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Aging: How Running May Be Able to Stop the Clock By: Greg Wells PhD and Jessica Caterini BSc We live in a day and age when the eternal desire to live longer has become more and more of a reality. From ninety-year-old marathon runners to forty-year-old Olympians, everywhere you look athletes are pushing the limits of human potential - at any age. By understanding the findings of science, you can learn why some people are aging less quickly and, more importantly, you can figure out how to turn back the clock on your own life. How Running Slows Down Aging The amazing truth that science has discovered is that endurance activities may slow down the aging process. To start with, there are the benefits that everyone knows about: a stronger heart, more efficient blood flow, a bolstered immune system, healthy eating habits and an overall positive outlook on life, all of which offset some of the negative effects of aging. It also appears that training is effective at any age. For example, one study found that when researchers organized an exercise intervention for an elderly, previously sedentary group, markers of mitochondrial function increased.(1) (Mitochondria are the energy producing organelles in your cells.) But thats only part of the story. The staggering part is that we now know that aerobic exercise can actually protect the genetic material in your cells. This genetic material – DNA – is what our cells use to replicate and stay healthy. This finding may send shockwaves all the way back to the middle ages and have alchemists dropping their quest for the Philosophers Stone in favour of heading out for a run. What the Research Tells Us Studies have discovered that when people engage in regular aerobic exercise they maintain telomere length. Telomeres are the protective caps on our DNA - think of them like the caps on your shoelaces that keep the laces from fraying. Since your DNA generates the proteins and machinery that make your body work effectively, keeping it working well is the key to keeping your body going, and that is exactly what endurance activities seem to do. One study found that sedentary people aged 55-72 had relatively short telomeres compared to sedentary 18-32 year olds. But when comparing people in the 55-72 age group who have exercised all their lives there was no significant difference in the length of the telomeres between younger people and older athletes.(2) Running literally keeps your DNA healthy! Along with benefits at the cellular level, research has shown that aerobic activity can protect you against many types of age-related disabilities. A twenty year study that compares runners and non-runners starting from age 50 determined that four hours of activity a week was enough to delay the onset of age related disabilities. By the 21st year of the study, the participants who were runners were down to 76 minutes per week but still reaping the rewards of running well into their nineties. The best news is that a new study with 400,000 participants has demonstrated that as little as 15 minutes of activity per day (like a brisk walk) can decrease mortality by 14 per cent, which translates into a three-year longer life expectancy.(3) How You Can Use Exercise to Resist Aging To get the anti-aging benefits of exercise, consider the following: 1. Establish and maintain a consistent exercise program that involves regular aerobic exercise2. It is important to add cross training to your program because it will improve your fitness but it will also help you avoid overuse injuries from focusing exclusively on running. Consider adding swimming, cycling, strength training or yoga to your routine.3. If you are person who has not exercised regularly in the past but is interested in taking up running, ensure that you increase mileage slowly so that your connective tissues and muscles have time to adjust to the new stress. Consider a learn-to-run program that will help you structure your training and teach you proper technique. Nutrition and Psychology In terms of nutrition, it is particularly important to make sure that your diet includes sufficient carbohydrates to fuel your exercise, protein for muscle growth, iron-rich foods to develop your oxygen transport potential, vitamin C to improve iron absorption and Omega-3 fatty acids which have benefits for your nervous system, brain and heart. Mentally, the long term benefits of running give new meaning the phrase "act your age." By shifting our mindset about exercise so that we all include regular fitness in our daily experience, we can offset the aging process and ensure that we are healthy and active late in life. Not to mention feeling better about ourselves week in and week out. If youre interested check out the great book "Spark" by Dr. John Ratay, which explores the impact of exercise on the brain. References1 