But, according to a sports conditioning expert, exercise alone only works in about 12 percent of people. But, according to a sports conditioning expert, exercise alone only works in about 12 percent of people. Finding your own unique Rx, believing in it, and putting it to work is the challenge. The first objective, Stapleton says, is to identify your stress-type or lifestyle profile that causes accelerated aging.
Different profiles have different areas of focus.
Focusing on less important areas will not make the required impact in reducing your body age. Although exercise is important, it may be somewhat overrated by experts in stress and health. He notes that it is possible to reduce body age by 11 years with this type of approach.