Old like Beckham – Style

“Kommersant Style” is about how to interpret the term “anti-aging” in a male audience and what to do in order to age gracefully and gracefully.

The start of the broadcast of the Beckham documentary on the Netflix streaming platform has once again given rise to a wave of conversations about how our idols change with age and why many of them manage to look so good. Obviously, age will catch up with everyone sooner or later, but the path to it is different: look at the hero of the day David Beckham (48 years old), actor Jared Leto (51 years old), Brad Pitt (59 years old), Pharell Williams (50 years old), George Clooney (62), Jeff Goldblum (70) and Anthony Hopkins (85) all appear younger than their peers. The good news is that you can look like this even if you have questions about your genetics. According to most anti-aging experts, the way a person looks over the years is as much, if not more, a result of lifestyle and skin care practices. Growing up gracefully (let’s call it that) can be managed.

Several factors are important: it’s better to start taking care of yourself earlier – this is how a habit is developed when going to a cosmetologist is as natural as playing football with friends on weekends, and is not something out of the ordinary. Andrey Iskornev, head of the Platinental clinic, believes that one of the important components of success is low weight (we look at celebrities and see: indeed, among those who age beautifully, there are no people with extra pounds). He advises maintaining a body mass index below 25 and calculating it using the formula “current weight in kg / height (in meters) squared.” Or, to put it simply: height in centimeters is minus 100, and subtract 10% from the resulting figure.

Ultraviolet radiation remains one of the main risk factors: sunbathers should keep in mind that tanning after a certain age not only visually ages, but also directly affects the condition of the skin. It is believed that 80% of age-related signs such as fine lines, wrinkles, pigmentation and sagging skin primarily occur in those who sit under the sun for hours. (That’s why we remember to apply creams with sunscreen.)

Andrey Zhukov, founder of Pro Trener personal training studios, notes that after 40 years, natural age-related changes occur in a man’s body, such as sarcopenia, which leads to a decrease in muscle mass, the level of sex hormones decreases, and insulin resistance develops. “All this can be successfully resisted if you put the body in conditions where it has to maintain muscle mass, and therefore youth,” he is confident and advises starting with cardio training, such as running, cycling or swimming, this way you can strengthen the heart and improve blood circulation. “A side benefit of this type of training is a reduction in bad cholesterol and insulin resistance,” he adds.

As for skin care, in addition to creams, it is worth incorporating competent professional skin care protocols. “After 35–40 years, carry out a course of biorevitalization with peptide preparations twice a year,” recommends Andrey Iskornev. “Components of cocktails such as PDRN, PLA do not cause swelling of the face, but at the same time effectively remodel the skin. As for plastic surgery, it is worth making a choice in favor of pinpoint plastic surgery. The rule is simple: solve appearance problems as they arise, and not all at once. Start with blepharoplasty when swelling in the eyelids and excess skin begin to cause trouble in the morning.”

Eat an antioxidant-rich, anti-inflammatory diet, including fish, vegetables including broccoli, and cauliflower rather than spicy lamb ribs.

Advice for all times: get enough sleep! During sleep, the process of cell repair and regeneration occurs, which helps prevent cognitive decline and strengthen the immune system. Quitting cigarettes is also important. “We all know what tobacco smoke does to the skin, so comments here are unnecessary,” says Andrey Iskornev. “The main thing is the regime, sex, water, sleep. In any order, but it must be present in your life.”

Irina Kiriyenko