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> Their findings, which earned a prestigious sports medicine award in Finland, suggest that excessive physical activity might not only be less beneficial for ex
by chiefalchemist 2y ago
> Their findings, which earned a prestigious sports medicine award in Finland, suggest that excessive physical activity might not only be less beneficial for extending lifespan but could also potentially accelerate aging.
The key word is: excessive.
Furthmore, exercise isn't only about quantity (i.e., lifespan), it's about quality (i.e., avoiding health issue compromise quality of life).
Given the choice, running an extra mile is likely a wiser default than drinking an extra Coke.
- steveBK123 2y agoPeople need to think of exercise as more for mental/cardio health and muscular system maintenance.. while weight management being 99% controlled by diet. The incremental exercise to burn off last nights dessert is a LOT, and probably easier to just have dessert a bit less often.
- chiefalchemist 2y agoAgreed. To your point, food is for nourishment, not to trigger daily oral orgasms. It's ok if most meals are good for you and only tastes just ok. Eat to live, not as a proxy to feel alive.
- xedrac 2y agoI think you can have both, so long as you're not stuffing your face 13+ hours a day. The book "Circadian Code" was quite eye opening in this regard.
- steveBK123 2y agoIt depends on your own definition of taste, and arguably adults need to train their taste if their parents didn't do that for them as children. If burger & fries & milkshake are still your ideal dinner in your 30s, you will be in for a tough fight against your metabolism.
- prmph 2y agoTrue, but if exercise is potentially actually aging you faster, then it is only a matter of time until your quality of life is prematurely compromised, no?
- chiefalchemist 2y agoNot necessarily. It is possible to age gracefully and simply die of old age. The idea that old === lack of quality of life is a narrative written by Food Inc and Big Pharma. They want us to believe the results of their "offerings" are normal. That's simply not the case.
- trolleski 2y agoCouldn't agree more!
- prmph 2y agoAging is more than simply losing your looks. The aging process affects every system of the body: hearts get weaker, immune systems get weaker, eyesight declines, aches and pains abound, etc. Weaker systems and organs are more disposed to experience an acute adverse event. Even if you do not have a acute health crisis, having rapidly declining eyesight for example, will definitely impact your quality of life. I agree that it is possible to age gracefully, but I would say that is a function of having a mostly linear, slow aging process, and excessive exercise may negatively impact that.
- chiefalchemist 2y agoYes of course. But aging is a natural process. Diabetes (due to obesity, shite diet, too sedentary, etc.) is not normal. You're not going to age gracefully with Diabetes or any other Western diet / lifestyle related diseases. It is possible to age gracefully. Getting older doesn't mean becoming a monthly health crisis. Extra weight is not ok (read: acceptable) if eventually you're going to lose muscle strength, balance, etc. My point is, the risk of exercizing too much should not be feared as much as not doing it enough, eating poorly" etc. The number of ppl exercising themselves too much is an edge of an edge case. This article is generally new media hyperbolic.