Walunt Creek Chiropractor Weekly Health Updates:
Exercise slows many of the degenerative problems that result from aging. This seems to be the consequence of modifications in a multitude of biological processes and systems — exercise essentially adjusts the operation of your metabolism, which makes it function better.
There are a number of proposed mechanisms for the effects of exercising, including:
* The induction of heat shock proteins
* Boost in cardiac antioxidant capacity
* Expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress proteins
* Anatomical and physiological modifications in the coronary arteries
* Modifications to nitric oxide creation
* Adaptational alterations in cardiac mitochondria
* Improved autophagy
* Improved function of sarcolemmal and/or mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels