When was the last time you learned or did something new? Don’t remember? Then chances are that you have signs of ageing and you are looking for ways to reverse the signs of ageing. Though you may not like it, the irony is that nobody can stop ageing as far as the number of years are concerned. However, the good news is that ageing has a lot to do with what and how you feel about yourself and not the number that get added to your age every year.
It won’t be out of context to mention that an 86 years old can feel as young as a 25 year old by believing that age is just a number. What really matters is how old your consider yourself. Here is a nice video by B S Patil Patil .
Bylahalli Raghunath Janardan 86 Old Marathon runner, the oldest cyclist , a role model for those who start feeling old after crossing 40 years.
Is age really just a number?
Well, I think yes, as long as you can defy the signs of aging associated with that number. In order to do that, you need to keep growing every day instead of aging every day. Sounds unrealistic? It is not, if your think realistically and act accordingly. Read on.
Here are ways to grow to reverse the signs of aging
1.Learn something new every day
What exactly is your passion? If you haven’t thought about it, then it is still not too late no matter how old you are. Have you ever watched a kid enjoying the beauty of ordinary things such as cycling, running, playing or chasing butterflies? They enjoy these activities because they learn something or simply have fun by those activities. Why can’t you learn something new and enjoy that experience as an adult? What is stopping you from learning. Obviously, you need not run after butterflies. It can just a be a new word, a new language or any other activity/hobby you are passionate about.
2.Get out of your comfort zone
If you have already learned something new, don’t stop. Either upgrade your skill or learn something new, if you have reached your comfort level in doing that activity. Bottom line is that you must be active mentally and physically by every possible means. By trying to come out of your comfort zone, you are actually learning or doing something new. This keeps you energetic, and eliminates the signs of aging.
3.Meet more people, make friends
Have you noticed that politicians, media professionals and social activists often live longer than those spending their whole time doing a 9-5 job? At the core of this longevity is their interaction with different people every day. Every time you meet or speak to a new person, your mind is actually processing something new such as the name of the person, his/her issues that you are talking about and more. As they often need to meet them again, they remember their names and issues. Meet more people, make friends, not just online friends but other friends you can meet quite often.
Are you not good at remembering names?
If you believe that saying that you are not good at remembering names is a cool way of showing that you are cool, then is it a sign that your mind doesn’t want to accept anything new. You are in your comfort zone, unwilling to learn something new. In other words, you are aging now.
4.Quit smoking, if you do
No matter how much kick or high you get from smoking, it essentially weakens your learning abilities and triggers negative feelings after the initial kick fizzles out.
5.Cut down on alcohol
Well, I have mentioned in one of my previous posts that it is widely accepted that drinking alcohol is good for heart health. However, it does not mean that you need alcohol to keep healthy. In fact, quitting alcohol is what is recommended if you want to slow down aging process.
6. Physical fitness helps in reversing the signs of aging
The internet is full of tips, tricks and methods to remain fit. Choose what suits your body type the best. What really matters is fitness no matter what method what you choose. Physical fitness gives you energy, strength and zeal to try and learn new things.
How about spending just 90 minutes a week to discover new you and to slow the aging process to a crawl? Grab Old School New Body by Steve and Becky Holman if you want to look a decade younger.
Top excuse that makes you age faster
No time- I am afraid, that is not true. Nature or God, if that is what you’d prefer to say, has not done any partiality in allotting time to every individual. All have just 24 hours every day to enjoy, feel sick, stay happy, complain or crib. It is just a matter of your choice or priority that you spend your extra time on.
I have no time to do anything extra
Then you’d pay the price by falling sick, aging fast or simply getting depressed. Have you noticed that we eat our meals and do all our routine activities no matter what, within those 24 hours ? Why cannot you make time to do little activities that keep you happy or help you grow? In fact, I’d say that learning something new every day is the easiest way to keep growing, which will slow down your ageing process.
A 68 year old, perfectly healthy person keeps learning to stay fit
It would not be out of context to mention a few things about my conversation with a 68 year old person learning how to drive. I cannot forget the glow on his face when he proudly said that he could not learn how to drive due to many factors and circumstances during his youth, but he enjoyed learning this simple art or skill at the age of 68. On digging deeper about his life and experiences, I found that he has no blood pressure, diabetes or heart ailments. What keeps him healthy are his ability and inclination to keep learning new things. He further told me that he learned more new things after he retired than what he learned during his working life.
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