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Why we age

Why we age

Each cell in our bodies has a limited number of times it can divide. The number of times your cells can divide is determined by the rate of loss of the protective caps of each chromosome at each cell division. 

These caps are called telomeres. Telomeres are similar to the plastic cap on your shoelaces that prevent the lace from fraying. Once the telomeres are gone, the DNA is unstable and stops dividing.

Lifestyle factors like poor diet, inflammation, or lack of movement can increase your cell divisions and the rate you’re losing the telomeres on your chromosomes.

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How to move more

Movement and exercise are separate ideas. There are three different useful definitions when it comes to moving more.

  1. Movement is the broadest category. It is any time you change the load on your body parts. 
  2. Physical activity i...

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Movement and culture

Movement and culture

Most of our culture will see itself as promoting convenience,  yet convenience is almost always about reducing the movement it takes to do something.

In our modern culture, we do many things with the movement of the finger, such as using our smartphone or iPad or even ordering food or groc...

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Not just moving but getting more of your parts moving

There is a range of nutrition that we need. If kale is the best food and you only ate kale, you’d be ill because kale is not enough by itself.

Movement nutrition is the same way. You could be a regular exerciser and not get enough elbow extension and flexion. Maybe your left ankle, even th...

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You're Never Not Moving

You're Never Not Moving

You’re never not moving. We’re under a gravitational load all the time. But if you’re sitting in a chair for nine hours a day, that is the movement food you’re eating the most. 

So if you’re sitting at your desk all day, maybe stand for a portion of work or adjust your position in the chair...

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The SLOTH economical model to get more movement

Our day can be broken into five categories:

S - Sleep time

L - Leisure time

O - Occupation or our work

T - Transportation, moving from point A to point B

H - Home

We need to get movement in all our domains. Exercise will fit into the leisure category. We can op...

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We have two ages

We have two ages

Ageing is for everybody. However, you can have two people of the same chronological age, they’re the same years on the planet, but if you look at their cells, one person might have a lower biological or cellular age.

Making different lifestyle choices will ...

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Our bodies require movement

Our bodies require movement

Our bodies need a lot of movement to operate fully. In almost every single medical issue, movement is listed as something that can prevent or restore an issue. 

  • Movement protects muscles and joints.
  • A lack of exercise can affect the health of your eyes, your brain, and your dig...

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Biomechanist, author, and movement expert, Katy Bowman, M.S. on how to age dynamically.

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Cell dehydration can literally damage your DNA. Your cells, tissues, and organs are all operating in a water medium. The murkier that water starts to get, the more you start feeling symptoms of fatigue.

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