I’ve been saying some version of this for years.
Move your body.
Not because you need six-pack abs. Not because your watch says you’re 437 steps behind schedule. And certainly not because you need another damn thing to feel guilty about.
Move because your body works better when you use it.
And the research keeps giving us more reasons to believe that matters.
A large international group of researchers recently published a consensus paper looking at exercise and healthy aging. Their conclusion wasn’t particularly complicated.
Physical activity can help preserve function, reduce the burden of many chronic diseases, and improve health and quality of life as we age. The researchers went so far as to describe physical activity as both preventive medicine and a therapeutic tool.
That’s pretty strong language coming from a bunch of scientists.
But here’s the part I particularly like.
They aren’t recommending one magic exercise.
Aerobic activity matters. Strength matters. Balance matters. Flexibility m…
