I can’t wait for my extra hour of sleep tonight. So much so, that I could easily take this blog post down a different path, espousing the benefits of a solid 8 hours of sleep to build muscle and maintain a healthy weight. But I find the dual meaning of this phrase irresistible: Turn back the clock. Reclaim your youth. Koko Smartraining can do just that. Help you turn back the clock…
Even in the “olden days” people wanted to stay young. In 1513, legend has it that Ponce de León landed in what is now Florida, searching for the fountain of youth. The Spaniard had no luck finding the restorative waters, but his name is forever associated with the quest for youth and longevity. In modern times we are seemingly all Ponce de Leóns- seekers of youth who spend crazy money on creams and plastic surgery and antioxidant packed beverages. It doesn’t have to be so mysterious and magical. One of the best ways to get a body that can hold out against the nastiest side effects of aging is to maintain lean muscle tissue. In other words, while Koko wont let you travel back in time to your youth (though Michael Ander, owner of Koko FitClub Hoboken suggested that may be our next technological leap in this April Fools post) Koko will help you feel like you have turned back the clock by slowing down the effects of time on your body.
You might not want to hear it, but here are some cold, hard facts about your aging body.
If you aren’t doing something about it, your body loses a half pound of lean muscle tissue every year after the age of 25. This doesn’t mean you are just losing a half of pound of weight each year, (wouldn’t that be great?) your body is losing it’s most critical mass. Rapidly. This is bad. Lean muscle tissue is what keeps your metabolism high, burning lots of calories, keeping your weight under control and giving you strength and energy to go about your life. As the percent lean muscle in your body drops, you begin to notice a lot of things we write off as symptoms of “getting old.” Middle age spread, low energy, poor range of motion, lack of balance and flexibility; all can be attributed in very large part to diminished lean muscle tissue.
Now the good news: That “if” heading up the last paragraph? It’s a big one. It means you aren’t completely powerless in the face of what progressing years are doing to your body.Turn back the clock…
With strength training, you can gain back what you’ve lost and rev up that sluggish metabolism. You can also build more lean muscle tissue than you’ve lost. A 60 year old man with the same muscle mass as an average 25 year old, will have the metabolism of an average 25 year old. Isn’t that incredible? Three 30 minute trips on the Koko Smartrainer each week, consistently, is all it takes. All it takes to turn back the clock…
Strength training on the Koko Smartrainer also fights back other symptoms of aging. It prevents bone loss and improves bone density. It improves flexibility, balance and range of motion in joints and tendons. This leaves you with a much lower risk for falls and injuries and much better mobility and independence as you move through your later years. You can be the 90 year old no one believes is a day over 70. Turn back the clock…
Isn’t it a great feeling to know that you aren’t powerless against aging and the march of time? So, don’t just turn back the clock tonight, start today. At your Koko FitClub.
A well written, informative story this topic from NPR, can be found at http://n.pr/91aLmm
I can’t wait for my extra hour of sleep tonight. So much so, that I could easily take this blog post down a different path, espousing the benefits of a solid 8 hours of sleep to build muscle and maintain a healthy weight. But I find the alternate meaning of this phrase irresistible: Turn back the clock. Reclaim your youth. Koko Smartraining can do just that. Help you turn back the clock...
Even in the “olden days” people wanted to stay young. In 1513, legend has it that Ponce de León landed in what is now Florida, searching for the fountain of youth. The Spaniard had no luck finding the restorative waters, but his name is forever associated with the quest for youth and longevity. In modern times we are seemingly all Ponce de Leóns- seekers of youth who spend crazy money on creams and plastic surgery and antioxidant packed beverages. We are looking in the wrong place.
One of the best ways to get a body that can hold out against the nastiest side effects of aging is not found in a jar or on an OR table; It’s maintaining lean muscle tissue. In other words, while Koko wont let you travel back in time to your youth (though Michael Ander, owner of Koko FitClub Hoboken suggested that may be our next technological leap in this April Fools post) Koko Smartraining will help you feel like you’ve turned back the clock by building and maintaining the muscle that slows down the effects of time on your body.
You might not want to hear it, but here are some cold, hard facts about your aging body.
If you aren’t doing something about it, your body loses a half pound of lean muscle tissue every year after the age of 25. This doesn’t mean you are just losing a half of pound of weight each year, (wouldn’t that be great?) your body is losing it’s most critical mass. Rapidly. This is bad. Lean muscle tissue is what keeps your metabolism high, burning lots of calories, keeping your weight under control and giving you strength and energy to go about your life. As the percent lean muscle in your body drops, you begin to notice a lot of things we write off as symptoms of “getting old.” Middle age spread, low energy, poor range of motion, lack of balance and flexibility; all can be attributed in very large part to diminished lean muscle tissue.
Now the good news: That “if” heading up the last paragraph? It’s a big one. It means you aren’t completely powerless in the face of what the progressing years are doing to your body. Turn back the clock…
With strength training, you can gain back what you’ve lost and rev up that sluggish metabolism. You can also build more lean muscle tissue than you’ve lost. A 60 year old man with the same muscle mass as an average 25 year old, will have the metabolism of an average 25 year old. Isn’t that incredible? Three 30 minute trips on the Koko Smartrainer each week, consistently, is all it takes. All it takes to turn back the clock…
Strength training on the Koko Smartrainer also fights back other symptoms of aging. It prevents bone loss and improves bone density. It improves flexibility, balance and range of motion in joints and tendons. This leaves you with a much lower risk for falls and injuries and much better mobility and independence as you move through your later years. You can be the 90 year old no one believes is a day over 70. Turn back the clock…
Isn’t it a great feeling to know that you aren’t powerless against aging and the march of time? So, don’t just turn back the clock tonight, start today. At your Koko FitClub.
Mary Obana
President & Co-Founder
Koko FitClub
A well written, informative story on the topic of muscles loss and aging can be found on NPR at http://n.pr/91aLmm
AAAAH-CHOO!
There is a piece of misinformation about aging that has been floating around out there forever and everyone believes it: “As you age, your metabolism slows down.” This is inaccurate! Here is the real, physiological fact: “Your body loses a half pound of lean muscle tissue every year after the age of 25.”