Miller
Anti-aging has many facets. Diet, the correct physical activities, our emotional state, spirituality, our stress levels and the thoughts we dwell on all have an impact on how we age. If the state of our physical and cognitive processes are positive and we eat healthfully we can slow, stop and even reverse our aging processes.
How do I judge my progress as far as anti-aging? I've taken various tests that are available on the Internet, I evaluate the information gained from health fairs, races and I keep a log.
At any one time there are three or more "real age" tests on the Internet. Only those that have paid ads that are posted on their website by a major search engine show up on page one, which means you have to do a thorough search if you want to find more than one or two. Dr. Oz has one and you'll begin getting lots of ads for their products. Thankfully, you can unsubscribe.
The last time I took real age tests, I took three and averaged them out. These are fill-in-the-blank tests and showed me between ages 34 and 37. My real age average was 36.
I also took a fitness test that can be found here: https://www.worldfitnesslevel.org/#/ This is also a fill-in-the-blanks test and my fitness age is 32. This one doesn't fill your inbox with buy, buy, buy, ads.
I took the Rockport Walking Fitness Test, which is a physical test. You can access various forms of the test by using the preceding as search words or go here to access the test: http://health.drgily.com/walking-test-peak-aerobic-capacity.php and my fitness level is excellent.
The fill-in-the-blanks tests are OK, but I prefer physical tests like the Rockport test. With that in mind, I did four races this past summer. I chose regional races that had a walking category. I quit running years ago, too much downtime from injuries and general soreness. I've been competitively race walking for the past 32 years without any injuries related to training or racing.
The first race was a slight downhill 5K, The Lostine River Run/Walk held outside of Lostine, Oregon. There was a 5K run and walk and a 10K run. The race was very well run and I plan to do it again next year. I finished first overall and was the second oldest participant.
The next race was the "Northwest's Toughest 10K" the Steens Rim Run/Walk. This race is held south of Burns, Oregon about half an hours drive from French Glen, Oregon, and has some awesome scenery. That race starts at just under 8,000 feet and finishes 6.2 miles later at a few feet below 10,000 feet. I finished seventh overall in the walking division out of 123 entrants. I was the oldest walker in the race. An excellent race, well organized and walker friendly. I learned a lot about altitude training that will determine my 2015 regimen. Fleshing this race out was suggested by an editor as a good subject for a future article.
The third race was at John Day, Oregon. I finished first overall in the 5K walk. There were some serious walkers, but the race was very poorly organized and run and I would give it a 2 on a scale from 1 to 10. The only way it could have been worse was if they took your entry fee, cancelled the race and refused to refund your money. I'm looking for a race to take its place on my 2015 schedule.
The last race was in Le Grande, Oregon and sponsored by EOU. An enjoyable way to end the season. Nice people, some serious walkers, with an uphill section just around the corner from the finish line that allows walkers to pass quite a few runners and, they had a great breakfast afterwards. I finished first overall in the walking division. They had no ages posted.
Taking all the written and physical tests into account, I'd say the figures are correct and that my holistic, natural based, anti-aging system really does work. My chronological age is 74, 75 in a few months.
I plan to teach what I've learned at Cornucopia Mini Farm and Learning Center starting next summer. The website www.cornucopiaminifarm.com will give the details and be active by the first of February.
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