weight on your biceps. Now, straighten your arm by extending it backward. Slowly bring it back at the 90-degree bend. Repeat 12 to 15 times for two to three sets. Repeat this with the left hand.
Chair dips
Sit on the edge of a chair with your legs straight out in front of you. Your heels should touch the ground and toes should be pointing out. Place your hands six inches apart from your body and firmly grip the edges of the seat. Placing your weight on your hands, slide your bottom just off the front of the chair and keep your abdomen pulled in and straight. Your head should be centered between your shoulders. Bend your elbows and lower your body till your upper arms are parallel to the floor. Pull back and do two-three sets of 12 repetitions each.
For a firm bosom push-ups for chest
Lie down on your stomach with hands placed on the ground at shoulder width, and legs straight behind. Exhale and push away from the floor. Inhale as you lower your body, stopping as your elbows reach a 90-degree bend. The hips must be in line with the back and must not rise. Do 10 reps of three sets.
Chest fly
This exercise will help give definition to your cleavage. Lie with your back on the floor and your knees bent. Grab the dumbbells and position your arms straight above your chest. Now, in slow and controlled motion, extend your arms out to the sides, such that your body becomes shaped like a T. When your arms reach the same place as your shoulders, pause for a second and return to the starting position. Do two-three sets of 12 reps each.
Chest press
Lie on your back with feet flat on the floor. Hold the dumbbells and position them to the sides of your chest with arms bent at the elbows. Push the dumbbells up and bring them together at the top. Return to the first position, slowly. Do 12 reps for two to three sets.
For flat lower abs leg lifts
Lie on your back, with legs straight and hands placed under your butt. Lift your legs so that your toes are pointed to the ceiling. Slowly bring them down, but avoid touching the floor. Repeat 12 times.
Reverse straight leg crunch
Lie on your back with your arms to the sides, palms down. Lift your legs at the hips, and use your abdominal muscles to roll your glutes off the ground. Repeat 12 times.
For a shapely but quadruped hip extension
Be on all fours by placing your hands and knees on the floor. Lift one leg up behind you while keeping the knee bent at an angle of 90 degrees. Your sole must face the ceiling and the thigh must line up with the torso. Do 12 reps with each leg.
Squats
Place your feet at shoulder width. Extend hands straight in front of you. Keeping your back straight, lower thighs and sit on an imaginary chair. Without lifting your heels off the ground, raise slowly and repeat 12 times for three sets.