Read previewA doctor and CEO of a longevity-focused nutrition company who views movement as one of the pillars of healthy aging shared his workout routine with Business Insider. As we age, muscles become "an organ of longevity," Antoun said. AdvertisementCardio and strength training 3 to 4 times a weekAntoun works out three or four times a week, doing a mixture of strength training and cardio. This is a great way to combine exercise with social connection, another pillar of longevity, Antoun said. AdvertisementResearchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, a large-scale longitudinal study, found that friendships could be just as important for longevity as exercise.

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Persons: —, Joseph Antoun's, Antoun, frailty Organizations: Service, Business, Cleveland Clinic, European, Cardiology, New York Times, British, of Sports Medicine, Ageing Locations: LA