How To Keep A Youthful Body
By: Naufal Rifqi
Tags: Nature, Youthful, Body, Mind, Anti Aging

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Most humans or the whole would want to have a youthful body. There are many things that must be done to maintain a youthful body. Applying a healthy lifestyle, eating healthy foods, regularly doing physical activities, having a young mind, and taking care of your body are all effective ways to look young, healthy and have a quality life.

In creating a youthful body, of course, there are several obstacles to achieving it. In other words, humans cannot escape the process known as aging. Because basically aging is a natural process that will definitely happen to every human being.

Aging is a process that occurs slowly due to the gradual decline in human metabolic processes. Here are some of the symptoms of aging that can occur in every human being:

1. Slow metabolism.

2. Loss of hearing ability.

3. Having problems with bones, such as pain, aches, etc.

4. Easily attacked by disease.

Slow metabolic reactions can result in weight gain, body fatigue, lack of energy, and difficulty completing light work. Metabolism is a chemical reaction that occurs in every cell of a living organism and this reaction plays a role in the speed at which the body digest, absorbs, and assimilates food so that it can be converted into energy. This energy is used by the body to carry out various activities, both on a large and small scale.

As time goes by, humans will always get older. When the body reaches adulthood, the ability of vital organs and other parts of the body will generally begin to decline, one of which is neurons.

By the time you are twenty, neurons begin to age. Neurons are the work units of the central nervous system that function as conveyors of information in the form of stimuli or impulses. With these nerve cells, both the organs and the movement system are able to respond normally. The aging process of neurons can be slowed down by engaging in intellectual activity, always being curious, and eager to learn.

There are many ways to get a youthful body, namely by keeping the mind active. Perhaps, the slogan “mens sana in corpore sano” (in a healthy body there is a strong soul) is perfect for getting a youthful body. The slogan reminds us that both the mind and body have a very important role in every individual. Therefore, maintaining the mind to stay active and adaptable is one of the factors to get a youthful body.

Having a young mind can have a positive impact in life which will slow down the aging process. Just as a lack of physical exercise negatively affects the body and heart, a lack of mental exercise can cause neurons and nerve connections to deteriorate or age. Thus the ability to react to the environment decreases. As Israeli neurologist Shlomo Breznitz put it:

“Everyone, especially the parents, always does the way they have always done before. If the brain performs an activity and has been memorized by the body, the brain no longer needs to think. This creates a tendency to stick to the routine. One way is to get out of the habit and expose the brain to new information.”

Mental has a term, which is a way of thinking or the concept of human thought to be able to learn and respond to something or other words from the mind. Mental training has an important role in life which functions to produce a tough mental state. Such ability training should be designed to generate psychic skills that will lead to increased stimuli that are good for slowing aging of neurons, help in preventing depression caused by loneliness and provide the ability to interact with the environment.

Mental skills are related to somatic-cognitive techniques which generally include visualization exercises, visual motion exercises, cognitive therapy, bio-feedback, and progressive muscle relaxation meditation. In doing so, of course, you must have a consistent and disciplined attitude to get satisfying results, because in a process you cannot produce something in an instant way.

When presented with new information, the brain will create new connections and will be revitalized. One way to create new connections is to get out of your comfort zone. Getting out of your comfort zone is important to do when you are no longer young, it will be more difficult and you will feel a little anxious. However, when learning to start new things, the training will run, then the next process will be easier and less difficult because of the learning process. This effect makes a person’s mood more fantastic, happier, and of course this result can have an impact on self-image.

The comfort zone is a condition where a person feels safe through days that have low risk, without worries, and are monotonous. So, anything that makes you comfortable and reluctant to move from one condition to another for fear of something happening if you leave it is a definition of a comfort zone. However, staying silent in these conditions also cannot provide significant progress for each individual. The comfort zone can be avoided if each individual has a high sense of curiosity about the surrounding environment and quickly feels bored with activities that are too monotonous. As long as you have the will to change, you have the courage to step forward and are willing to try new things, you can easily avoid your comfort zone.

By leaving the comfort zone, humans will be exposed to new situations, learning something new every day, getting to know themselves better, playing games, and interacting with others are important anti aging strategies for keeping the body young.

The conclusions that can be drawn from this article, namely always having a young mind or keeping the mind active, having the courage to try something new even though you are getting older, and being able to get out of your comfort zone are one of the factors for getting the body to stay young. Hopefully my writing can be useful for others and of course for me personally.