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Sedentary lifestyles and the physical inactivity lead to serious health issues. However, you cannot find an excuse for not having at least 15 minutes every single day for exercising. We recommend a simple form of walking that will provide amazing effects for your health and body. Namely, you need only 15 minutes daily to support your overall health. Researchers at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, the University Hospital of Dijon, the University of Lyon, the Regional Center for Cancer Prevention and Jean Monnet University in France, all confirmed the effectiveness of this exercise. One of these studies was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. It involved participants older than 60. They had to exercise 15 minutes daily, and this lowered their risk of death by 22%, in comparison to participants who did not exercise at all. The study findings maintained that a 15-minute daily walk ‘will help you live longer’. Media widely reported the results of these studies. D...

In a word, yes. Age does affect your training. That's the short answer. But how it affects your training is really up to the individual. If you are 20-something, you can train until you drop, and other than being tired and maybe a little sore, the effects wear off quickly and soon you are ready to hit it again. It's not that easy if you are in your late middle age or early old age. I am 67 years old. I worked out in the gym at least five days-a-week for about 15 years. My training, while vigorous, was never strenuous. My goal was always to stay fit. Then, about five years ago I got the outrageous idea that I could train to prepare myself to enter a bodybuilding contest. Now that's an idea whose time had come. Imagine my wife's reaction when I told her the news. But, she was supportive and so I proceeded. Training for a bodybuilding competition required many hard hours in the gym, a strict diet and a totally different life-style. Here, age makes a difference and does ha...