(Collaborative post) Getting older is inevitable but doesn’t mean it needs to be cause for concern. Instead, we need to embrace it and consider ways that will help us stay looking youthful to ensure we feel confident in our own skin. Here we look at ways to look youthful as we age. Let’s be honest, it’s all about the choices we make and how much effort we are willing to put into taking good care of ourselves and investing in self-care activities and routines. It’s never too early to start!
Ways to Look Youthful As We Age
Exercise Daily
Exercise is an excellent way to boost mental health and will keep you looking young and feeling full of natural energy. Ensure you stay looking young and healthy as you age by exercising daily and getting your heart rate up. By participating in a variety of physical activities we can keep our bodies in shape and feel good too. Exercising in natural environments like parks can have extra health benefits. Added weight can make you look older than you are and slow you down. When you work out regularly you’ll drop extra pounds and your clothes will fit nicely. You’ll also sleep better which will be beneficial for your appearance and body and mind.
Keep up with Hair Care & Colour
The right hairstyle can also have a significant impact on your looks and confidence. When you choose the right cut or style and colour you can make yourself look more youthful and vibrant. Therefore, keep up with hair care and be sure to colour it so that you can hide any grey hair that begins to appear. Also, brands like Joico could have what you’re looking for when it comes to styling products and root concealers so you can keep hair looking fabulous easily from home.
Find Ways to Reduce Your Stress
Excessive stress will not only make you feel lousy and unmotivated but will also take a toll on your appearance. Find healthy ways to reduce your stress. For instance, you might want to do more yoga or meditating or go for walks in natural surroundings. These activities will help you slow a racing mind and allow you to clear your head and relax your mind.
Treat Yourself With a Skin
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Have A Skincare Routine
Your skin is what people first see when meeting and interacting with you. You want it to be healthy and glowing so you can make a good first impression and feel confident conversing with others and being out in public. Maintain clear and attractive skin by having a skincare routine that you do regularly. It’s important to wash your face before going to bed, use skincare products that help you keep it looking flawless, and that you wear a high sun protection daily. Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated and as a way to nourish and revive your skin. Having a regular skincare routine will also help you avoid lines and spots on your face and body as you age.
Sleep, Fluid Intake & Food
All of the above will affect our internal appearance and health. The more we sleep the better our body is equipped to heal and make sure we look and feel good. The fluids we have can also have a positive or negative effect. Drinks high in sugar have a negative impact on the body causing cell damage, dehydration etc where as drinking water will help keep skin hydrated, blood consistency at its optimum, the body functioning as well as it can etc. The fuel/food we consume again can be beneficial when we eat healthily. A diet rich in a range of colourful fruit and vegetables will have all manner of health benefits whereas a carb heavy diet will leave you feeling sluggish and your body struggling to work efficiently – in time this will be apparent externally.
There are all sorts of different ways to look youthful as we age, do you actively do any yourself?
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I walk every day, and I’m trying to workout 2-3 times a week. Definitely drinking a lot of water and moisturizing! So much great advice here.
That’s great to hear as it will have positive effects in the long run.
The only one of these I don’t worry about now is hair color. I’ve never colored my hair and don’t plan to start unless I have to. I do exercise 5 days per week and have been really conscious of my skincare routine and drinking enough water.
Some people feel they need to colour their hair earlier than others and it can depend on hair colour too.
I really try with all of these but do feel could do a little better with a skincare routine. However, I’ve said this for years and not really got any better!! 🙂
A good skincare routine is very important. The more we do the better the results.
I will keep these in mind. I do try to color my hair but my grays do pop up now and again. I also use creams at night!
It is awful isn’t it. They seem to grow so fast too!
I try to get enough sleep each night and make sure I eat lots of fruits and veggies! I hope it’s working!
I’m sure it is Lori x
I sure do know the power of exercise for youthfulness. That and a good beauty cream are my secrets to young skin.
Ha, yes a good cream can make a massive difference.
I think water is such a great way to keep your skin plump and of course, all the sunscreen you can wear.
Ha, yes, I have factor 50 most of the year!!!
This post is really informative and provided some really great tips.
Thanks Tasheena. It helps to start sooner rather than later.
My hair needs some coloring as of the moment.
Gosh I’m aging already haha. Thanks for reminding all these.
