Shin Ae-ra “Joints are stiff, muscles are soft”… Started doing ‘this’ to manage it, what is it?

Actress Shin Ae-ga (55) confessed that she felt signs of health danger.

Shin Ae-ra recently shared her daily life on her social media with a photo of herself stretching at home and the caption, “How are you doing these days?” She said, “I started running because my body was sending me warning signals,” and “My joints were getting stiff, my muscles were getting soft, my head was getting heavy, my core was losing balance. I want to run well and stretch so that I don’t get sore here and there.”

Shin Ae-ra continued, “Since I eat a lot of fancy meals when I go out, I try to fast, eat less, and eat simple meals at home,” adding, “Health is the most important thing.”

Running burns a lot of calories and helps strengthen the cardiopulmonary system… It is also good for mental health.

Like Shin Ae-ra, when you are over 50, your body sends out various health signals. Not only diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, but also muscle mass decreases with aging, so as Shin Ae-ra mentioned, your muscles become soft and your core muscles weaken. If you do not exercise regularly and your physical activity level is low, these symptoms progress even faster.

At this time, the habit of running and stretching like Shin Ae-ra can manage not only the body but also mental health. Running, which can be called a representative aerobic exercise, burns a lot of calories per hour. For a 70kg adult, swimming burns 360~500Kcal, tennis burns 360~480Kcal, etc., while running burns about 700Kcal. In addition to the aerobic effect, it is also good for muscle training. When running, the lower body muscles such as the buttocks, thighs, and calves are intensively used, and the muscles of the whole body are evenly stimulated.

When you run, endorphins, known as happy hormones, are secreted, which also has the effect of changing your mood. In particular, when you maintain a heart rate of 120 beats per minute for about 30 minutes, you can experience a phenomenon called runner’s high, where the feeling of hardship turns into pleasure and happiness, which is a unique advantage of running.

However, sufficient stretching before and after exercise is essential for safe running. People with weak joints are advised to wear protective gear. Repeated stress on muscles and ligaments that continue exercise can lead to pain.

Positive effects on emotional stability through breathing, along with stretching and diet effects

Stretching may seem like it has little effect on exercise, but it is effective for losing weight. When you stretch, more muscles are used than you think. In the process, it stimulates and activates muscles that burn fat, which is beneficial for losing body fat and weight. If you stretch after fasting for 7-8 hours, the fat accumulated under the skin and in the liver is used as an energy source, which increases the exercise effect.

Repeating the movement of stretching and relaxing muscles, such as stretching the arms and legs, improves blood circulation and helps prevent aging. It also has a positive effect on emotional stability through deep breathing while relieving body tension. When the mind is stable, parasympathetic nerve activity becomes active.

The habit of news helps slow down brain aging… The less food you eat, the more active your synapses become

The habit of keeping in touch is good for slowing down brain aging. According to a study by Yale University in the United States, in an experiment that determined the relationship between hunger and the brain, the hormone ‘ghrelin’ that controls appetite was shown to have a great effect on the hippocampus of the brain, which is essential for learning. When ghrelin reached the hippocampus, the number of synapses in the brain network increased by 30% and activity also increased. The hippocampus plays a role in controlling long-term memory, spatial concepts, and emotional behavior.

On the other hand, when ghrelin is reduced by overeating, the number of snaps decreases and memory also declines. The analysis is that to train the hippocampus, avoiding excessive overeating and fasting is helpful. There is also a study result from the United States that says that small meals can slow down brain aging by expressing the ‘OXR1’ gene, which protects cells from oxidative damage.