We have always believed that to look younger after 60 you need surgery and very expensive creams, but the reality is that it is not only about genetics or how much money you can spend at a perfume store, because, let’s be honest, being young is an attitude and has much more to do with how you live your day to day life than with what you spend.
The way you sleep, think, move, relate to others… all of that leaves a mark on your body and especially on your face. That is why many times you are surprised by the age of some people (How can Stallone be 79 years old if he looks younger than me?). So we are going to give you some tips so you can also look much younger without spending a single cent.
Sleeping well
People who look young at this age usually treat sleep as something sacred. Not out of vanity, but because they know that without rest everything becomes twice as hard. More or less stable schedules, fewer screens at night, a calm routine before going to bed.
Does it really show that much?
Yes, sleeping well gives light to your face, energy when walking, and a more open expression. While sleeping, our body produces collagen and it is essential to delay aging.
Good social connections
Remember this, isolation ages you, and a lot. On the other hand, maintaining quality relationships, talking, laughing, sharing is one of the best sources of vitality that exist.
People who age better do not lock themselves away. They keep calling their friends, meeting for coffee, participating in social life, but always with real bonds.
Feeling accompanied lowers stress, raises self esteem, and is reflected in the way you move, speak, and simply exist.
Learning to manage stress
This may be the most key point. Stress ages you, inside and out. It tenses the body and exhausts us much faster. It is not that you do not have problems, it is that you learn how to manage them.
Stress produces cortisol, and cortisol breaks down collagen and elastin, which make our skin look firm. So it is important to manage it, to look for something that helps you disconnect from your routine, whatever reduces that cortisol.
Drink water
No coffee or soda, water. It is important to stay hydrated. The more water there is in your body, the more hydrated your skin will look, and you already know that youth is shine.
Let’s move
You do not need to punish yourself at the gym like a 20 year old, but walking, stretching, anything that makes you move, even dancing at home, works.
The important thing is to stay physically active. This brings more coordination, more agility, and much more energy. The key is consistency, remember that.
Exercise increases blood flow and provides nutrients, so it will make you look much younger than you are. We invite you to try Tai Chi, it is wonderful for older adults.
Protect your skin from the sun
We know we insist a lot on this, but it is important to protect your skin from the sun every day of the year, not only in summer. Not only because it can delay aging, but because the sun is getting stronger and our skin suffers a lot, even producing melanomas (skin cancer) without us hardly noticing.
Enjoy the outdoors, always, but protect your skin from the sun with both clothing and sunscreen.
A nutrient rich diet
You have to avoid excesses, not always of course, but you do have to watch how you eat and how much. It is especially important to maintain a balanced diet and, as we said before, stay well hydrated. Add much more fruit to your diet and you will see the difference.
Positive adrenaline
The most important thing at the attitude level is that youth is also mental. Surely you have noticed that people who look younger are also the ones who radiate the most energy, the most curious ones, the ones who always have something to discover. It is important to maintain a positive attitude always, even as we get older, and to want to keep discovering things.
Remove negativity, resentment, and anger from your life. We want happy faces even if they have little wrinkles.
Mentally active
You have surely heard that it is never too late to start again, and the reality is that it is not. Do you want to learn to skate at 50? Do it, very carefully. Do you want to go hiking? Do it. Whatever you want. It is important that you never hold back from doing anything, even if what you want to do seems crazy, as long as you are able to do it and it is not truly reckless, please.
Everything in moderation
Alcohol, food, work, and exercise, everything needs its right balance. No one is telling you not to drink a glass of wine or not to eat a lot with your grandchildren, just that it should not be the norm.
And remember, looking older is not a punishment, it is a gift of being alive.