Exercise is medicine : how physical activity boosts health and slows aging /
Foreman, Judy,author.
Aging, despite its dismal reputation, is actually one of the great mysteries of the universe. Why don't we just reproduce, then exit fast, like salmon? Could aging just be one big evolutionary accident? Is senescence, the gradual falling apart of our bodies, at least partially avoidable? Can we extend the healthy lifespan and reduce the lingering, debilitating effects of senescence?
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-339) and index.
Aging -- Run for your life -- Sitting kills -- The heart of the matter -- The energy-converting machine -- Bigger, better, stronger -- Boning up -- Exercise and cognition -- Exercise and mood -- It takes guts: exercise and the microbiome -- Immunity, inflammation and exercise -- Exercise and cancer -- Those tiny, telltale telomeres -- Exercise and anti-aging pills -- The nitty gritty -- Q & A -- Dodging bullets.
Aging, despite its dismal reputation, is actually one of the great mysteries of the universe. Why don't we just reproduce, then exit fast, like salmon? Could aging just be one big evolutionary accident? Is senescence, the gradual falling apart of our bodies, at least partially avoidable? Can we extend the healthy lifespan and reduce the lingering, debilitating effects of senescence?
Exercise therapy.
Exercise