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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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The longer you live, the harder it becomes. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by zerozaku@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Your body is slowing breaking down. Your responsibilities only go keep going up as you age. Overall, things get harder.

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[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes, but the process of breaking down, as you mentioned, can be slowed down by eating healthy and exercising regularly, such as walking for at least an hour a day. For example, when my grandfather was in his 70s, he could easily climb a mountain, whereas I struggled. He had a lot of energy at that age and could walk for hours without stopping.

Your body breaks down faster if you become inactive as a pensioner.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

So far this is the closest comment to my thoughts:

With age also brings wisdom and experience, which theoretically lets you skip much of the bumps, hurdles and difficulties that you probably fell prey to as a younger person.
It also brings a better ability to understand the latest science in terms of healthy living, which would tend to suggest that you exercise on a regular basis, eat certain diets, and take better care of yourself in various ways.
You have your years of prior life to theoretically build social networks, contacts, and support groups, and form relationships with people who best fit your needs and personality.
You have those years to better understand your weak spots, blind spots, get counseling, and work on improving many different skills and areas of your life.
Just about everyone develops health issues of one sort or another, and some of them take real persistence to suss out. So you also have those years of doctors and specialists visits to get them properly treated, alongside other tools such as genetic testing, etc.

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[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have been told that the muscles change with age to become more "resistant" and less "explosive". Meaning that as people age they have less explosive force but they can do exercise for longer. That's why a lot of people get into running when they are 50.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Holy crap this is true but it makes it hard to run. I am great at yoga, have stability and strength, I do lift sometimes too, but so much slow twitch, losing agility and bounciness.