3 Ways to Maintain Your Body as You Age

Ross S. Get a weight bench and put it in a good place with a TV or some other diversion. Set up a number of exercises and DO THEM 3 or 4 times a week, alternating with something cardio like biking (really biking, not rolling along with intermittent pedaling!) or running or Nordic Track which also works your legs, and you can look a lot younger than most people your own age who have decided to let themselves go. You will have more energy and burn off some calories. One more thing, you don't have to let all your body hair grow indefinitely. Shave your back and keep the hair on arms and chest etc. under control. - 06/30/2011

Vince C. You forgot to mention the "med spa", laser treatments and botox are not just for women. I recently made my husband go get dermabrasion, IPL for sun spots, have the broken capillaries around his nose lasered off and have an RF skin tightening treatment. It took 10 years off of him. Haircolor is also not just for women. Premature gray really can age a man. Having the hair lasered off your back and a some skin tightening on the balls also wouldn't hurt many a man. Having your wild ear hair waxed and keeping the old man nose hair in check should also be a top priority. It tells the world you still expect to get laid once in a while. - 06/01/2011

Luke T. This is actually a very good article. I am 62 years old, I stay fit by getting up about an hour early 3 time a week and work out on some equipment at home prior to going to work. Additionally I have found that pushups can be done just about anywhere. I close my office door 10-12 times a day for a couple of minutes and knock out a set of 100. The lotion is another great idea; I started using lotion on my face/neck about 10 years ago. Really good results, no miracles but the lines I have are much less pronounced. Hey, no one looks forward to the visible aging process but most everyone wants to live forever or at least to a ripe old age. This can be accomplished gracefully but you have to take care of yourself in your 20-30 and 40's. You know the old saying "At 50 your body will tell you how well you took care of it the previous 50 years". - 05/20/2011

David A. One caveat...do NOT drink Green Tea if you are taking blooding thinners, INCLUDING aspirin... it can exacerbate bleeding problems because it contains so much Vitamin K - 05/15/2011

Tim S. Wow: How a few years will change a culture's outlook! The responses certainly emphasize how you will look instead of how you will be healthier, as well as telling us older folks how much times and attitudes have changed. This article is ok but believe me leaving out the development of your core muscle groups AND your legs is a big mistake. You can have a great chest and set of arms but they don't do you any good unless you can carry your weight, however slim, efficiently. And on the vanity note: If you over develop your torso and don't work your lower back and legs equally as well, you look like a pear with tooth picks stuck in it. - 05/08/2011

Well P. Good advice, that needs a bit of modification. Green tea and “regular” tea offer the same health benefits according to scientific studies. Coffee also contains anti-oxidants. Eating lots of fruits, veggies and whole grains, with meat used as a condiment is optimal for health. A little “good” fat goes a long way. Junk-foods and fast foods should only be consumed very occasionally. In other words, simply eat the way people did 2 generations ago. The single thing that is even more aging than lack of muscle tone is sun damage. Cover up, use hats and sunblock every single day. Take supplements, especially for vitamin D and calcium. If you have to have a tan, then use a fake cream for one. Olive oil is a better moisturizer than any lotion made with a base of petroleum products such as mineral oil. Less expensive as well since one needs very, very little, just a drop or two for the face. Best put on when the skin is still wet; absorbed in about 20 minutes after which one can put on sunblock. There are wonderful SB lotions made for the face that are not greasy, such as Aveeno’s “Positively Radiant.” Less is more with makeup. Older women look scary when heavily made-up, because the stuff migrates into folds—no matter WHAT the manufacturers say! As one ages, Tai Chi, Pilates and Yoga are much better choices to retain and build muscles than lifting weights—which, without a spotter can be dangerous even for the young person. As a very physically active person all of my life, with dance and sports, I never saw any sign of aging until I was in my fifties. Today I am judged to be at least 10 to 15 years younger than I actually am. I get lots of complements on my skin, which has hardly any wrinkles and is baby smooth like that of a 30 year old, while that of women actually in their 30s looks spotted and grey. Hair is another thing that ages people especially if it is dull and scraggly. Grey or white often looks better on people after age 50 IF it is well cut and shiny. Guys, if you don’t have much hair, please do not do the comb-over. It looks STUPID! There are so many wonderful products today and great, healthful foods there is no excuse to become a “moldy-oldie.” __________ Finally, Mr. Lassiter WHY do you have that horrible photo of that used-up, drugged-out looking guy with the wino-beard at the top of your website. He’s not exactly a picture of good health. Yuk! - 04/30/2011

