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The Body is a Temple of God; keep it as strong and fit as your Faith is!
By: Charles W. Boatright, President of THE Quapaw Aviator Tactical Sportswear Performance, Your Fitness Outfitter Company
Barbara Eden Age-Defying Timeless Beauty– Age 91, Barbara Eden Appears as if she has Escaped the Ravages of the Aging Process with her Fitness Routine
FOX News had an article concerning Barbara Eden‘s health and fitness at age of 91 and she still looks like she could pass for 51 years old from this one observer. There is little doubt we who were teenagers between 1965 to 1970 watched I Dream of Jeannie. It wasn’t like we weren’t aware of how attractive Barbara Eden was then and even NOW. Talking about beauty in a bottle, Barbara Eden has that covered all these years.
One health and fitness technique that I have discovered to be effective that has significantly helped me at age 66 to escape the ravages of aging is with my strength training, specifically. Not only can you lose weight by lifting weight (IMPORTANT: for every pound of muscle that you put on lifting weights you are burning 50 additional calories per day). But the real significant benefit is that you can also drop years off your age and even reverse the aging process with a strength program.
Lifting weights specifically heavy strength training– allows your pituitary gland to release an important growth hormone for that age-defying skin and health. If you doubt that, watch the movie TOP GUN:MAVERICK where Tom Cruise is on the beach with the cast playing Dog Fighting Football at age 61.
So what is the benefit of strength training– Routine strength training stimulates what are called your fibroblast cells that in turn produces collagen to allow your skin cells to be readily replaced at a faster and constant rate as if you are in your mid-30’s, when in fact you are actually in your 50′,60, or older.
Lifting weights, specifically heavy strength training– allows your pituitary gland to release an important growth hormone for age-defying skin and health. Routine strength training stimulates what are called your fibroblast cells that in turn allow your cells to produce collagen that allows your skin cells to be replaced at a faster and constant rate as if you are in your mid-30’s when you are actually in your 50′,60, or older.
I own and operate an aviation apparel and gear company where we provide both leather and nylon flight jackets, flight suits, aviator’s sunglasses, and other flight gear to pilots, aviators, and to aviation enthusiasts. We also have a diet & fitness program tailored to pilots and generally everyone. One reason that I singled out pilots and aviators is that they have to be concern about their blood pressure and glucose readings to maintain their pilot’s licenses.
Our diet and fitness benefits me because I do most of the modeling myself featuring both our aviation apparel and cockpit gear.
I contribute my age-defying results to THE MELIORA DIET & FITNESS Program that is a diet high in Protein, Fiber, Probiotics, and Omega-3 Fats, but low in sugars and the harmful fats (saturated and Trans fats) and that hidden sugar, those simple starches. THE MELIORA DIET & FITNESS Program turns your body into a calorie-burning-juggernaut. But the real age-defying benefit from my fitness that includes Cardio-Aerobic Strength Training (or CAST) is the ability to model with models in their early 20’s, as shown below:
Last November of 2023, after a photoshoot session for our winter apparel shown above, the camera crew challenged me to an AB Challenge in our hangar. As any model will attest to, the AB Challenge is the most demanding on one’s results of their diet and fitness program, especially over the age of 55, below, I’m 66 years old in both these photographs.
You don’t do this type of modeling at age 66 without a very effective diet and fitness program that actually provides results.
The article that FOX News published on Barbara Eden
There are many women or even men, for that fact, that are either approaching their mid-40’s or are older that would like to know how Barbara Eden preserved her health and fitness in being 91 years old. Barbara Eden made an appearance on the Red Carpet last night that caught the eyes of the reporter for the publication Closer Weekly.
There was little doubt what the topic of discussion was going to be during the reporter’s interview with Barbara and her appearance on the Red Carpet. I’m sure reporters and spectators, alike, were wanting to know how in the World of Medical Science did Barbara Eden maintain her health and fitness, 53- years after the last episode of I Dream of Jeannie that aired back in 1970. Guys, just to give you a little perspective, I was 13 years old in 1970.
That was nothing compared to how impressed I was at age 65 when I read the FOX News article last night (dated 09Mar2023) on how Barbara Eden maintains her health and fitness now at age 91. She told the reporter her tips on how she has maintained her youthful health and fitness, listed below:
Barbara’s DIET– She eats a lot of meat and vegetables. That means Barbara Eden is focusing on a diet that is high in Protein, Fiber, and Omega-3 Fats.
Barbara’s FITNESS– She is a big fan of walking and riding her bicycle, or what she referred to as spinning. That means Barbara Eden is getting her cardio and aerobic exercises in her daily workout routine. She didn’t mention if she did weight training or not, but with her physique, I would guess that she does some form of strength training. If you’re over the age of 30, strength training is essential for toned and strong muscles.
Barbara’s SKINCARE– She wears sunscreen every time she is outside and she uses a skincare cream from Estée Lauder that she states she can’t go without using on a daily basis. Barbara explained, she also uses serum drops that Estée Lauder has, as well, called line repair. Something that surprised me was that Barbara explained that unless she is working, she doesn’t put on makeup. I personally would think, why should she, with her health and fitness that she enjoys at 91. One thing that I do is always wear sunglasses with a high UV rating, as I do when working on my farm or while flying.