Short KR, Vittone JL, Bigelow ML, et al. Impact of aerobic exercise training on age-related changes in insulin sensitivity and muscle oxidative capacity. Diabetes 2003;52:1888–962 LaRocca TJ, Seals DR, Pierce GL. (2009). Leukocyte telomere length is preserved with aging in endurance-trained adults and related to maximal aerobic capacity. Mechanisms of aging and development 131(2):165-1673 Chakravarty EF, Hubert HB, Lingala VB, Fries JF. (2008). Reduced disability and mortality among aging runners: a 21-year longitudinal study. Archives of Internal Medicine 168(15):1638-1646. Greg Wells Ph.D. (www.drgregwells.com, @drgregwells) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Faculties of Medicine and Kinesiology. He was the sport science analyst for the Olympic Broadcast Consortium during the 2010 & 2012 Games, and is the author of Superbodies: Peak Performance Secrets from the Worlds Best Athletes. Jessica Caterini is a member of the Human Physiology Research Unit in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Toronto. http://www.drgregwells.comhttp://www.twi....superbodies.tv Aaron Rodgers Super Bowl Jersey .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. Brett Favre Super Bowl Jersey . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. https://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Clay-Matthews-Jersey/ . LUCIE, Fla. 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Everything is great.And when it comes to the playoffs, hes right. They are great. Stanley Cup playoff hockey is the best postseason in sports. Ill fight to the death on that one.Thats why its time for more.Parity is at an all-time high. As teammate Pierre LeBrun likes to say, the standings are like a crushed beer can. At the end of this season, were going to look at a team that finishes No. 9 in the conference and think that it would have had a really good chance at causing damage in the playoffs.As of Monday, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars are all outside a playoff spot. A good team is going to miss the postseason, a good team that could win a series or three if it makes it into the field.It makes the NHL absolutely primed for a play-in game.Let the No. 8 seed host the No. 9 seed in a game that allows the survivor to enter the big pool. Its not a novel idea.?Detroit Red Wings?GM Ken Holland pitched it in a recent interview with TSN. Lets not forget, this is the guy who gave us 3-on-3 overtime. So lets not just dismiss it.Its also been a part of baseball since 2012. The play-in game this year between the?San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets?on ESPN was the highest-rated wild-card game ever. It was the most streamed MLB event ever. It had an overnight rating of 5.8. The Stanley Cup finals averaged a 2.3. OK, that was low, but Im trying to make a point here.The drama would be irresistible. And it could be a way to get other networks involved annd invested in hockey.ddddddddddddImagine a one-game playoff between?Steven Stamkos Lightning and Alex Ovechkins Washington Capitals, two teams with Stanley Cup aspirations. The current standings suggest it wouldnt be out of the question. Or what about a one-game play-in game between Connor McDavids?Edmonton Oilers?versus Patrik Laines?Winnipeg Jets?People would watch. People would most definitely watch.Arizona Coyotes?co-owner Anthony LeBlanc certainly has noticed the success in baseball and it has him intrigued.I can just look at baseball from a fans perspective, it keeps people engaged in their team longer. Theres a chance they can get that final spot, LeBlanc said. Our league tends to have some competition coming in for those last couple spots the last couple of weeks, but not always. I kind of like it.OK, so we have an owner who sounds like he could be on board.What about the greatest player of all time?The more people, the more teams you can get in the playoffs, I think the bigger the recognition for our game gets, Wayne Gretzky told ESPN.com. I think its good.He did add that the league is usually smart about these things. So if they like it, great. If they dont, there might be a reason.Theyre always very reasonable about doing their homework and background checks on what is really good for the game, Gretzky said. If thats what they decide, great.Currently, 16 of 30 teams make the playoffs. Thats 53 percent of the league. Adding a play-in game in each conference along with Vegas would mean that 58 percent of the NHL could claim a playoff appearance.Maybe that cheapens the playoffs. Considering the excitement that would go into an annual play-in night, its worth the trade-off.At least thats the thought here.Commish?Random musings dont always turn into reality, Bettman said. You may think you can create a new reality, but the fact of the matter is we think the structure we have now works extraordinarily well. ' ' '