Atlant
It's commonly believed that as we age, we inevitably lose muscle mass and bone density. People say, "You can't fight nature."
Everyone nods at the statistics, and facts are stubborn things.
However, more and more medical experts are starting to disagree. According to new studies, the main cause of the body's decline isn't the number of years lived but rather a person's inactivity.
Driven by this false belief, a person voluntarily chooses to grow old.
In youth, muscles, ligaments, and bones stay strong, even if someone spends days sitting at a desk. Nature gives us these resources in advance, assuming we'll need them to explore and defend territory, build homes, raise children, and so on.
Remember how after a wild night out, you could wake up without a hangover? But around age 40 or 50, nature checks in: “Listen, I no longer expect you to fulfill some evolutionary program. Are you still going to use the body functions? If so, I'll be happy to leave it to you, if not, I'll switch it off to save energy."
Now, every day, you have to labour to prove: “I need this body.”
This doesn't mean extreme sports, of course. High injury risk isn't the goal. But the body needs to strain, ache, tremble, and sweat.
Only then will muscle strength, bone density, and ligament toughness not only be maintained but actually grow.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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