Posted by vaidyaga on May 09, 2008 at 10:47:07:
In Reply to: Re: 70 year old hop like a 16 year old? what about 83? posted by dancer on May 09, 2008 at 00:38:01:
Again, it may be normal for organs to wear out with age (normal is what happens with the majority), but it is not natural. A lot of the changes associated with aging can be prolonged / reversed and this has been scientifically studied. Athletes who stay active and incorporate resistance training in their routine, can prevent the muscle atrophy associated with aging. Same thing goes for cardiovascular fitness. If the right lifestyle choices can help us stay younger, then are any of these so called "wearing out of organs", due to age, or is it more due to unhealthy lifestyle choices ? Also please note that association does not imply causation. So, in the face of such empowering research findings, why are people still being so conservative / close-minded and making such regressive statement about age. If anything, we should be inspired seeing older dancers and encourage them. If at 70, you choose to not dance and resign yourself to sitting at home and complain about your bodily aches and pain and your limitations, you can most certainly do so. But please allow others the liberty to do what they what. And by the way, there is no reason why a woman who has had children should be less physically fit or age faster in the long run. If anything, bearing children has some protective effects against certain types of cancer. Where are you geting these ideas from? Please educate yourself about science before you make sure statements.