If you are or were fit as a young adult then congratulations are in order. You‘ve probably added many healthy years to your life. We all know that physical activity is one of the best preventives for common ailments such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and psychiatric disorders.

When we get and stay in shape as adolescents or young adults, that sets the quality of our life in the future regarding metabolic rate, mobility and cellular health. Maintaining an exercise habit early, rather than waiting until problems occur and trying to undo them with exercise after things go wrong, also helps stabilize your lifelong glucose, insulin and leptin levels. This is an important factor for optimizing your overall health and helping to prevent chronic diseases.

But just like with a medication you have to find the right type of exercise and the correct dosage. Too little exercise will not get you much benefit. Too much exercise can potentially harm you. For example, exercise induced stress may lead to brain and endocrine system breakdowns like adrenal fatigue, neural exhaustion and hippocampus damage due to increased cortisol.

Live long and prosper with a steady exercise habit! Studies of 661,000 adults over 14 years revealed that those who did not exercise had a higher risk of premature death. The study also revealed that those who exercised moderately for 150 minutes per week lowered the risk of death by 31 percent compared to the people who did not exercise at all. Tripling the recommended amount of exercise had the greatest benefit. However those, who exercised at 10 times above the recommended level only gained the same mortality risk reduction as those who exercised of 150 minutes per week. The study also revealed that those who spend up to 30 percent of their weekly exercise time in vigorous activities were 9 percent less likely to die prematurely than people who exercised for the same amount of time but always moderately. Those people who spend 30 percent of their exercise time in strenuous activities gain an extra 13 percent reduction in early mortality compare to people who never broke much of a sweat.

An overwhelming amount of research shows that sitting too much can take a massive toll on your health. Everyone can benefit from walking or standing up more each day. If you sit for more than 12 hours a day you can end up with a chronic back pain and bad posture.

At Cheetahfit Training Center we create longevity oriented fitness regimens targeted to each individual client that incorporate many neurological and strength challenges while sometimes even mimicking the movements of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. That aspect would include short bursts of high-intensity activities, throwing, gripping, thrusting, etc.

Research tells us that the single most accurate predictor of longevity is grip strength. We believe and take that seriously which is why we work that aspect into our training methods as well. Proper grip training also strengthens tendons and connective tissue making the body more injury proof.

In short, the key to a long healthy life is to start training and stay with it without any gaps. Make a commitment to your health and stick with the workout/activity schedule of high value as provided at Cheetahfit without fail. You won’t regret it as you enjoy years of active, pain-free high mental functioning throughout life as you age.