Were you hoping for a magic pill? Me too. Oh, if only it were that easy.
I already know the key to aging well. So do you.
I doubt you can pick up a magazine or read a newspaper or go online without being reminded of it.
Here’s one example, an article by Judy Jones in the June 2009 issue of More magazine.
According to the New Rules for Saving Your Memory, a huge number of people are keeping their cognitive function well into their 80s or beyond. Part of the population, though is not aging well at all, not even in their 60’s.
What’s the difference between the 2 groups?
An active lifestyle.
30 minutes of aerobic exercise at least three times a week boosts brainpower, decreases stress, and reduces the risk of dementia, depression, heart disease, and more. Everything but wash the windows, apparently.
Seriously, I know exercise is important, vital, crucial. I’ve known this for years. But I still don’t do enough of it.
I dabble in it here and there but I confess I do not consistently get 30+ minutes three times a week. There are so many things I’d rather be doing.
What about you? Do you get the recommended amount of exercise? What tips and tricks do you use to get yourself to do this? Click on Comments, scroll down, and write away.
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I couldn’t agree more – yet here we all are sitting in front of screens…
I took a fun angle on this subject in my latest blog article ‘Have a Body Like an Avatar Alien’.
I invite you to take a read and share … at least having publshed it, it is pressing me to walk my talk! – that’s what you’re sayin,eh Bonnie? —– more ‘walk’ less ‘talk’!!
I’d better get out there! Nice reading your articles. Cheers
Clever angle on your latest blog article.
Walk more and talk less, walk more and computer less. Yep, that would be good. I’m catching up after 10 days after so we’ll see if I computer all afternoon or take time for a walk.