Welp, I turned 72. I try not to obsess about it. The years just fly by.
The hip replacement was the big event for me this year, and I feel like I’m back to 100%. Sprinting (within reason), hard hikes and walking as long as I want without any pain. I'm back playing Ultimate again. Probably will continue to resist pickleball though.
As you may know, I’m the original anti-biohacker. I don’t do wearable devices, trackers, protocols, therapies, or hot/cold regimens. Other than vitamin D and a little TRT, I don't even take supplements (and collagen doesn't count). But that’s pretty much it.
Diet is still 80% of my body comp focus. I don’t train all that hard anymore, most of it intuitively and all based on how I feel that day and what sounds fun. Almost never more than an hour or more than once a day, but I do mix it up a lot. I’m not focused on VO2Max the way some are as the "premier" longevity target.
I walk a lot. I consider myself a hybrid athlete. I want to be competent across a broad range of fitness metrics: sprints, dead hangs, slacklining, plank-holding, deadlifting, pull-ups, rope pulls, etc. I want to be fit enough to do a wide variety of endurance type activities, from Ultimate Frisbee, to long SUP sessions, to high level hiking or biking (zone 3,4,5) for an hour. Always with play in mind. Longevity is a long game, and there are many variables to consider. Once you stop moving, you start dying.
And remember: that's figurative, not just literal. Physical movement is paramount but movement in all areas of life matters just as much. Professional, creative, relationships, cognition. Are you making strides? Are you still creating? Are you growing your most important relationships? Are you still thinking about hard subjects? Are you open to changing your mind? Are you agile enough to change the minds of others?
This is what I'm thinking about when I think about longevity. Movement of all kinds.
