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Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:11 pm  |
I notice that people who exercise regularly (excluding jogging) look younger than those who don't.
I know that exercise firms and trims your body, which dramatically makes a person look younger.
But, apart from that, how else does it delay aging? Why does it have such a huge impact on the skin's youthfulness? |
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Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:41 pm |
Hi VeronicaM,
I think cardio makes people look younger by stimulating the flow of blood all around the body, encouraging elimination of lymph, and by making your body hungry and thirsty--basically by activating your circulatory, digestive, respiratory, systems all at once.
I know that for myself, after a nice run more than 20 minutes long, I have no bags under my eyes, and my skin looks more plumped and radiant.
Re: jogging being bad for you, I have to respectfully disagree. As long as you don't overdo it, 30-40 minutes of jogging is probably the all around most efficient and effective exercise there is. Biking, swimming, and machine-led cardio just do not compare. You can lose inches, tone your entire body, and you get that radiance and energy to boot.
When I got worried about skin sag and running, I started to take some classes like kickboxing, dance, and cross-training. I notice that jump roping, jumping in general, and dance aerobics place a lot of intense stress on your face as well. If you are an efficient jogger who holds your entire body in a good form, the stress on your face isn't bad at all.
I definitely notice runners who look aged when I am running, but I sense that they are not casual runners, but rather, marathon runners, or they do races that make them run more than 5 miles lots of times per week. They seem not to wear sunscreen and not to care about running when the UV index isn't high. 30 minutes of light outdoor exercise 4-5 times per week cannot be anything other than really healthy!
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Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:36 am |
Well, people have different ways of keeping fit.
In my opinion, all exercises are good for everyone, instead of being a couch potato at home.
Our body is just like a car. If you maintain your car with regular scheduled maintenance, oil/filter change and all that, your car will be running smoothly and will not give you problems long-term. Our body is the same.
Exercise builds muscles and keep our bones stronger. We need muscles because as we age, our bones become weak if we don't do any form of exercises. I find that people who exercise regularly (as part of their healthy lifestyle) have more energy. And when they have that energy, they can do almost anything no matter what at any age! |
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Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:52 pm |
I ran for many years. I ran a marathon, I ran many a 10K, I ran lots of 5K. Today at 54 I do not run. running is amazing. It promotes blood flow through the body like nothing else - endorphins, feelings of incredible health. A beautiful thing. I believe exercise and lots of hardcore have been the reason I remain firm and young. My opinion now - Exercise is necessary for youth but I think like all of life you need to find compromises.
With running the downside comes when you run on a hard surface and the damage to the knees, etc cannot be discounted. Also I believe the pounding will and does show up on the face over time. Gravity gets tougher when combined with running. When you are young your body manages it. As you age (over 40) it is less forgiving. Short distances are going to be easier on anyone overall. For anyone over 40ish who wants to really run I say try the run-walk method to keep the pounding down. It matters. |
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 4:18 am |
No matter what exercises you do, it does give you the "glow" after a great workout. I believe, if you want to maintain your youth, find exercises that interest you, say, join a belly dancing classes (to improve the curves), aerobics, aqua fitness, biking with friends, anything at all for you to move/do something. I also find that people who exercise regularly have more firm bodies which is a sign of youthfulness.
| sister sweets wrote: |
My opinion now - Exercise is necessary for youth but I think like all of life you need to find compromises.
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:16 am |
The most recent studies suggest that exercise activates body's own stem cells and reduces the biological age of immune cells. Basically what exercise does is activating body's own repair mechanisms. Current idea is that even 15-30 minutes of moderate endurance activities *every day* can help rewind the clock and delay the onset of chronic diseases, even for people in their 50s and onwards. The authors also suggest that daily exercise is more important than wholesome diet (not that balanced nutrition is deemed redundant, but it works better combined with exercise. IMO, eating healthy without proper work outs is a waste of resources.). Exercise intensity is also a factor, the more intense the exercise the less time has to be invested. You can either engage in 15 minutes of grueling squash or walk for 4 hours.
