Age 40 is a milestone when the risk of many health conditions increases. This makes the birthday a perfect time for taking stock of your health, experts say.
Whether people have demanding jobs, aging parents, growing children or all of the above, it's easy to put health aside. But 40 is the time to evaluate your wellbeing, and to plan for the long-run.
"Forty is a good time to take a deep breath, and, although you have a lot of other things out there, do a little introspection and say, 'OK, there's some things I need to do to make sure I stay healthy,'" said Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, an internist at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
And if you're not there yet, there's no reason to wait, said Dr. William Zoghbi, professor of medicine at the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston and president of the American College of Cardiology.
"It's not like people are going to wake up and say, 'I'm 40, I'm going to change everything I'm doing to get healthier,'" Zoghbi said. Instead, "the earlier they can start, the better it is for them."
Source : www.livescience.com/25445-stay-healthy-after-40-tips-midlife-aging.html
Fate Says: Your Muscles Start To Shrink
After 45, most women who don't lift weights start losing a significant amount of muscle, most of it from the lower body. Less junk in the trunk may sound like a good thing, but decreased muscle mass leads to a slower metabolism. The fast-twitch muscle fibers—the stringy part of your muscles responsible for generating power—are at the highest risk. They allow you to, say, jump to snag a shirt from the top shelf of your closet or sprint to your 10 o'clock appointment.
Cheat Fate: Jump Around
Maintaining muscle power and strength requires fast, explosive movements (think sprinting and jumping)—the kind of thing most of us stop doing once we graduate from middle school.
Keep your power levels high with this jump squat. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, arms hanging at your sides. Keeping your torso as upright as possible, quickly bend your knees and lower your hips back and down until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Then immediately jump straight off the floor as high as you can. Land as softly as possible, sinking back down into squat position—that's one rep. Repeat the jump. Do three to four sets of six reps, resting 1 minute in between sets.
Fate Says: Where's the F%$&#! Sandman?
Sleep studies show that women over 40 spend more sleepless nights (and not the coed naked kind) than 20-somethings. Experts aren't sure why exactly, but one thing is clear: less sleep = less energy = half-assed workouts.
Source : www.womenshealthmag.com/health/health-in-your-40s
Whether people have demanding jobs, aging parents, growing children or all of the above, it's easy to put health aside. But 40 is the time to evaluate your wellbeing, and to plan for the long-run.
"Forty is a good time to take a deep breath, and, although you have a lot of other things out there, do a little introspection and say, 'OK, there's some things I need to do to make sure I stay healthy,'" said Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, an internist at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
And if you're not there yet, there's no reason to wait, said Dr. William Zoghbi, professor of medicine at the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston and president of the American College of Cardiology.
"It's not like people are going to wake up and say, 'I'm 40, I'm going to change everything I'm doing to get healthier,'" Zoghbi said. Instead, "the earlier they can start, the better it is for them."
Source : www.livescience.com/25445-stay-healthy-after-40-tips-midlife-aging.html
After 45, most women who don't lift weights start losing a significant amount of muscle, most of it from the lower body. Less junk in the trunk may sound like a good thing, but decreased muscle mass leads to a slower metabolism. The fast-twitch muscle fibers—the stringy part of your muscles responsible for generating power—are at the highest risk. They allow you to, say, jump to snag a shirt from the top shelf of your closet or sprint to your 10 o'clock appointment.
Cheat Fate: Jump Around
Maintaining muscle power and strength requires fast, explosive movements (think sprinting and jumping)—the kind of thing most of us stop doing once we graduate from middle school.
Keep your power levels high with this jump squat. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, arms hanging at your sides. Keeping your torso as upright as possible, quickly bend your knees and lower your hips back and down until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Then immediately jump straight off the floor as high as you can. Land as softly as possible, sinking back down into squat position—that's one rep. Repeat the jump. Do three to four sets of six reps, resting 1 minute in between sets.
Fate Says: Where's the F%$&#! Sandman?
Sleep studies show that women over 40 spend more sleepless nights (and not the coed naked kind) than 20-somethings. Experts aren't sure why exactly, but one thing is clear: less sleep = less energy = half-assed workouts.
Source : www.womenshealthmag.com/health/health-in-your-40s
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