Physical Resiliency is a Key to Successful Aging

In this video, I specifically and more thoroughly discuss how physical resiliency is a key to successful aging.

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Why do some people age well while others do not? The answer may in part lay in a person’s resiliency. Resiliency is defined as an object’s ability to return to an original form or position after being bent, compressed or stretched. When this definition is applied to a person, it gives us a clue as to why some people recover quickly after illness or injury. This more scientific definition helps us understand why resiliency is nothing more than your own margin for error in life. The greater margin for error you have, then the less likely something catastrophic will occur.

5 Strategies to Improve Your Physical Resiliency:

1. Get Regular Activity
2. Strength Train
3. Maintain Mobility and Range of Motion (ROM)
4. Sleep Well
5. Eat Healthy

In closing, we must acknowledge that resiliency in humans is not just a physical characteristic. It’s comprised of emotional (psychological), mental (cognitive), social (relationships), and spiritual characteristics. Each characteristic of human resiliency impacts the others. Understanding the interplay of the five different attributes helps in understanding a person’s true resiliency. Optimizing these five characteristics is the key to resiliency and possibly the key to aging well!