RE: Re: Fitness Declines Rapidly in Old AgeRegardless of Exercise

[Guest guest]

IMO this observation is not exactly news... getting old isn't for wimps.

CR may mitigate this by a small factor but this is constant with my experience that

I lose noticeable strength just from missing a few workouts. I suspect there may be an

additional risk(?) for energy restricted individuals who may already have a bias

against retaining muscle mass.

If you don't use it, you will lose it. When older you lose it faster. If older and energy

restricted you may lose it even faster yet ( ***unsupported personal speculation).

IMO the falls under the category of something you can't change, only deal with based

on your subjective estimate of desired fitness level. Although as I am reminded regularly

on the basketball court, no amount of training will make me young (now where do I sign

up for stem cell injections).

JR

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of Francesca SkeltonSent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: "Fitness Declines Rapidly in Old AgeRegardless of Exercise"What's discouraging is this: ".....the decline gains speed with each decade, regardless of a person's exercise habits."on 8/2/2005 4:51 PM, drsusanforshey at drsusanforshey@... wrote:

Aging is discouraging! Are you suggesting you'd do better with a moresedentary lifestyle? Your 10% CRON is not going to keep you safe here.This just goes to show the folly of "jogging a mile one day per week"to remain fit. Challenge is the key! Without physical challenge yourphysical abilities will insideously decay. I suspect a few here areunappreciative of these facts!> pretty discouraging.........>

[Guest guest]

IMO this observation is not exactly news... getting old isn't for wimps.

CR may mitigate this by a small factor but this is constant with my experience that

I lose noticeable strength just from missing a few workouts. I suspect there may be an

additional risk(?) for energy restricted individuals who may already have a bias

against retaining muscle mass.

If you don't use it, you will lose it. When older you lose it faster. If older and energy

restricted you may lose it even faster yet ( ***unsupported personal speculation).

IMO the falls under the category of something you can't change, only deal with based

on your subjective estimate of desired fitness level. Although as I am reminded regularly

on the basketball court, no amount of training will make me young (now where do I sign

up for stem cell injections).

JR

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of Francesca SkeltonSent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: "Fitness Declines Rapidly in Old AgeRegardless of Exercise"What's discouraging is this: ".....the decline gains speed with each decade, regardless of a person's exercise habits."on 8/2/2005 4:51 PM, drsusanforshey at drsusanforshey@... wrote:

Aging is discouraging! Are you suggesting you'd do better with a moresedentary lifestyle? Your 10% CRON is not going to keep you safe here.This just goes to show the folly of "jogging a mile one day per week"to remain fit. Challenge is the key! Without physical challenge yourphysical abilities will insideously decay. I suspect a few here areunappreciative of these facts!> pretty discouraging.........>