Road-Map to The Fountain of Youth (Part 2)

copyright Jay Chatterjee and Roshmi Raychaudhuri
<http://www.youngagainforever.com>

Contents :
Part 1: Think Young
Part 2: Exercise
Part 3: Eat Right
Part 4: Contain Stress
Part 5: Youthful Appearance
Part 6: The Hormonal Factor (Part 2 of 6 - Exercise)
There was this regular visitor to Dr. Evan's chambers! One week he complained of indigestion, the next week it was back ache that troubled him, the 3rd week it was BP, thereafter depression... and so on and on.
And all Dr Evans would prescribe was a daily 20-minute walk round the block. "Dr, please don't prescribe any exercise for me, I can never get around to that 20-minute walk you insist I take everyday", he pleaded with Dr Evans, "please, please let me have some pills, instead"! "Okay", said Dr Evans, handing over a phial of 100 pills,
"tip these onto the floor every morning, and pick them up one by one!"
As Dr. Evans knew, exercise can be the cure to many common ailments, and, in fact, some life-threatening diseases.
Let's examine WHY you need to exercise. The energy requirement to maintain essential (and basic) functions such as breathing, pumping of the heart, and regulation of body temperature, is referred to as BMR (basal metabolic rate). The BMR decreases with age. And as a result, as you age, less energy is required to keep the same functions going. This also explains why, as you age, you require less food... and, why you tend to gain weight if you do not reduce your food intake! The BMR can, however, be increased by exercise. ************************************************
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A regular exercise regimen using a combination of aerobic and resistance training techniques strengthens the muscles, helps to control weight-gain, and improves overall activity of all body systems. Consider, what happens when you stop exercising! Your muscles shrink and get smaller. That decreases the BMR, which in turn allows fat to accumulate. This changes the ratio of muscle to fat in your body composition. Fat and muscle have totally different properties. Fat is a triglyceride. In order to shed fat you need to perform cardiovascular exercises and train your muscles. Such activity will increase the resting metabolic rate and maximize fat loss. However, there is no way to determine where the fat is going to come off your frame. Muscle is a protein. And, if you have the knowledge to properly select your exercise regimen, you can control the shape and mass of your muscles. The body has two types of muscle fibers; the slow twitch muscle fibers and the fast twitch muscle fibers. The fast twitch fibers are strength fibers and they can grow larger. Slow twitch fibers are endurance-based fibers which do not have the potential to increase in size. By nature, any aerobic activity will use slow twitch endurance-based fibers (which cannot get larger). Fast twitch fibers are activated by anaerobic activities such as weight training and sprinting. Physical activity is known to cut the risk factor for common diseases including diabetes, cardio-vascular problems and cumulative trauma disorders. It lowers age-related loss of bone and muscle density. Exercising regularly is known to prevent osteoporosis, improve elasticity of the lung and heart muscles, and contribute to general health and well-being. There is even more good news for the 50+ age group, who are considered to be in the high-risk category for cancers. Recent research has thrown up solid evidence that regular exercise can sharply reduce the incidence of cancers. Not only that, the benefit can kick in regardless of how lazy or inactive you've been till now. Dr Christine Friedenreich, of the Alberta Cancer Board, Canada, has assessed the reduction in risk factor as 35% less for breast cancer in post-menopausal women, and as high as 50% lowered risk for colon cancer. She advocates that IN ORDER TO REDUCE CANCER RISK, YOU CAN START GETTING ACTIVE AT ANY AGE, but you must lose as little time as possible. Ongoing research studies for prostrate, lung and endometrial cancers are expected to also show lowered incidence of risk. In short, research has proved that exercise prolongs life! Exercise is vital! But what kind of exercise? Now, it is up to you to choose the regimen that will prove the most beneficial. An ancient Age Reversal 'Tibetan Technique' is built around a set of movements that combine muscle training postures with aerobic activity (as you increase the number of repetitions). These Yoga-type movements are devised to control breath in such a way as to achieve massage of the internal organs and manipulation of the energy pathways that regulate the hormonal (neuro-endocrine) system. In esoteric terms, the technique gets your 7 main Chakras spinning at their optimum speeds. When you master the Technique, it will result in lifelong benefits, including regaining your youthful appearance, energy and vigor. This ancient knowledge, from a Tibetan monastery high in the Himalaya mountains, applies special movements that activate your neuro-endocrine system so you will look and feel youthful always. Apart from optimizing your health as well. Thousands are successfully practicing 'The Technique' all over the world. Amongst it's endorsers are well known medical doctors such as Deepak Chopra and Bernie Siegel. We personally endorse it ONLY for people who are genuinely interested in maintaining their health, well-being and youthful appearance.
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About the Authors: Jay Chatterjee, a Chartered Accountant and ex-Corporate Banker, lives in Canada. Roshmi Raychaudhuri is a business-woman residing in India. They share a longstanding and keen interest in natural and alternative therapies.