Working out when you're 30+

Some evidence in humans suggests that being physically fit helps people maintain their cognitive abilities as they age. Many cross-sectional studies find that physically active elderly people perform better than sedentary elderly people on cognitive tasks such as reasoning, vocabulary, memory and reaction time, according to a recent review of the literature by Robert Dustman, PhD, and his colleagues at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City. 1

I thought you 30+ guys (elderly) might like to see that working out has an additional benifit.

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**I even sited my source TNT!


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1. Smith, J., "Working Out Builds the Minds Muscle", American Journal of Psycology, Arpil 1996, Volume 12, pg 22

Right on arthurb999:

Its all about quality of life, having a nice build is great but being healthy and living longer is even better.

well,
this isnt the reason i started working out, but its one of the major reasons now......

i got a late start as far as age goes anyways, i started at 26. im now 40, and i feel better than when i was 21 or 22. im hoping i feel this good at 50 or 55 because of my lifestyle.

peace bb79

And I thought the only reason us old guys lifted wights was so we would have a better chance to pick up younger chicks! :devil: :devil: :devil:

Glad to see there are some other benefits on the side! :D

Great post for us older guys... Myself included.. Thanks for the info..

Geez... I was trying to bust your guys balls by calling you elderly but I guess I failed. :(

Arthur: you see elderly as a slam, we see it as a badge of honor that seperates the worldy-wise from the rest of the world! Heh, heh!

Thanks for helping us edlerly folk anyway!

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Originally posted by Ajax
Arthur: you see elderly as a slam, we see it as a badge of honor that seperates the worldy-wise from the rest of the world! Heh, heh!

Thanks for helping us edlerly folk anyway!

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Originally posted by arthurb999
Geez... I was trying to bust your guys balls by calling you elderly but I guess I failed. :(

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Awwww too bad. I guess your attempt to make us older folks feel bad backfired.

Arthur maybe you could use your time more wisely, like picking the hairs out of your nose. :wg:

I'll never git these yung'uns humor. Dang, just lost another synapse...

:)

I have to go with AJAX's first reply "it's to pick up the younger chicks":lol:

I find older people who still lift weights are a little more motivated in the other area's of there life also...they seem to have a more positive outlook on things in general...

Hey, why don't you guys pick on someone your own age. :wg:

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Originally posted by arthurb999
Hey, why don't you guys pick on someone your own age. :wg:

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Naaaaah, its more fun to pick on you youngin's still makes us feel like we have something you ain't got better than us :D

I never thought of it like that Ajax, but I guess it's ture my wife is 16 years younger then me. And we did meet about a year and a half after I started to workout.

Maybe that is why I feel like I'm still in my twenties, and I tought it was only because I was lifting in the gym.

Hey Arthur,

It must be ture, I still remember my wife's name, used good vocabulary when I started talking (pick up) to her, my reaction (made my move) worked very well also, reasoning was better too, I (reasoned) better marry her before she gets away.

Maybe you can use this as a test case.

JohnnyB

Yeah, JohhnyB, my girlfriend is 16 years younger than me as well!

We were talking a ferw months back and I realized I lost my virginity when she was three month old! (No, and it wasn't to her!)

That's it!...I'm moving to thailand!:D