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The Sexy 7: Tips that keep a body young [slideshow]
2. Strength train three times a week with moderate weights
Middle-aged men who did so had increased mitochondria, the “powerhouse” of cellular energy production. For even more energy production, combine resistance training and endurance training. Also once an “accepted” part of the aging, researchers believe increasing your mitochondrial function through exercise can slow or reverse the aging process.
To begin a strength-training program it’s best to seek the advice of a fitness instructor for proper technique. Start with one set three times a week performing up to 15 repetitions of 8-10 exercises. After two or three weeks of adaptation increase to two sets. In another two or three weeks without complications increase to a third set. Next you’ll increase the weight slightly so that you reduce the repetitions to 10-12.
Read: How to get heavy-weight results lifting light weights (with video)
