How Strength and Endurance Training will Save Your Life (and your Sex Life too!)

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Longevity
Physical activity plays a crucial role in longevity and overall health. highlights the importance of maintaining muscle mass and cardiovascular health to prevent age-related decline. He explains that metrics like VO2 max and grip strength are strong predictors of all-cause mortality, emphasizing the need for regular endurance training.
You're just not going to find anything in the world that tells you more about how long you're going to live than your grip strength, your leg strength, and your VO2 max.
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Regular monitoring and improvement of these metrics can significantly enhance one's quality of life and independence as they age 1 2.
Disease Prevention
Muscle health is vital for disease prevention and overall physical well-being. argues that high-functioning muscles are essential for everyone, not just athletes. He stresses that muscle strength helps in daily activities and fall prevention, which is critical for older adults.
If you have a body, you're an athlete. I don't care if you're interested in sports. If you have a body, you're defuncto interested in maximizing your capabilities.
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Maintaining muscle health can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases and improve longevity 3 4.
Endurance
Cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength are key to a long and healthy life. explains that VO2 max is a critical measure of cardiovascular health and a strong predictor of longevity. He also discusses how maintaining high levels of physical fitness can enhance sexual health and overall quality of life.
If you fall below this, you can't have sex anymore. Yeah. Whoa. I don't care about someone else wiping my ass when I poop, but, like, if I can't have sex, I'm out.
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Regular exercise and monitoring of VO2 max can help maintain independence and improve health outcomes 5 6.
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