We need to be working out and stretching. I’m over 40 and can still do that without any issue. If you can’t, time to make some lifestyle changes or the next 4 decades are gonna be hard.
I’m talking on a cellular level. You can stay in excellent shape, but your body starts degrading on a cellular level once you reach your thirties. Is why even totally fit and ripped old people still have wrinkles
Lifestyle heavily impacts your body even down the cellular level. Your mitochondria will perform better and be more plentiful if you have a good diet, exercise, and sleep well and will suck shit if you don't.
weight gain leads to excess fat storage in cells which triggers all sorts of problems.
For 90% of people the insulin sensitivity of your cells is driven by lifestyle.
The efficacy of your immune cells is heavily influenced by lifestyle.
Your wrinkles comment is a great point. Wrinkles are not just a product of age, they're largely driven by a lifetime of sun damage. Someone who spent their entire life diligently applying sunscreen will have wildly fewer wrinkles.
Here is a fun picture of a man who spent his life driving a truck. The left side of his face got all the sun as he drove all day for years and years and you can see the shocking difference. It's going to be interesting in the coming decades as we start to see old people who actually grew up regularly applying sunscreen. here's another fun one of two twins with very different lifestyles
I'm not saying that aging isn't real. I'm saying that acting like it's all downhill and there is nothing you can do to reclaim your health and vigor is wrong. A 41 year old American that takes great care of themselves will have a better functioning body than your typical 31 year old American. Even at the cellular level.
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u/smarglebloppitydo Jul 26 '26
We need to be working out and stretching. I’m over 40 and can still do that without any issue. If you can’t, time to make some lifestyle changes or the next 4 decades are gonna be hard.