8 things you didn't know were ageing you

What's ageing your... flexibility?

Lack of exercise

The more you exercise, the more flexible you are - and the length of your fingers may indicate how much you enjoy exercise.

Researchers at Canada's University of Alberta discovered that mice who had digits where the ‘index finger' was closest in length to their ‘ring finger' were more likely to exercise. And they think this holds true for people too.

Halt the decline "You can trick your mind into enjoying exercise," says Peter Gilmour of www.hypnosport.com. He suggests: Sit down and relax. Visualise yourself sitting on the sofa, feeling lazy. Turn this into a small black and white photo in your mind. Now see yourself exercising in a vibrant colour photo. Feel yourself enjoying the workout and gradually
push that black and white picture away, filling your whole mind's eye with
bright colours and positive feelings. This will trick your mind into feeling
good about exercise.

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