Healthy aging is not the answer
One of the top health and wellness stories on Christmas Eve came from USA Today. Entitled “New Year’s resolutions from the experts themselves“, several top fitness experts talked about their personal resolutions.
Some of them were pretty typical– enjoy meals by going slower, teaching and practicing healthy eating habits, etc. But one in particular caught our [...]
One of the top health and wellness stories on Christmas Eve came from USA Today. Entitled “New Year’s resolutions from the experts themselves“, several top fitness experts talked about their personal resolutions.
Some of them were pretty typical– enjoy meals by going slower, teaching and practicing healthy eating habits, etc. But one in particular caught our eye–
“I have resolved to take out my tai chi tapes and to become really proficient in it. Tai chi is great for balance and for core strength and can be done anywhere with no special equipment or clothing. Plus, it’s really cool. I’m 64 on Dec 26. It is not a time to take up triathlon training; it’s time to set in place the behaviors that will make for my healthy aging…
First of all, none of us at My Natural Supplements are medical experts of any kind and these are only our personal opinions. That said, I have a real problem with this statement. Healthy Aging? It seems like this particular expert is saying that the downhill road has begun, time to start practicing “old folks” exercise. Now, I’m barely half this person’s age, so I may be wrong, but I hope this isn’t what I’ll be thinking at that age.
We’ve learned so much over the last few years about just what the human body is capable of. We do have triathletes at 64 and older– just watch the next Ironman on TV (we just had an Ford Ironman finisher who credits some of his success to our ProXtreme and Sure to Endure Sports Supplements). Avon sponsors 60 mile 3-day walks and many of those cancer survivors have such a different attitude then suggested by this quote. I can find nothing helpful in thinking that when you reach a certain age, it’s time to think about health aging… That attitude even feeds on itself and I wonder in a few years, after health aging, this expert will be talking about healthy dying?
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