Eddie D. Totally agree! I've been into fitness (weight Lifting) for over 35+ Years. I'm 56 and a commercial model/ experience background actor. I land gigs as a man in his 40s'. I learned a long time ago about using lotion on my face and drinking green tea. (A mother's advice) Thanks Mom. I'm represented by utobiamodels.com & Donahuemodels.com plus several casting company's. Been in local and national productions. (T.V./Film) Played everything from a congressmen to an inmate. Latest gig was in, "The Fighter" to which Christian Bale won an Oscar for best supporting actor. (played an Inmate) Plan on doing this well into my 100's! Live on! - 04/16/2011

Andrew C. Hey Pete S. F**k off! - 03/29/2011

Louis C. This is so true. !!! That was exactly me, abusing my body with trash food, seldom exercising, smoking, never eating anything healthy,(maybe a yogurt) etc,etc........There is no short cut or magic pill to this. It's just plain "hard work and commitment" . I am 63, lost 52lbs in 2 years. Went from a size 40" waist to a 32"... 40 pull ups, arm curls with 50lb dumbells.Preacher curls with 100lbs, 50 push ups, 15 one handed push ups... No Joke!! When I started at the gym, the "girls" could do more chin pull up than me!!....I know, Hard to believe.....I would have never thought that "GrandPa" could ever do this!!! (I even started taking swimming classes because I hate running).....How?? I just decided that I wanted to look trim, be healthier and look younger. No more junk food, eat healthy, drink "MUCHO water, exercise, bike riding, weight lifting, core workout. I have the face of a 60 year old with the body of a 30 year old and believe me, If I could do this, you surely can. Sure, at first it's a killer, everything hurts, but shortly after, the compliments, the flirting, the acknowledgements start coming your way. For the first time in my life I am proud to take my shirt off at the pool or beach. (Not bragging), I'm in better shape now than most 30 year olds. I encourage you to Just do it!, don't wait, don't put it off, just start today. Don't try to make this complicated, losing weight is so simple that it's actually very hard!!! , get in the gym, start working out, start eating healthy today!, and in a few months you will not believe it either.!!!! Besides looking and feeling trim and fit, what I appreciate the most is the incredible "Stamina" that I now have. I am one happy dude:):) GrandPa Louie - 03/17/2011

Ross S. The advice about using weights is excellent. You can keep your weight down but if your muscles are all wasted and shrunken you end up looking like an ironing board in a shirt. Keeping the shoulders and arms and chest toned, even if not built up huge, makes you look a whole lot better. - 01/02/2011

Grant B. I am 35 and had been feeling quite old and rundown until I started lifting weights and doing some intense cardio twice per week about a month ago. I cannot believe how much better I now feel in just one month. - 12/16/2010

Pete S. I'm in my late 30's and not noticed any signs of ageing at all. I'm starting to worry I'm not normal. - 12/15/2010

Matt V. Or try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I started at 42 years old, 193 lbs, 36" waist. Ten weeks later, I was 165, 31", and I can see my abs for the first time in 20 years. Not to mention that getting to choke someone out a few times a week is a great stress reliever as well. - 12/15/2010

Ay O. How true! how true! I was living life in my mid thirties, able to walk long distances,3o inch waist; excellent physique...... until my younger cousin I nursed as a baby gave a young lass a baby, and I had to start to struggle into my jeans;and the forehead lines stubbornly refused to go again.,..I realized, I wasnt suddenly just growing old, I had suddenly grown old! (or at least I wasnt as young as I though or felt again) - 12/10/2010

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