Ageing is commonly associated with structural deterioration of skin that compromises its barrier function, healing, and susceptibility to disease.
Much like other lifestyle and environmental factors, exercise or physical activity can impact an individual’s appearance.
As this article focuses on the impact of exercise on skin ageing, it is important to clearly define exercise. There is limited evidence on this topic, as supported by Saluja et al.1 Simioni et al. define physical activity as, ‘Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy consumption’. They explain that exercise is a sub-category of physical activity and is characterised by being planned, structured, and consistent with the intention to improve or maintain one or more aspects of physical fitness.2
Hjerrild et al. discuss the involvement of advanced glycation end-products (AGE) in the progressive and irreversible changes of the ageing process.3 According to Crane et al., many studies indicate that these changes are driven largely by impaired…
