February 01, 2023

5 stunningly simple ways to halt the ageing process and maintain performance

1 hour 5 minutes

On a recent podcast I spoke about building easy strength to Become Unbreakable, 2 elements which I feel are crucial to your health, longevity and athletic performance. I also recently wrote a Facebook post where I outlined 5 areas where we can all do a lot to slow or even halt the ageing process. In a recent Facebook poll I asked, "If you are over 50 and as you age, what are your biggest concerns regarding health, fitness, sleep, and nutrition?” The responses were varied but many were worried about increased risk of injury. A handful of folks were also frustrated by the adjustments they had to make to continue with their regular swim, bike and run workouts. Chronological ageing is inevitable, and along with that comes some well documented physical changes, which if left unchecked can lead to deterioration in health and performance. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, there’s no reason at all why you can’t continue to enjoy a high level of performance if you are open minded to some small adjustments to your routine.

In this show I’m going to dive into my top 5 adjustments with a lot more detail, and give you some ideas on exactly what actions you can take.

Lift weights

Do more movement practice

Improve your balance

More HIT and less aerobic endurance work

Eat more protein

Other podcasts you can listen to where we talk about these topics in more depth:

Strength

Erin Carson - Strength training in less than 10 mins/day

Rocky Snyder - How to realign the body after injury

Jacques DeVore - To be a faster cyclist, forget about FTP

Movement Practice

Kelly Starrett - How to be a in the ready state

Louisa Holmes - How to bulletproof your body

HIT workouts

Paul Laursen - All you need to know about HIT training

Also a couple of research papers you might enjoy:

Protein

Protein consumption for the elderly

Balance

Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals

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