![]() "It's that concept of nature and nurture," she says. Brooks was once overweight, something that runs in her family. Many people assume it's in her genes to look young and be in shape. "How we function on a daily basis is what matters the most," says Archbald-Pannone, referring to her (chronologically) aging patient population.Įlizabeth Brooks, a Washington-based personal trainer, says wellness (good rest, nutrition, community, fitness) makes her feel much younger than her 51 years. But in terms of specific markers - such as lung capacity - our habits (healthy or not) can change our biological age by several decades.Īnd just to be clear, biological age is as much about feel and function as it is about looks. Exactly how much can be mitigated bodywide, he says, is unclear. Although age-related changes are inevitable, they "can be mitigated by sleep, exercise, nutrition and stress reduction," Miller says. If age holds only so much of our fate in its grip, that gives us more reason to incorporate healthy habits into our routines. For example, "weight gain is not obligatory with age." "Many of the things that we consider age-related changes are more related to activity or inactivity as opposed to age," Miller says. It's also - perhaps even more commonly - inactivity, says Miller, whose lab measures health and performance-related markers such as bone density, body composition and max oxygen uptake. But it's not just active misuse of the body - such as smoking - that ages us beyond our chronological age.
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