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- the human body seems designed to be able to produce more power for physical exertion when needed by consuming more energy (in addition to making long-term ada

- the human body seems designed to be able to produce more power for physical exertion when needed by consuming more energy (in addition to making long-term adaptations to make energy usage more efficient). Most top athletes are retiring around 35. Their bodies are ruined like those who need to physically work hardly every day. They look elder as well. We are not machines that will do more when given more sources without consequences.

gregwebs 2y ago
Most athletes play for reasons other than health. In a competitive environment with physical contact that rewards over-exertion and playing through injuries. Those that keep pushing their body to their limit will likely find consequences. Just doing so many repetitive movements for sports will damage the body unless the athlete can train those pathways to be strong enough. Most athletes seem to play until they can't play through injury anymore. In contrast, exercise that keeps good health in mind can require noticeable extra energy consumption and seems like it would fall in line with the huge volume of research showing the benefits of exercise. In contrast this article seems to point to studies of increased resting metabolic rates being harmful with no evidence about exercise.
esperent 2y ago
> ...retiring around 35. Their bodies are ruined From what I can find, this is incorrect, unless the athlete is doing a high impact sport like American football, rugby, boxing etc. If they're doing a non impact sport like swimming, cycling, running, they are likely to live longer and healthier than non athletes. https://healthland.time.com/2012/12/14/fast-stronger-longer-olympians-outlive-the-rest-of-us/ https://healthland.time.com/2012/12/14/fast-stronger-longer-... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4534511/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4534511/
bastawhiz 2y ago
> Most top athletes are retiring around 35. Their bodies are ruined like those who need to physically work hardly every day. They look elder as well. This isn't a true statement. Just turn on golf or bowling or cycling or marathon running or triathlons for a few hours. People retire from sports early for lots of reasons. The ones whose bodies are wrecked are overwhelmingly the ones in impact sports. But athletes also retire because they're no longer competitive. A 40 year old, on average, can't jump as high or run as fast as as 27 year old. You're not going to be a successful 50 year old basketball player when you're up against people decades younger than you. The human body can't be simplified down to a candle, where once you've burned through it, it's done and over.

gregwebs 2y ago

Most athletes play for reasons other than health. In a competitive environment with physical contact that rewards over-exertion and playing through injuries. Those that keep pushing their body to their limit will likely find consequences. Just doing so many repetitive movements for sports will damage the body unless the athlete can train those pathways to be strong enough. Most athletes seem to play until they can't play through injury anymore. In contrast, exercise that keeps good health in mind can require noticeable extra energy consumption and seems like it would fall in line with the huge volume of research showing the benefits of exercise. In contrast this article seems to point to studies of increased resting metabolic rates being harmful with no evidence about exercise.

esperent 2y ago

> ...retiring around 35. Their bodies are ruined From what I can find, this is incorrect, unless the athlete is doing a high impact sport like American football, rugby, boxing etc. If they're doing a non impact sport like swimming, cycling, running, they are likely to live longer and healthier than non athletes. https://healthland.time.com/2012/12/14/fast-stronger-longer-olympians-outlive-the-rest-of-us/ https://healthland.time.com/2012/12/14/fast-stronger-longer-... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4534511/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4534511/

bastawhiz 2y ago

> Most top athletes are retiring around 35. Their bodies are ruined like those who need to physically work hardly every day. They look elder as well. This isn't a true statement. Just turn on golf or bowling or cycling or marathon running or triathlons for a few hours. People retire from sports early for lots of reasons. The ones whose bodies are wrecked are overwhelmingly the ones in impact sports. But athletes also retire because they're no longer competitive. A 40 year old, on average, can't jump as high or run as fast as as 27 year old. You're not going to be a successful 50 year old basketball player when you're up against people decades younger than you. The human body can't be simplified down to a candle, where once you've burned through it, it's done and over.