India, April 21 -- The requirements of the human body to stay healthy evolve as one ages. To keep up with the needs, changes need to be implemented in all parts of the lifestyle, including exercise.

Sometimes, people older than 40 are encouraged to focus more on cardio to keep their heart and lungs strong as the years go by. According to Dr Vassily Eliopoulos, a longevity expert trained at Cornell University and co-founder and chief medical officer of Longevity Health, that is not good advice in terms of longevity.

Taking to Instagram on April 20, he explained why that is and what one should focus on instead.

Dr Vass shared that the most common fitness advice people over 40 get is to focus more on cardio when it comes to exercising. "'...