Frontiers in Psychology (Dec 2021)

The Association Between Regular Physical Exercise, Sleep Patterns, Fasting, and Autophagy for Healthy Longevity and Well-Being: A Narrative Review

  • Sicheng Min,
  • Bojan Masanovic,
  • Bojan Masanovic,
  • Te Bu,
  • Radenko M. Matic,
  • Radenko M. Matic,
  • Ivan Vasiljevic,
  • Marina Vukotic,
  • Jiaomu Li,
  • Jovan Vukovic,
  • Tao Fu,
  • Blazo Jabucanin,
  • Rajko Bujkovic,
  • Stevo Popovic,
  • Stevo Popovic,
  • Stevo Popovic

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.803421
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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This narrative review of the literature assessed whether regular physical exercise and sleep patterns, fasting and autophagy, altogether can be an adequate strategy for achieving healthy longevity and well-being within different stage of life. There are a large number of studies dealing with well-being and healthy longevity; however, few of them have given us a specific formula for how to live long and healthy. Despite all the advances that have been made to create adequate physical exercise programs, sleep patterns or nutritional protocols, the relation between different types of fasting, nutritional supplementation as well as regular physical exercise and sleep patterns have not yet been satisfactorily resolved to cause the best effects of autophagy and, therefore, well-being and healthy longevity. In this way, future studies should clarify more efficiently the relationship between these variables to understand the association between regular physical exercise, sleep patterns, fasting and autophagy for healthy longevity and well-being.

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