Is it true that aerobic exercise makes you age faster

This statement is completely misunderstood. As long as the intensity and frequency are controlled well, aerobic exercise is a very cost-effective way to fight aging.

Two years ago, I met an old horse racer named Zhou. He ran 15 kilometers every day for two months in order to get a full marathon result. Sometimes he ran under the bright sun when it was hot, and he didn’t even bother to eat well. Later, he was stopped by his coach and adjusted to 5-kilometer jogging three times a week and 10-kilometer training once a week. He must wear a sun hat and apply SPF50+ sunscreen every time he goes out. After running, he eats two eggs and a piece of chicken breast to replenish protein. Within two months, he was back in shape. Now he has been running for three years. His biological age is six years younger than his actual age during the last physical examination, and his blood lipids and blood pressure are normal than many young people.

In fact, many people’s misunderstandings about aerobics come from treating extreme cases as the norm. Nowadays, many bloggers on the Internet who advocate pure strength training deliberately exaggerate the problem of "losing muscle" with aerobic training. In addition, many people follow the trend and practice blindly. They run more than ten kilometers a day without sun protection and nutrition. After training, cortisol remains high, muscles and collagen are lost, and the face collapses. They all blame aerobic training. Gradually, the saying "aerobic aging" is spread.

I have been practicing for almost five years, with half and half aerobic strength. I also tried jogging for an hour every day for a month. I ate 1.5 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. I used sunscreen every time I went out. By the end of the month, I lost two points of body fat. My skin became better and brighter due to circulation. Friends around me also asked me if I had changed to expensive skin care products. To put it bluntly, aerobic exercise is like unblocking the body. At moderate intensity, the blood flow speed is accelerated, which can take the metabolic waste out of the blood vessels faster. The oxygen supply efficiency of the cells increases, and both the state of the organs and the complexion of the skin will become better. It is anti-aging from the inside out.

Of course, if you really do high-intensity aerobics for two or three hours a day without rest or nutrition, it will indeed put your body in a state of decomposition for a long time and make you look older easily. However, this is a problem of wrong exercise methods and has nothing to do with aerobics itself. If you are really worried, just combine aerobics with strength, do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobics every week, add two strength training sessions, eat enough protein and use sun protection. No matter how you train, you will only be in better shape than your peers.