Activities to try: jogging, swimming, rope skipping, dancing, bicycling, hill climbing, brisk walks on level surface.
Not just mutterings of madmen on their blogs, large scale studies published in respectable journals, e.g. Lancet.
On a side note, having read the anti-jogging thread and couple comments here... I had to think long and hard, but I do not agree that running makes face sag. From the people I know, it's the opposite. For example, if someone who runs every morning, is in their 60s and doesn't show signs of excessive sag, then I have to lend some doubt to this theory. Of course, I'm no facialist who quizzes people on their exercise habits, but so far I have noticed that people who don't exercise at all or do it irregularly are the ones who sag and age first. Even if they are in their young and skinny.
For anyone in doubt, my innocent suggestion is to ask some personal trainers about sunken and saggy faces on their clients who jog on a regular basis.
I'd agree with plastic surgeons that jogging without sun protection slapped on is aging, but not jogging as such.
And for the record, I don't jog and I'm not trying to justify my fitness choices. The whole discussion just caught my attention. |
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:27 am |
| I've found that running/walking for 20-30 minutes, power yoga, and lifting weights to really help. I take a spin class sometimes as we'll. I used to run marathons and ultra marathons, compete in triathlons and lift heavy weights and I agree that at 51 I needed to back off on all that intensity. I was getting that gaunt lined look. Yikes! I especially love the power yoga because it is a body cleansing type of exercise and conditions the body overall and best of all I no longer have that hollow faced look. |
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:51 am |
I totally agree with you jazzi. To get the full benefits, we have to do both.
| jazzi wrote: |
IMO, eating healthy without proper work outs is a waste of resources.).
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bannansking
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:44 pm |
Jogging of course  Maybe swimming and dancing is prety awesome. |
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:16 pm |
I love swimming! PM me if you need some tips
| bannansking wrote: |
| Jogging of course Maybe swimming and dancing is prety awesome. |
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:00 pm |
I spent an evening people watching at a retirement village in Florida.
I observed what made older people look old..and what made some of them look young.
The overwhelming finding...the few older folks there who had muscle tone and good posture looked so fit, trim..and YOUNG. I say lifting weights and working out really make you look younger.
Even the older thin people who didn't work out..looked frail and aged.
pump iron girls! |
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:03 pm |
I agree with everyone. I'm still not 100% about this jogging=facial sag discussion. No "real" evidence I suppose.
However the hotdocgirl you're sooo right. Strength training is sooo important for you. As an ex personal trainer I found it was the best for keeping bones and muscles strong and toned and even for weight loss and great to keep doing as we get older. But of course it has to be enjoyed. If someone's going to be exercising for a long time, they need to do something that doesn't feel like a chore. With good technique, (whether it cardio in form of running aerobics, boxing OR strength training in form of weights and body resistance), only the very best outcomes should be expected.
I am not a swimmer, but I do love walking and jogging and aerobics and incorporating strength training intervals within my sessions. Even a good ol' fashion circuit targets everything. My mother on the other hand can't walk for 10 min but she can tred water for over an hour...lol. 
Just wanted to add that another aspect to exercise is the psychological aspect. If we feel good about ourselves then our perception of ourselves and our age is a positive one too. I swear I always look fab after a workout...even if its in my head  |
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Thu Nov 22, 2012 6:02 am |
"pump iron girls"
hotdcgirl,
This made me laugh. Thanks. |
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Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:53 pm |
Your fitness level can make you look older or younger. Walk behind someone and watch them move. You can try to guess their age but you might be wrong. Someone wearing younger clothing might move like an older person and vice versa.
It can be a bit of a shock sometimes. In my company there is a woman who is 65 but if you saw her from behind, she shops at Forever 21, has shoulder length, straight blonde hair and walks very quickly. She goes to the gym nearly everyday. Yet when she turns around you can see she is 65. If she got a facelift she'd be able to easily lie about her age.