Barbara Eden Proved that Age is a Given, but the Aging Process doesn’t have to be a Given with the right Diet, Exercise, and Lifestyle
It was obvious that there are health and fitness benefits to Barbara Eden’s daily routine, but there are neurological and cognitive benefits as well. In the reporter’s description of how Barbara Eden arrived on the red carpet, the reporter mentioned that Barbara was sporting a pair of pointed-toe high heels.
As any woman will attest to wearing high heels, it takes some degree of dexterity to wear high heels, not to mention balance. One thing that gets overlooked is how important balance is in one’s health and fitness routine to improve dexterity, cognitive issues, and balance that is crucial for one’s neurological health. What benefits the heart also benefits the brain and our neurological system.
Before I retired at age 57 in June of 2015 from a utility as a grid engineer, I served as the Chairman of the Fall Protection Committee, which meant I had to attend Tulane University for Kinesiology training. Falls are the number one concern for people over the age of 60, due to a hip injury. Trust me, you don’t want a hip injury because of the impact that a hip injury has on a person’s lifestyle.
What Barbara Eden has proved with her diet, exercise, and lifestyle, I can confirm in my own life, at age 65. I follow THE MELIORA Health & Fitness Program that includes Diet, Exercise, and Lifestyle Performance with a Health Index component that has allows me to enjoy healthy food selections from the local grocery store.
This health and fitness has allowed me the ability to ride my INDIAN motorcycle, and enjoy aviation, and be active in the sport of golf. I also have a sportswear and performance business where I even do modeling and training videos to promote our BUSH PILOT COCKPIT GEAR Collection.
Above was a photoshoot that we did at our airport on January 07th, 2023, where I’m wearing my leather jacket, button-down Oxford shirts and those classic khaki pants. This classic apparel offers a person that go-anywhere, do-anything, anytime sport look for business or leisure wear. After the photoshoot, the ground crew challenged me to an AB Challenge on my INDIAN Motorcycle, below.
THE MELIORA DIET & Fitness Program that I have followed since November 28th, 2014 gave me the confidence to take my button-down Oxford shirt and T-shirt off and change into blue jeans for this AB Challenge. I wouldn’t have even considered doing an AB Challenge at age 66, if I wasn’t in this type of shape and condition. I enjoy the health, fitness, and condition of the age-defying skin that I had in my early 30’s, now at age 65.
What Barbara Eden has achieved can be done with the correct diet, exercise, and lifestyle performance routine. Please don’t think that because you’re over the age of 40 that you have to succumb to the ravages of aging, That is totally NOT TRUE!
Age is a given, but the aging process isn’t a given. If I can start at age 57 to lose 52- Lbs and 8.75- inches in my waistline, I know you can start now, as well. Just remember that 80 percent of your health & fitness is in your diet, and the other 20 percent is by doing your Cardio-Aerobic Strength Training. What is even more important for me is that age 65, I’m not on any medication for hypertension, Diabetes, or cholesterol.
IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR POST WORKOUT RECOVERY
My home gym where I workout 7-days a week, with one being a light workout, is not air conditioned nor heated. I use sweating as one of my most important skincare treatments. During the summertime, sweating isn’t a problem when temperatures can reach 115 deg. Fahrenheit. Wintertime I have to layer up just to break a sweat.
Listed below are 14 benefits of sweating during your workouts Sessions:
A. Rejuvenates the skin.
B. Eliminates free radicals.
C. Improves blood circulation and oxygenation your skin and muscles.
D. Deep cleansing of the skin.
E. Boost your heart health.
F. Lower you risk of kidney stones.
G. Weight Control by turbocharging your metabolic rate.
H. Boost your energy and especially your mood levels.
I. Boost your natural immune system against diseases.
J. Promote better sleep.
K. Reduce stress levels.
L. Anti-aging by keeping the skin looking younger and diminishes fine lines.
M. Sweating challenges your body to act younger.
N. Similar to having tour own spa treatment for muscle recovery.
An important part of your post workout recovery is to shower off to prevent irritation of the skin of toxins that are lift on the surface of your skin ASAP. I use my shower as an extension to my fitness program with a COLD shower. Just like there are benefits of sweating during your workout, there are benefits from showering with COLD water:
A. Increase Blood Circulation
B. Reduce soreness.
C. Boost weight loss.
D. Tightens and re-hydrates your skin.
E. Release anti-stress hormones.
F. Increase mindfulness.
G. Strengthens your immune system.
For more information on the Benefits of a Post Workout COLD Shower.
Another benefit of having a great diet and fitness program- It is to recover from surgery! I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Prostate Cancer in December of 2023. I had a Prostatectomy in early February and had my follow-up PSA Test that was 0.0 (what we were hoping for). The real benefit came in shortening my recovery from the various side effects of a Prostatectomy. One is incontinence that I shorten in my case to only 6- weeks.