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Good things, but Memento Mori. No matter what you do, your health will fail eventually. Decide what your life is about and get about doing it.

hunter-gatherer 5y ago
That isn't the point the comenters above are making. They are saying that without good physical health it is extremely difficult, maybe impossible, to decide what your lifr is about and get doing about doing it for most people. Health fails eventually, yes-but being active and health conscious makes the end more bearable. My gym has a dozen or so 80+ year olds that could train circles around your average 20 year old.
kojeovo 5y ago
While true, it'd be a silly excuse to stop you from working out into old age.
FpUser 5y ago
I am 60 but very active and fit. Can't overstate the importance of it. It makes me feel young and I am constantly working on new projects, have lots of energy and general positive outlook. Clients do not believe my age when they see me. They think I am 40. Meanwhile at one point (year 2000) I was total physical and mental wreck after working as a lead architect for a company. Went on my own since then. What I do - My daily exercise routine is - 2 hour cardio (hike, cycle, swim if summer) and every other day 4 sets of 20 chin ups or 4 sets of 20 triceps dips for strength. Cardio takes time, strength does not as I have bars right close to my computer in my office. Sure, one day it will all go downhill and I'll croak but for now I enjoy the life just as well as when I was 20.
- eurekin 5y ago
  Totally seconded. I feel that from the biological point of view, the brain evolved to serve the body (mostly for locomotion) and it's level of function is tightly related to fitness in general
- joconde 5y ago
  > My daily exercise routine is - 2 hour cardio Do you have a full-time job? That would take most of my evenings if I decided to do it.
  - FpUser 5y ago
    Bike ride, hike or swim in the evening - I do not even consider it exercise. For me it is fun. Often doing it with my friends. As for job - I am on my own and develop products for clients and for my own company.
  - kojeovo 5y ago
    No one starts doing 2 hours of cardio. You can do 20-30 mins and be a lot better off than with 0.
    - eurekin 5y ago
      You can do HIIT: 10s warmup and 4 sets of: 30 second high intensity work followed by 30 seconds break. That's 4m10s in total. It's been clinically proven to help with vascular health (HDL cholesterol level goes up) and increase insulin receptiveness.
    - FpUser 5y ago
      After quitting full time job in 2000 I started with 1 hr but very low intensity. After 3 month I've lost all of my pounds and was able to go for however long I want. Like 200km bike ride.
  - mrweasel 5y ago
    I did 2 - 2.5 hours of exercise for a brief time (around a year), years ago. You can't do it if you have children, but otherwise it can be done. I started work at 7:00 and left at 15:00. Adding transportation I'd normally be home around 18:15 in the evening. I think the key is to not have other obligations (at least not to many) and a minimum of transportation time.
    - FpUser 5y ago

hunter-gatherer 5y ago

That isn't the point the comenters above are making. They are saying that without good physical health it is extremely difficult, maybe impossible, to decide what your lifr is about and get doing about doing it for most people. Health fails eventually, yes-but being active and health conscious makes the end more bearable. My gym has a dozen or so 80+ year olds that could train circles around your average 20 year old.

kojeovo 5y ago

While true, it'd be a silly excuse to stop you from working out into old age.

FpUser 5y ago

I am 60 but very active and fit. Can't overstate the importance of it. It makes me feel young and I am constantly working on new projects, have lots of energy and general positive outlook. Clients do not believe my age when they see me. They think I am 40. Meanwhile at one point (year 2000) I was total physical and mental wreck after working as a lead architect for a company. Went on my own since then. What I do - My daily exercise routine is - 2 hour cardio (hike, cycle, swim if summer) and every other day 4 sets of 20 chin ups or 4 sets of 20 triceps dips for strength. Cardio takes time, strength does not as I have bars right close to my computer in my office. Sure, one day it will all go downhill and I'll croak but for now I enjoy the life just as well as when I was 20.

eurekin 5y ago
Totally seconded. I feel that from the biological point of view, the brain evolved to serve the body (mostly for locomotion) and it's level of function is tightly related to fitness in general
joconde 5y ago
> My daily exercise routine is - 2 hour cardio Do you have a full-time job? That would take most of my evenings if I decided to do it.
- FpUser 5y ago
  Bike ride, hike or swim in the evening - I do not even consider it exercise. For me it is fun. Often doing it with my friends. As for job - I am on my own and develop products for clients and for my own company.
- kojeovo 5y ago
  No one starts doing 2 hours of cardio. You can do 20-30 mins and be a lot better off than with 0.
  - eurekin 5y ago
    You can do HIIT: 10s warmup and 4 sets of: 30 second high intensity work followed by 30 seconds break. That's 4m10s in total. It's been clinically proven to help with vascular health (HDL cholesterol level goes up) and increase insulin receptiveness.
  - FpUser 5y ago
    After quitting full time job in 2000 I started with 1 hr but very low intensity. After 3 month I've lost all of my pounds and was able to go for however long I want. Like 200km bike ride.
- mrweasel 5y ago
  I did 2 - 2.5 hours of exercise for a brief time (around a year), years ago. You can't do it if you have children, but otherwise it can be done. I started work at 7:00 and left at 15:00. Adding transportation I'd normally be home around 18:15 in the evening. I think the key is to not have other obligations (at least not to many) and a minimum of transportation time.
  - FpUser 5y ago