Performance at Every Age

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  8 Simple Tips to Live Longer and Healthier

  Outside Magazine - Brad Stulberg

  Over the past few years, there has been an ever-increasing obsession with biohacking and life extension: FDA-approved studies to see if metformin, a drug historically used to treat Type 2 diabetes, can slow aging. A supplement called Basis, which purports to extend life and is backed by multiple …

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  The Foods You Should Be Eating at Every Age

  Outside Magazine - Carly Graf

  As you age, it’s natural to feel a slowdown, but it doesn’t have to be extreme, says Leslie Bonci, a registered dietitian and the owner of Pittsburgh-based Active Eating Advice. “Older bodies tend to lose muscle mass and store more body fat, usually in the belly or waist,” she says. “Vitamin and …

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  The Harder-To-Measure Benefits of Getting Older

  Outside Magazine - Brad Stulberg

  What age is someone most likely to achieve their peak performance? It's a good question, and a logical place to start is with cognitive flexibility, or the ease with which one can switch between thinking about two different concepts or think about two different concepts simultaneously. Lots of …

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  How to Set Running Goals as You Age

  Outside Magazine - Martin Fritz Huber

  In his prime, John Henwood was a world-class runner who, representing New Zealand, made the 2004 Olympic final in the 10,000-meters. Back then, he never thought that he’d still be racing once his fastest years were behind him. He was wrong. At age 45, Henwood is now coaching the New York-based …

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  Nine Yoga Stretches to Relieve Lower Back Pain

  Outside Magazine - Alyx Walkinshaw

  Lower-back pain plagues just about everyone at some point. A widely cited Canadian survey from the late 1990s found that nearly 85 percent of adults will experience some kind of lower-back pain in their life. Whether you’re recovering from an injury or just deskbound and stiff, gentle stretching …

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  How to Run Your First Marathon After 50

  Outside Magazine - Carly Graf

  If you haven’t run a marathon by your 50th birthday, you may think that opportunity has passed. Think again. “While aging may make it harder to recover from extreme exertion, that doesn’t mean that, with the right training, you can’t tackle the distance for the first time after 50,” says Jay …