‘Science has taught us that physical decline is not just a result of getting older – it’s a result of being less active as we age.’
Joel Snape The Telegraph
META-AGE – a movement that uses exercise as a metaphor for a midlife transition toward becoming a robust Meta-Ager to avoid irrelevance, chronic ageing and low self-esteem that stifles sexual fulfilment. Sharing three underlying principles for physical, mental, and social well-being:
COHERENCE: Midlife is a stage when life starts to make more sense.
- When you find yourself, you will find a movement, an attitude, a belief that will permeate who you become.
PURPOSE: You have done things for everyone else – now, it is your time.
- Your health is invaluable because you can’t pour from an empty cup. Now is the time to engage in activities and lifestyles that benefit your long-term health.
SIGNIFICANCE: Inherent physical and mental values enrich a life worth living.
- Significance is defined before it is achieved, driven by personal values that cannot be purchased. Every Meta-Ager aspires to significance- ‘Move your body and live your best life’.
THE FOUR META-AGE lifestyle fitness criteria are based on scientific research:
• Being a non-smoker
• Having a recommended body fat percentage
• Having a good diet.
• Doing moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 150 minutes per week.
Meta-Age is a movement with six profound truths that shape our outlook:
1. Be Your Authentic Self.
2. Take advice from people who embody who you’d like to be.
3. Make friends – it’s good for your health.
4. Seize the moment – make your dreams a reality.
5. Seek happiness and live life on your terms.
6. Accept Challenges – either cry in the rain or dance in the storm.