If you’re not in a hurry to grow old, get moving! Exercise is key to healthy longevity. Only part of our life expectancy is predefined and ‘written’ in our genes. One of the main ways that science points out to act on our ageing process, getting old healthy and fit (healthy longevity) is committing to a structured physical exercise plan.
Proper physical exercise is a subcategory of physical activity (any state of unrest) and it includes all activities that require the movement of the human body, carried out with a particular purpose and following specific criteria in terms of duration, intensity and frequency.
When we talk about physical exercise being extraordinarily effective in maintaining a healthy body and helping us to “age well”, we’re talking about both aerobic and anaerobic activities. If your exercise sessions aren’t just a one-off, but are continued over time in a systematic and structured way, the body will undergo positive changes in the long term.
In recent times, we have seen a huge reassessment of resistance training (or strength training), also for the senior demographic: it turns out to be a particularly useful and effective activity for counteracting the natural loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs with age. Strength training also increases bone density, improves the metabolism, general posture, the condition of ligaments, tendons and joints and of the cardiovascular and nervous systems.
Technogym solutions for staying effectively active
Technogym has made both physical and mental well-being its mission, and so it’s no surprise that it is a trailblazer in offering training options, both equipment and digital, to facilitate and encourage the maintenance of a training routine, at any age:
- Technogym App is the ideal solution for achieving your fitness goals (losing weight, increasing muscle mass, improving sports performance, etc.): whether you’re at home, travelling, at the park or in the gym, the digital coach suggests the workout most suited to your profile, combining scientific research, artificial intelligence, and engaging and challenging video content.
- The robust and highly customisable Biocircuit offer (both cardio and strength) has been chosen by numerous clubs and rehabilitation-medical centres around the world: By simply logging in, the stations automatically adapt to the individual user, the user’s profile and selected fitness goals. Biocircuit registers the user profile (age, physical details, fitness goal), and sets up all the stations in the circuit accordingly (weight, duration, pace, rest, etc.).
- As far as strength training is concerned, Biostrength allows training with the right load, the right range of motion, the correct posture, the most suitable speed for the goal, and also indicates the number of sets, reps and optimum recovery time. The patented Biodrive system provides six different types of resistance (isotonic, no inertia, eccentric reduction, eccentric overload, viscous, and elastic), improving the effectiveness of the exercise according to the goal the user wants to reach.