Now if someone her age only got a facelift and wasn't fit, you would automatically know she was old, regardless of lack of wrinkles, by the way she moved. |
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Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:57 pm |
| Oh yes, strength training (basically lifting weights) is great too. All types of exercise are great! It's just currently there is more evidence that body's proteins get recycled at a more efficient rate, so to speak, when a person engages in endurance exercise. But that doesn't mean that strength or flexibility training can be neglected. No, no. Extremes better be avoided, least we all turn into Richard Simmons-lookalikes. |
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:49 am |
| When we exercise, we have more energy. When we have the burst of energy, we feel young. Our bodies can do more things, not restricted by aches and pain. |
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kanataesthetics
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Sat Nov 24, 2012 11:57 pm |
Exercise = delivery of oxygen to the cells, keeping the production of collage, fibroblast and the brand new cells as healthy as possible.
Exercise also delivers a lot of blood flow , the circulation is highly improved and where is oxygen and a lot of micro circulation and blood flow the cells and skin are more alkaline so bacteria cant breed and the skin looks healthy, radiant, glowing and younger looking.
Of course a healthy diet along with it, plenty of rest, good skin regime, and a lot of positive outlook after all it is a package  |
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Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:07 am |
You've got great points here kanataesthetics! That is how I feel when I exercise, my face is sooooooo red after a swim, not really feeling tired after a great workout, but rather I have more energy afterwards... Our bodies are functioning better when we do regular exercises. We all can benefit from it and delay the aging process for sure.
| kanataesthetics wrote: |
Exercise = delivery of oxygen to the cells, keeping the production of collage, fibroblast and the brand new cells as healthy as possible.
Exercise also delivers a lot of blood flow , the circulation is highly improved and where is oxygen and a lot of micro circulation and blood flow the cells and skin are more alkaline so bacteria cant breed and the skin looks healthy, radiant, glowing and younger looking.
Of course a healthy diet along with it, plenty of rest, good skin regime, and a lot of positive outlook after all it is a package |
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Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:24 pm |
| sister sweets wrote: |
I ran for many years. I ran a marathon, I ran many a 10K, I ran lots of 5K. Today at 54 I do not run. running is amazing. It promotes blood flow through the body like nothing else - endorphins, feelings of incredible health. A beautiful thing. I believe exercise and lots of hardcore have been the reason I remain firm and young. My opinion now - Exercise is necessary for youth but I think like all of life you need to find compromises.
With running the downside comes when you run on a hard surface and the damage to the knees, etc cannot be discounted. Also I believe the pounding will and does show up on the face over time. Gravity gets tougher when combined with running. When you are young your body manages it. As you age (over 40) it is less forgiving. Short distances are going to be easier on anyone overall. For anyone over 40ish who wants to really run I say try the run-walk method to keep the pounding down. It matters. |
I have to agree with you Sis. I live in a community where many women (and men) run. It's interesting, the over 40-something men look fine.... the women ~ not so much. Of course, their bodies look firm and fit and I'm sure like you said, they get a great endorphin rush. However, all of them look gaunt and some even look saggy. Maybe the difference is because testosterone protects men's' skin and therefore its less susceptible to the pounding. Gravity is definitely a force to be reckoned with over age 40. To me, it's just not worth the risk, especially when brisk (power) walking and cycling can accomplish the same thing. Aprile |
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rosalyhudson
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Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:17 am |
| Regular exercising always helps to circulate the blood all over the body parts, and as we know that if the circulation of blood flow fluently, you heart stay younger and your mind also. |
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Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:30 am |
Everyone is different. So exercise will depend on individual's liking and preference... Some go jogging, some go brisk walking, others cycling, etc. As long as they exercise regularly, is the most important thing.
| aprile wrote: |
To me, it's just not worth the risk, especially when brisk (power) walking and cycling can accomplish the same thing. Aprile |
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Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:56 pm |
Well, some people are stronger than others.... So exercise, whether it is rigorous or not, will depend on personal choice and liking... I think all type of exercises are good, whether it is high intensity or not....
| gretchen wrote: |
I respectfully disagree that labor intensive exercise makes you look younger. The French don't huff and puff and seem to age well:
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:24 am |
| Listen to your body as to what type of exercise will suit you. Nobody can tell you otherwise. |
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