The average life span of a person is about ninety years. However, the measured years, each person does not live the same. At the same time, some people look 30 years old at 50, while others at this age feel like decrepit old people. The fact is that along with the official age according to the passport there is such a thing as biological age.
You need to know it in order to control the general condition of the body and be able to influence the processes taking place in it. For example, take measures to be in time to slow down the aging process. Tatyana Shapovalenko, the head doctor of the Treatment and Prevention Center of the Ministry of Health and Social Development, once said that biological age is not a sentence, and it’s quite possible to reverse the biological clock . Of course, this will require certain sacrifices: giving up bad habits, changing the diet, physical activity.
The most common test "Biological age" includes several fairly simple exercises for quick reaction, endurance and elasticity of the skin. Passing this test is easy.
There is a formula for calculating the biological age for women and men. In the first case, it looks like this: -1.463 + 0.415 ADP – 0.140 SB + 0.248 MT + 0.694 POPs, in the second - 26.985 + 0.215 ADS – 0.149 HFA – 0.151 SB. +0.723 POPs.
According to this formula, biological age is calculated using the following indicators. Blood pressure (arterial systolic pressure) is measured by a tonometer on the right hand. HFA (duration of breath holding) is measured using a stopwatch.
SB (static balancing) - the time that a person is able to stand on his left foot when lifting his right 10 cm up is measured. ADP (pulse arterial pressure) is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure.
MT (body weight) is measured in kilograms, determined using conventional weights. POPs (self-assessment of health) are determined using a questionnaire (Does your head often hurt? Do you sleep hard? Does your heart hurt sometimes? Is your hearing good? Your eyesight? Do you drink boiled water only? Are you meteosensitive? Do you suffer from insomnia? Constipation? Dizziness? Does the liver hurt? Are you alert and focused? Are you forgetful? Are you worried about joint pain? Are you dizzy? Are you short of breath? Do you go to the beach? Are you healthy? Are you happy? Are you upset? Are you feeling uneasy? yatny taste in your mouth? Do Drink mineral water for medicinal purposes? Do loin hurts? Does shortness of breath happens? Did you have to sometimes give up your favorite foods? Shumit whether in your ears?) Positive responses are summarized and are substituted for POPs.
The disadvantages of the popular biological age blitz tests are that with their help it is impossible to assess the condition of internal organs.
How to know your biological age objectively? There are more professional tests. For example, tests developed by the Gerontology Institute will require you to not only measure your heart rate, hold your breath, but also measure your blood pressure and answer about 30 questions. The results of such a test are calculated using a complex formula.
Experts advise to pay attention to your own health if the results of the tests show that the internal and biological age differ by five or more years. These numbers indicate that your body is aging at a faster rate than expected.
Take into account the fact that every 10 years three kilograms of muscle mass are replaced in the body by fat. Therefore, with the apparent preservation of the weight of harmful deposits becomes greater. Therefore, home scales are unable to objectively help in assessing the state of the body, based on weight indicators. To learn about the real ratio of muscle to fat mass of the body, as well as about the percentage of water in the body, you can only use the biointendance measurement procedure.
Therefore, in order to objectively determine the state in which your body is at a certain stage, it is necessary to undergo professional tests embedded with computer programs.
By the way, a very interesting fact. According to the results of a study conducted by the Gerontological Center of Russia, the organisms of the “new Russians” and those close to them in terms of wealth of people wear out the fastest. The “poor intellectuals” by biological clock are the youngest.