Start young or start now
As we get older so much gets better:
the depth of our relationships
our mental resilience
our problem solving skills
that infamous ‘experience’ we all seemed to lack to get to anything we wanted when we were younger!
Yet, at the same time, our bodies lose strength inside and out.
You all know the whole ‘the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now’. To me that reads if haven’t started yet, the good news is now is still gonna work! By setting up the following framework, you’ll make time your ally instead of the ‘inevitable decline’ we’re all sold.
So how do we plan for the natural predictable changes that occur with time? We can commit to nutritional and training strategies that will counter the ‘decline’ because of this one biological reality that changed how I think about aging:
The human body is an energy-generating machine and cellular energy sets the pace for our overall health.
I’m thinking keeping my cellular energy is gold, aren’t you?! But how???
The challenge is, as we age, our energy generators – our mitochondria – become less efficient and may suffer damage, making it harder to produce the energy we need to feel our best. However, and I love however here by the way, you can support your mitochondria to efficiently power your body throughout your life!
Healthy muscle requires massive amounts of cellular energy, so when energy declines with aging, our muscles take the hit. Fatigue and loss of power can leave us feeling depleted with a natural desire to refuel and restore. While proper protein intake and resistance training are essential at any age, beyond about 30 years old, your mitochondria need support to efficiently power your muscle tissue; beyond 30 years old, you cannot not work to build and keep your muscle. Muscle tissue decline happens when we get injured (:() or sick, stop training or inactive no matter our age
Healthy muscle it is then! Sure body composition correction will give you a lift in your bloodwork but you’ll also feel better every day, and that’s worth it alone. Metabolic health allows for better sleep and increased energy and healthy muscle will make you mentally stronger, turbocharging your ability to rise and shine and smile! Exercise isn’t a vanity thing. If you stop moving, your muscles start shrinking!
Add strength training into your routine.
Stay consistent - it makes THE difference!
Strength or struggle, you decide.
Either way, start today! Your future life depends on it.
