Most Americans begin their long slow decline starting about 30. They don’t look much different- it’s happening silently in their cardiovascular system. It starts to stiffen, oxygen transport slows, aging accelerates, their cognition slowly starts a long degradation process. They’re always that much less sharp when it comes time to realize they’re getting less sharp and need to take action. The action is exercise - the downside of which is occasional orthopedic injury. The real you is up in the skull though so orthopedic injuries don’t really affect the real you. You’re by far making the best trade off of an occasional ortho sidelining in return for long term cardio and cognitive health. Recovery will still suck but you’ve got the right approach over the long arc.
Most Americans begin their long slow decline starting about 30. They don’t look much different- it’s happening silently in their cardiovascular system. It starts to stiffen, oxygen transport slows, aging accelerates, their cognition slowly starts a long degradation process. They’re always that much less sharp when it comes time to realize they’re getting less sharp and need to take action. The action is exercise - the downside of which is occasional orthopedic injury. The real you is up in the skull though so orthopedic injuries don’t really affect the real you. You’re by far making the best trade off of an occasional ortho sidelining in return for long term cardio and cognitive health. Recovery will still suck but you’ve got the right approach over the long arc.