Strong and Vital No 4

Angemessene Bewegung Adequate Exercise

Angemessene Ernährung Adequate Nutrition

Ausgewogener Lebensstil Balanced Life

Illness is not disregarded, but is used as a resource for regaining health. We recognise the so-called «diseases of old age» and use our concept to help our customers regain their quality of life and zest for life. Nowadays everything can be recycled - we make the «Recycled Teenager»: AGE IS JUST A NUMBER! Training the Elderly The training offer for the older generation today is sim ply ridiculous. A few Thera-Band exercises, a bit of chair gymnastics, some fall prevention, just not too much exertion - our seniors are being spared to death . I use this phrase again and again, it is still valid. The important thing is to encourage and challenge each person within the scope of their resources! I have taken on clients who used to attend a «chair lesson» at an organisation for the elderly. The first few times they really moaned about how strenuous the les son was, they usually did not move much and then took a break again. My aim with this type of training is also to achieve physical adaptation: that can only happen if you leave your comfort zone. My clients had made tangible and visible progress and therefore came to every training session with a high level of motivation and great pleasure. Chronological Age versus Biological Age Now knowledge about ageing, chronological and bio logical age, comes into play. While chronological ageing is a purely numerical factor, with each year adding up to one, biological age is based on our biological-genetic balance. Biological are the cellular dimension, the mus cles, our body. Genetic is the individual, the person, the experience. «Biological youth» is primarily based on our cells, on our cell metabolism. Do we actually realise that our body is made up of trilli ons of cells? If we look at cells as mini-humans, we can see their complexity and how impressive and powerful they are. We should therefore take care of our cells and understand the importance of these particles. Cell Metabolism The most important task of cells is their self-regulation. Civilisation is the biggest disruptive factor of our cel lular system which results in the loss of its ability to self-regulate. If the supply of nutrients is insufficient, the cells cannot produce enough energy to fulfil the required performance, the intestine cannot process or release the nutrients, the cell membrane is not perme able enough for the nutrients, too much lactate is pro duced. Lack of exercise and industrially processed foods are the biggest disruptive factors here. The senescent or ageing cells also determine our bio logical age. After a certain number of cell divisions in the cell culture, the cells stop growing, i.e. they stop dividing. However, not all cells undergo death, known as apoptosis.

Darmgesundheit Gut Health

Entspannung Relaxation

Atmung Breathing

Erfüllende Tätigkeit Fulfilling Activities

GEHIRN – Ernährung und Training Brain - Nutrition and Training

Ausreichend Schlaf Enough Sleep

Erfüllende Beziehung Fulfilling Relationships

Why are we not focussing on prevention? Why do we allow people to get to the point where they need care, become dependent and immobile? Doesn’t this require a paradigm shift, a rethink?

The focus must be on actively maintaining physical and mental abilities. To do this, we need intact, functioning and efficient muscles. In order to maintain and streng then them, we need competent training, functioning cells and sufficient macro and micronutrients. The «Fit&Healthy VIVO» Concept But the «0815» scheme is not enough, it has to be personalised! Based on this background and Charles Eugster’s motivation, I developed the «fit&healthy VIVO» concept. In October 2017, I opened the first training and competence centre for over 60s in Switzerland and probably the only one of its kind in Europe. It is a matter close to my heart and my vision to pass on my knowledge and experience in training and professional updating. This concept is a matter of people for people at the service of society. The approach is salutogene sis , i.e. we start from health and want to maintain and improve it - at any age. Dr Aaron Antonovsky (1923-1994, sociologist) coined the salutogenetic approach, which is not concerned with the question «Why do people get sick?» , but with the question «What keeps them healthy?» .

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