Is your exercise routine working? Here are 4 easy ways to test longevity and determine if fitness for women 40+ is helping create both a better life now and later.
These 4 tests have each been correlated to longevity. Even mild improvements in any of them can add years on to your life… but most importantly life to your years.
00:00 Dive right into V02 max (Push ups!)
06:57 Walking speed
11:57 Handgrip – total body strength
16:58 Sit to Rise test
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Debra Atkinson – a 39-year fitness veteran and international fitness presenter, Master trainer to personal trainers, and a former (15-year) University Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology – created this channel to share weekly videos for women to help with hormonal changes in menopause, pro aging nutrition, and strength training for women over 50.
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What fitness watch are you wearing?
where to buy the gripper?
What is the pace of mph? When i track a walk its by mph.
Good info.
So helpful … and thank you for keeping it real and showing your own strengths and areas of challenge. This helps me be less critical and wanting to be pro active.