Now You Have A Reason To Exercise – Longevity LIVE – Longevity LIVE

When it comes to aging, research shows that, next to genetics, lifestyle habits are the biggest shapers of the human body. That means your destiny is largely in your hands, and not your DNA. This should be enough to motivate you to fine-tune your diet, start a regular exercise routine and ensure you get eight hours of sleep.

Is this enough though? The healthy lifestyle drill is something weve all become accustomed to, so why do we tend to revert to our old habits? Perhaps this is down to following trends because we think we ought to, rather than really wanting to. The want needs to come from within and, post-lockdown, we now have a choice and, more importantly, a reason.

Our priority should be focused on building a strong immune system and looking after our mental health. And what better way to start than with exercise?

When you exercise and learn to relax, your immune system lifts, cortisol, and blood pressure levels go down, and your mood is enhanced. Bone density increases with weight-bearing exercise; you have improved joint mobility, and a stronger heart and lungs.

Nowadays, with many of us working from home, its become clear that we dont need the most high-tech gym equipment to get a great workout, but still, theres Im pressed for time when it comes to taking action and getting to exercise.

A workout Ive been teaching for years that has finally been given an official name. Peripheral heart action is a time-efficient training formula that gives you a great CV workout, while simultaneously toning up the muscles all in one session.

It can be completed almost anywhere with minimal equipment, such as light weights and resistance bands. Your own home can save you time traveling to and from the gym, but it can also be done in the gym, incorporating both resistance training and CV equipment.

The theory behind PHA training is that, by alternating between upper and lower-body exercises, the heart has to work harder to divert blood from one end of the body to the other, which is further enhanced with bursts of CV training. However, Ive also found that switching between the upper and lower body allows you to achieve more without realizing how hard youre working because you work the lower body to fatigue and then rest it while you train the upper body, and so on.

Whatever your current level of fitness, incorporating even two PHA sessions into your schedule will make significant improvements to your fitness levels and all-around conditioning.

Once youre into the PHA routines, youll notice changes fairly rapidly, and realize just how effective and challenging they are. Its certainly a smart way for time-pressed individuals to train with or without lockdown.

Prepared by Jenni Rivett

Equipment needed: a chair, 6-8kg kettlebell, 2kg dumbbells

Warm-up for 5 minutes.

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