Exercise helps you stay fit and healthy, but could it actually turn back the clock? Researchers have discovered a simple workout that, when done just three times a week, could take up to 8 years off your body.
The weights you lift at the gym might be lifting years off your biological age too, suggests a recent study published in the journal Biology. The large-scale study involving nearly 4,900 men and women in the U.S. uncovered a fascinating connection between regular strength training and telomeres—the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes. Since telomeres naturally shorten with age, their length serves as a key marker of biological aging.
