A 70-year-old man has a biological age test result of less than 40. What exactly did he do right?
The core idea below can offer us ordinary people some inspiration.
I. Reconsidering Movement: Power Dominates, Leg Training is the Core
When it comes to male stars who remain in excellent condition at the age of 70, many people will think of Movie star Zhou Lunfan who has been running regularly. Zhou Lunfan's condition is undoubtedly top-notch. However, if you look closely, Lu Liangwei has a more solid physique. This is due to the difference in the focus of exercise.
Excessive aerobic exercises, such as long-distance running, may increase oxidative stress in the body, and this may not be the best solution for skin condition and physical recovery. In the case of Lu Liangwei, it clearly presents a viewpoint: strength training is the absolute cornerstone of anti-aging.
He not only attaches great importance to strength training, but also gives top priority to leg exercises.
The video circulating online showing him performing a "remote horse stance" exercise demonstrates that his core strength and leg stability are completely inconsistent with those of a 70-year-old person. This is not without reason.
The underlying logic behind this is:
The legs are the largest muscle group in the human body. Training this muscle mass well not only enables you to walk steadily, but also significantly boosts the overall basal metabolic rate and effectively stimulates the secretion of key youthful hormones such as growth hormone.
This might be the secret that allows him to remain youthful while being the one we most easily overlook.
Action plan: Anti-aging exercise should not only include aerobic activities. Incorporating strength training, especially leg training, into your daily routine and combining it with moderate aerobic exercises is the key.
2. The rhythm of eating: Not only should you eat the right foods, but you also need to know when to be hungry.
From the perspective of diet, Luyangwei's plate is very similar to the widely recognized healthy "Mediterranean diet" - with a lot of plants: vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains; a lot of healthy fats: olive oil, nuts; and more fish, less red meat.
But what is more interesting than what he eats is when he eats.
He follows the principle of "a rich breakfast, a moderate lunch, and very little or no dinner". This rhythm coincides with the currently popular "16:8 intermittent fasting" (that is, fasting for 16 hours a day and consuming all meals within the remaining 8 hours).
Many people think that intermittent fasting is merely for weight loss.
But for Lu Liangwei, whose figure is already well-proportioned, the purpose is much more than that.
The underlying core mechanism is: inducing autophagy in cells.
You can simply think of autophagy as a kind of thorough cleaning and waste recycling system at the cellular level.
During fasting, the body activates this process to remove, break down, and reuse the aging and damaged cellular debris.
This process has extremely profound positive implications for delaying cellular aging and maintaining the vitality of the body.
Action plan: Besides focusing on what is being eaten, more attention should be paid to the eating rhythm. Try intermittent fasting and make good use of the body's inherent self-repair mechanism to allow cells to eliminate aging.
3. The Science of Mindset: The Invisible Anti-Aging Drug Proven by the Nobel Prize Research
In the interview, Lu Liangwei repeatedly emphasized the need for calmness, family harmony and kindness towards others.
This might sound a bit esoteric, but modern science has already provided solid evidence for this claim.
The research conducted by Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn has clearly demonstrated the direct impact of mindset on physical aging.
The scientific principle is as follows:
Prolonged stress, anxiety, hostility and other negative emotions can inhibit the activity of a substance in our body called telomerase. Telomerase is responsible for maintaining the protective caps at the ends of our chromosomes - telomeres.
Telomeres are like the plastic caps at the ends of shoelaces, protecting our genetic information.
Negative emotions lead to a decrease in telomerase activity, causing telomeres to shorten more rapidly. As a result, cells age more quickly and people age faster as well.
Among all these specific physical habits, dietary habits and mental adjustments, everyone's physical condition is different, and the implementation will vary accordingly. We can draw some inspiration from this and it is beneficial to adjust our bad habits in life.