It’s one of those things we need to try to maintain regularly.
Now that I’m in my 40’s, I’m willing to try just about anything to look more youthful. Thanks for the tips.
It’s around 40 we need to really work on this as it starts getting a bit harder.
Skin care and exercise are so effective when we to stay and feel young.. Thanks for reminding all these.
They sure are and results don’t take long to show either.
I regularly still get taken for at least ten years younger than I am, so I can’t say I’ve had any problems with staying youthful so far, lol. But I definitely need to work on improving my sleep, or the youthfulness won’t last much longer…
That’s great to hear, you must be doing something right Jenni x
Yes, these are very important things and we need to find time to take care of us!
We sure do. Many of us tend to run around after others and neglect ourselves.
These are all great ideas. I always thought a good diet and exercise were the best. That and drinking plenty of water.
They can help. The more you do the more benefits there are.
I am ageing and I really need to take out some time for myself and start doing these things. Especially exercising.
Exercising is great for physical and mental health.
Thanks. I’m turning 40 in a few days so I definitely need these tips. I think it’s not too late for some good skin care regimen.
Happy birthday Ivan. I hope this post has been helpful. Don’t worry it isn’t too late x
Amazing tips!!! Sleep, do meditation, drink water and workout, all of this help.
They sure can. If we make even a little effort it can be beneficial.
I try to work out every day to help but sometimes I need a little more. I love these ideas.
Thanks Melissa. It’s great you work out daily.
I really dont pay enough attention to these things. I do still get my hair done every few weeks as it is very grey now. But I definitely don’t get enough sleep or probably drink enough water!
It is something we do need to put time towards although you can also have treatments done that can help too.
For me, exercising is a major factor in staying young…or being able to hang around those that are young.
It can help make your body function, feel and look better.
Stress is definitely the number one killer and something we all need to find a way to reduce in our lives. Great tips!
Thanks Catherine. Stress can age us.
What a lovely post. Yes, it is important to age gracefully so self care must be a part of our everyday routine. Thanks for the wonderful tips.
Self care is very important with the stresses of modern day life.
Controversial opinion, but I actually think grey hair looks amazing! With a good cut white or grey hair is so striking and such a cool look, I’ve actually been trying to persuade my Mum she should go for it and embrace white hair and she is far from ‘old’ looking. Totally with you on exercise and fresh air, they make us feel good and when we feel good we live well!
It does suit some people. It does help when we feel good to encourage us to look after ourselves even better.
The older I get the more I am realising how important sleep and water are!
They make a big difference to everything and are really important x
You’re right, it makes more sense to age gracefully rather than pretend that it’s not happening or try other surgical methods to look younger than we are in reality.
Some surgical methods can work wonders.
Good tips. Stress reduction is a huge one. Also making sure we’re nourishing ourselves.
Eating healthily can make a big impact.
I know hair color helps me. I’ve been going grey since high school so dyeing my hair helps a lot within keeping me looking young.
Hair colour can really help make us feel younger. Lightening hair to make greys look less visible also helps.
Some great tips to staying youthful. Having kids and the lack of sleep definitely aged me drastically! I try to stay hydrated, avoid alcohol and get as much sleep as I can (now the boys are sleeping through!)
It is hard when they’re not sleeping through the night to get enough sleep.
I agree with you that it is important to keep up with hair care and color. I have started coloring my hair to hide the grey ones. 🙂 Will check out Joico.
So many prefer to do this although some people do look great with grey hair.
Some great tips. I definitely try and do most of these.
That’s great to hear Nadia. I hope they help.
I think food and exercise are most crucial! being active means helping your body to stay young. I also think that being open-minded going for new trends and tech Is what makes people appear younger
Yes, some procedures can also be helpful.
I feel like people find aging to be this huge flaw, but personally I don’t mind it. With that said, it’s always very good to take care of your body.
It is important to take care of ourselves and as we get older many of us appreciate looking a little younger.
It’s amazing the difference that sleeping well and drinking plenty of water has on you! These are great tips
It really does. Your body gets to heal itself better and as a result you feel and loo better.
I love this post, I find not looking in a mirror helps haha, I know I do not drink enough water but do love face serums as find they do make a huge difference
Ha, me too. Funny that!!! If you try to drink at certain times each day it’ll become automatic – water not anything else x