As we all know, life lies in exercise, but one thing people can't figure out is that animals that like sports in nature don't seem to live long, while those that are always motionless, such as turtles, live longer. It seems that the highest state of life lies in stillness. It seems that many long-lived old people ask them the secret of longevity, which has nothing to do with exercise. Most of them don't belong to people who insist on exercising.
Why do many old people live longer instead of insisting on physical exercise? There are many reasons that affect life span, and a single physical exercise is not enough to decide. Genes, mentality, living environment and living habits will all affect the length of life, especially genes and environment. However, each factor will not affect the life unilaterally. Just like the butterfly effect, a butterfly flapping its wings in the Pacific Ocean may affect the change of body climate.
Secondly, it is a bit absolute to say that long-lived elderly people do not adhere to the definition of physical exercise. The definition of physical exercise is very broad. Not only pushing iron, playing ball, but also walking and dancing in square dance, taking a brisk pace in life, even if it is field work or site work. Moreover, continuous labor is more beneficial to the body than simple physical exercise.
Therefore, exercise is only one of the factors that affect life span, and life span is still determined by many factors. And exercise should be moderate, not the more the better for your health. Only moderate exercise can promote metabolism, enhance muscle strength, enhance cardiopulmonary function, promote blood circulation and help to lose weight.
Furthermore, the reason why exercise can strengthen muscles is based on the process of muscle repair after injury. When doing high-intensity exercise, the muscles will be pulled by the load. When muscle fibers are pulled, the body will repair itself. In the process of repair, muscle fibers will become stronger, so exercise will make people stronger.
Maintaining this process of injury repair and strengthening requires the human body to provide strong metabolic capacity, so young people are more suitable for this kind of exercise. However, the metabolism of the elderly is slowing down. If this kind of high-intensity physical exercise is carried out again, it is easy to cause muscle fiber strain and cannot be repaired in time. Over time, you will suffer from chronic diseases.
Although all the long-lived old people we have met don't exercise deliberately, they all have one thing in common, that is, they can still maintain good daily activities. Some centenarians still do some housework, and some even insist on farming. They don't know how much work they have done in their lives. This is also a kind of exercise, not to say that they don't insist on physical exercise.
Therefore, although modern medicine has always emphasized the benefits of exercise on health and longevity, it does not mean that the elderly who live long live long, because they are still there. They just replaced exercise with continuous work. We can't just look at the appearance of things or infer the overall situation through a few examples, so as to blindly learn some examples, but physical exercise can improve the quality of life, as long as it is not excessive and moderate.
Especially after the age of 50, exercise is no longer the key factor of longevity, so what is more important than exercise? Let's take a closer look.
After the age of 50, doing four things well is more important than exercising. 1, go to bed early and get up early, and keep a good routine.
Develop a regular routine, go to bed before 1 1 every day, don't stay up late, and keep enough sleep time, which is the guarantee of health and longevity.
If you have poor sleep quality or long-term insomnia, I suggest you do conditioning as soon as possible.
2. Drink plenty of water and keep a light diet.
Drinking plenty of water at ordinary times and keeping the body hydrated can promote metabolism, prevent blood from being sticky and be beneficial to health. At the same time, adhering to a light diet and avoiding heavy taste in daily life can prevent the occurrence of chronic diseases of grade III and above.
3, bask in the sun, bubble feet
After the age of 50, besides exercise, there are actually many ways to keep fit. For example, basking in the sun and soaking feet are all good choices. The elderly choose to bask in the sun at noon in winter, when the sun is just right, which helps to improve yang, prevent osteoporosis and soak their feet at night.
4. Maintain an optimistic attitude and a good and stable mood.
But all the elderly who live long have an optimistic attitude and are happy every day, which is also one of the key factors to achieve longevity.