You can knock years off your biological age – Prof Peter Herbert

As we age, there's a gradual decline on strength, power and aerobic capacity - if we don't exercise. From the age of 40, about 90g of muscle is lost each year. By the time you've reached 50, aerobic capacity (in non-athletes) decreases by 16%. This is according to Professor Peter Herbert from the Centre for Health and Ageing at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Herbert has focused his attention on finding out if there are any workouts that will halt this gradual decline as we age. Here's the good news - in a recent paper published in ‘Experimental Gerontology’, he revealed that his research proves it was possible to reduce your biological age through exercise. Herbert told BizNews that the workouts that do make a difference are not only for athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices