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>doing regular body-weight resistance training (pushups, situps, pullups, air-squats), helps to reduce the amount of muscle you are losing while you are losing

by khattam 10y ago

>doing regular body-weight resistance training (pushups, situps, pullups, air-squats), helps to reduce the amount of muscle you are losing while you are losing weight Can you explain why archaeologists, astronomers and professors have the highest life expectancy and athletes and body builders have that among the lowest?

bkovacev 10y ago
Sure, because excess muscle causes excess work from your body in order to keep it. However, bear in mind that for some that is a profession and not a matter of choice.
great_kraken 10y ago
Do you have a link to data saying that is the case? I've always figured that would be the case, but I have never seen a study/meta-study about it. A quick Google didn't yield much either.
ark15 10y ago
>Can you explain why archaeologists, astronomers and professors have the highest life expectancy and athletes and body builders have that among the lowest? That's a pretty serious statement hidden as a question. Can you point to your source(s) claiming this to be true? I am sure a huge % of HN population would be interested in this. For those interested, I found parent's claim very intriguing so I spent a few minutes Googling and the best I came close to answering yes/no was this - The life-prolonging benefits of a scrupulous life have come to light from a comparison of 20 previous studies which together rated 8900 people for conscientiousness using a standard psychological survey, and also recorded the age they died. Howard Friedman and Margaret Kern at the University of California at Riverside found that people who were less conscientious were 50 per cent more likely to die at any given age, on average, than those of the same age who scored highly (Health Psychology, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.5.505). This exceeds the effects of socioeconomic status and intelligence, which are also known to increase longevity. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026794-800-conscientiousness-is-the-secret-to-a-long-life/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026794-800-conscien... Do elite athletes live longer? TLDR; - In most cases, not really http://www.athletesheart.org/2013/11/do-elite-athletes-live-longer/ http://www.athletesheart.org/2013/11/do-elite-athletes-live-... https://www.quora.com/Which-professions-have-the-longest-life-expectancy-Which-ones-have-the-shortest https://www.quora.com/Which-professions-have-the-longest-lif...

by khattam 10y ago

bkovacev 10y ago

Sure, because excess muscle causes excess work from your body in order to keep it. However, bear in mind that for some that is a profession and not a matter of choice.

great_kraken 10y ago

Do you have a link to data saying that is the case? I've always figured that would be the case, but I have never seen a study/meta-study about it. A quick Google didn't yield much either.

ark15 10y ago

>Can you explain why archaeologists, astronomers and professors have the highest life expectancy and athletes and body builders have that among the lowest? That's a pretty serious statement hidden as a question. Can you point to your source(s) claiming this to be true? I am sure a huge % of HN population would be interested in this. For those interested, I found parent's claim very intriguing so I spent a few minutes Googling and the best I came close to answering yes/no was this - The life-prolonging benefits of a scrupulous life have come to light from a comparison of 20 previous studies which together rated 8900 people for conscientiousness using a standard psychological survey, and also recorded the age they died. Howard Friedman and Margaret Kern at the University of California at Riverside found that people who were less conscientious were 50 per cent more likely to die at any given age, on average, than those of the same age who scored highly (Health Psychology, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.5.505). This exceeds the effects of socioeconomic status and intelligence, which are also known to increase longevity. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026794-800-conscientiousness-is-the-secret-to-a-long-life/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026794-800-conscien... Do elite athletes live longer? TLDR; - In most cases, not really http://www.athletesheart.org/2013/11/do-elite-athletes-live-longer/ http://www.athletesheart.org/2013/11/do-elite-athletes-live-... https://www.quora.com/Which-professions-have-the-longest-life-expectancy-Which-ones-have-the-shortest https://www.quora.com/Which-professions-have-the-longest-lif...