The Knowledge And Mileage Podcast

It’s never too late to get in shape and reap the health benefits of physical fitness. In fact, increasing physical activity later in life results in the same risk reduction of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality as being active from adolescence through adulthood, the study’s researchers said. So, while getting fit after 40 is about easing into specific exercises tailored for success, it’s also about understanding your underlying motivation for doing so. The success factor is an ability to connect the dots between one’s diet and exercise routines and their ambitions in life. At 40, Matt Selph decided to embark on a journey of weight loss, muscle gain, and beating back the chronic back pain that had plagued him since childhood. When he was a teenager, he was diagnosed with a lower spine deformity, which caused him to stop being active and playing football. He managed his pain with painkillers, but by the time he was in his 30s, he realized that it wasn't a long-term solution for him. By the