I’m 67 and fit – my ‘magic bullet’ for anti-aging isn’t a cream or serum

AN Aging-defying woman has revealed how she maintains a youthful appearance without spending too much on expensive skincare products.

She took to the social media platform listing lifestyle habits that should be adopted to slow down the aging process.

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Michele Smith (@foreverfit_michele) has more than 8,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares advice for sculpting an enviable physique.

The 67-year-old took to the social media platform to explain the importance of exercise to stay young.

She said: Grow up young, training tips to overcome the aging process.

While healthy nutrition, good sleep and stress management are essential for anti-aging, exercise is the magic bullet.

With the right training program, you can keep your bones strong and dense, your muscles intact, and your fat under control.

Exercise keeps your joints flexible, your skin buoyant, and your cells young.

Michele recommended starting with strength training.

She said strength is associated with mobility and the ability to perform the essential functions of everyday life.

She said: The stronger you are, the lower your chances of falling and breaking a bone.

Muscle mass also has a protective effect that helps people survive cancer and other diseases.

Another benefit of muscle is that it boosts metabolic rate because muscle tissue is an important metabolic organ and the main consumer of glucose in the body.

It also protects against diabetes.

“A lack of muscle means the body cannot deal well with the rise in blood glucose following carbohydrate-rich meals.

Over time, poor glucose tolerance is associated with inflammation, insulin resistance, and diabetes.

Michele explained that intense interval training is an essential part of every training program because it stimulates the energy factories in cells, known as mitochondria.

She added that flexibility should not be neglected when exercising, as it is one of the first things we lose if we become less active as we age.

She said: The good news is that there are several ways to maintain and increase flexibility.

Stretching after workouts or separately from training sessions can help overly tight muscles, which is important for preventing tendinitis and inflammation in connective tissue.

Michele explained that exercise also helps maintain good balance as we age.

She followed the post with a video showing her grueling leg workout.

She encouraged people in middle age to build their quadriceps with exercises that included heavy deadlifts, leg extensions, leg presses and squats.

She captioned the post: You can still have a killer body at any age.

The post received many likes and comments from people who marveled at his strength and age-defying physique.

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