{"id":1163627,"date":"2024-05-02T17:59:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/?p=1163627"},"modified":"2024-05-03T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T15:48:26","slug":"what-is-are-super-agers-and-how-can-you-become-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/anti-aging\/what-is-are-super-agers-and-how-can-you-become-one\/","title":{"rendered":"What are ‘Super Agers’ and How Can You Become One?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably already noticed that age really is just a number, but while it\u2019s simply not possible to permanently hold back the hands of time, we can all observe that some people age better than others<\/a>. According to recent research, sticking it to Father Time is all about motivation when it comes to feeling mentally and physically younger. M&F<\/em> takes a closer look at the science behind super agers.<\/p>\n

Super Agers are people over 80 that have either the physical or memory ability of a person that is 20 to 30 years younger. It is, of course, \u201cnormal\u201d for us to suffer mental and physical decline as we age. For one thing, both our muscle and brain mass tends to decrease as we get older, but a study\u00a0carried out more than a decade ago<\/a> established that Super Agers are a genuine phenomenon, and that people who were found to be in the better mental bracket had a thicker cerebral cortex than their same age peers.<\/p>\n

Then, there are physical signs of Super Aging too. In 2015, athletes in the Norwegian Senior National Games<\/a> had an average age of 68, but their collective estimated biological age came in at just 43.\u00a0Among other signs such as increased muscle mass, physical Super Agers display better VO2 max scores, displaying greater fitness levels. It seems then, if you want to become a Super Ager, now is always the best time to start.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n
\n
View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p><\/a>\n

A post shared by Joan MacDonald (@trainwithjoan)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n