Every person doesn't want to get old. That's why the sales for anti-aging creams or medicines are always high. But does it really work? Some people might say yes and claim that after putting the cream they indeed looked a few years younger than their actual age, although for some they would say it doesn't have any effect. Can we really slow down the aging process? Is it really possible? As per The New York Times, a new study shows that any amount and type of physical activity may slow aging. Most of them are trying to determine the cell. However, it's a tricky process as well. Since the biological and chronological age rarely matches. It can be young when you look at its existence but old when it comes to its function.
More recently, many scientists have started the process of determining the age of the cells by measuring its telomeres. As a cell ages, its telomeres naturally shorten and fray. But the process can be accelerated by obesity, smoking, insomnia, diabetes and other aspects of health and lifestyle.
However, recent science suggests that exercise may slow the fraying of telomeres. Past studies have found, for instance, that master athletes typically have longer telomeres than sedentary people of the same age, as do older women who frequently walk or engage in other fairly moderate exercise.
But those studies were relatively narrow, focusing mostly on elderly people who ran or walked. It remained unclear whether people of different ages who engaged in a variety of exercises would likewise show effects on their telomeres.
In a study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the research team from 2 Universities, Mississippi and California decided to look more broadly at the interactions of exercise and telomeres among Americans. They asked thousands of adults to answer questions manually about their health including exercise habits and took blood samples and physical health exam. They were able to gather data from about 6,500 participants aging 20 to 83 years old. They then divided them into 4 groups to categorize them according to their answers about exercise.
The risk of disease and aging faster is decreased for people who exercise more. This sends out a clear message that exercise is good for the cells.
