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Let's change the way we think about aging

Posted on Sep 6th 2007 1:28PM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Fitness

We all tend to assume that as we age, our body slows down, alongside our metabolism, our stamina and our strength. But that assumption is wrong, according to the Fitness Guru at eDiets, and it's leading up to become more and more unhealthy as we age. Aging is inevitable, but it's what we do with our aging bodies that counts. Aging doesn't mean we have to give up on being fit -- in fact, it means the opposite; we should be just as hard to maintain our bodies.

Getting regular exercise and eating well won't stop the aging process, but these two important steps can slow it down -- by a lot. Don''t you think?

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Tags: aging, eating well, EatingWell, fitness, golden years, GoldenYears, growing older, GrowingOlder, keeping fit, KeepingFit, metaboilism, senior, stamina, strength, younger

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Crabby McSlacker 9-06-2007 @ 7:18PM

Interesting article and I totally agree--especially since he was talking about people in their 40's who were complaining about how out of shape they were and saying it was inevitable.

Um, no, actually, it doesn't have to be true at all! Unless you were an Olympian or something in your twenties, you can be in the same or better shape in your forties than you were in your 20's if you work at it!

Now I'm not convinced there aren't some declines by your 60+ years, but they don't have to be nearly as dramatic as people expect. I'm one of those folks who doesn't love working out, but I've kept it up well into my forties. I'm in as good a shape as I've ever been. Not that I don't constantly complain about having to work out!

(And my rather silly health blog, for those who like to click on things, is at http://crankyfitness.blogspot.com/)