Exercise

It is a proven fact. People who are physically fit have better sex. A brisk walk every day, three to four twenty minute jogging outings a week, or a few laps in the swimming pool could be all it takes to improve your sex life. Physical improvements in muscle strength and tone, body composition and cardiovascular function can all enhance sexual functioning. Sexual desire and ability are actually great indicators of general overall health. Sexual dysfunction is not necessarily an isolated problem. It can be an indicator of a greater health issue like high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease or diabetes. A recent study at Penn State University claims that women who find their libido reduced and sexual desire fading as they get older may not be the victims of just menopause, but may be reacting instead to feeling depressed about their body image.

Human growth hormone (HGH) not only helps keep you looking and feeling younger, but it also helps keep you healthy. If you have a lack of HGH in your body, your skin will sag, you will develop wrinkles, your energy levels will be low, and you will be more likely to gain excess weight. HGH improves your cardiac function, sexual function, your lean mass, and it gives you thicker hair. By age twenty, your natural HGH supply starts to decrease. Regular exercise can stimulate your body to produce more HGH, helping you to look and feel younger.

For best results, you must exercise daily. Maintaining a healthy heart, good bone density, lung capacity, muscular strength, flexibility, balance, a strong immune system and the ability to fight off cancer, among other multi benefits, rely on the body experiencing regular physical activity. If you stop exercising for just three days, your body will start to decline. The message in terms of frequency is pretty apparent: daily exercise is best. The current trends in America show that only about ten percent of the population is meeting current exercise recommendations. The effect of all of this lack of activity can clearly be seen in the increasing waistlines of millions of Americans.

Start exercising daily for a short period of time, then, every day, increase your time and duration. As your body becomes more conditioned, increase your workout to a higher intensity. Plan regular workouts in your schedule and you will have an easier time sticking to your exercise routine. The good news: the more you exercise the more benefits you will experience and the more addictive exercise becomes. It’s a wonderful cycle. The more you do, the more you can do and the more you will want to do.

Exercise is one of the best anti aging medicines available. You are never too old to start regular exercise. Get up, get out, and exercise.

My Personal Exercise Routine and Regimen can be found in my book under appendix B. My routine is a well-rounded exercise program incorporating all three major types of exercise: aerobic, strength training, and interval training. My workout routine has five phases: warm up, workout, break, workout, and cool down. I work out every day of the week, except on Sundays. Sunday is my off day, where I just rest and relax, sometimes incorporating a fast, giving my body time to repair itself.