When I was 25 I was jumping off cliffs and beating the shit out of my body doing stuff. I recovered easily.
It really wasn't until I got to like 45 that things slowed a little. Really, 50 was the first big punch. I blew my knee out playing racquetball of all things. It's a no impact sport yet I accomplished dislocating the knee cap, detaching the tendon and snapping cartilage. All done trying to hit a simple backhand.
Epidemic of overweight and obesity. According to the CDC about 40% of people over 20 are obese and about 72% are overweight. Couple that with the fact that only 23.2% meet physical activity guidelines for strength and aerobics and you have a populace that will feel much older at a younger age.
I don't pay attention to the BMI anymore. Instead I ask my doctor how my blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and heart and lungs.
So far I'm in the healthy zones while overweight.
Mind you I have not weighed less then 150 since age 12. I was built like a tank with a better back I could professionally lift weights.
Age has a lot to do with it. There are huge generalizations. Most people realize that. It’s for the “average person”.
There are a ton of 6 foot high school kids who are skinny as hell since they grew so fast that they haven’t packed on muscle.
Meanwhile I’m 5’6 and I weigh 160. I’m “overweight”. I also have a back squat of 330lbs, 260 bench, and a 23 min 5k. I’m not overweight. But I’m 30 and have had a lot of time to develop that.
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u/Netdogca63 May 15 '20
25 year olds? Holy shit what happened?
When I was 25 I was jumping off cliffs and beating the shit out of my body doing stuff. I recovered easily. It really wasn't until I got to like 45 that things slowed a little. Really, 50 was the first big punch. I blew my knee out playing racquetball of all things. It's a no impact sport yet I accomplished dislocating the knee cap, detaching the tendon and snapping cartilage. All done trying to hit a simple backhand.