Good arguments. For myself, I generally want to avoid the trap of "army recruit flu" that often rampages through training camps. I conceptualize all of that as stress on the body (and the immune system as part of the body's systems.)
Also, for older people in China, tradition is to go for low-intensity exercises like Tai Chi. Keeping fit via high intensity workouts is one potential problem with Western cultures and expectations. But global marketing is surely pushing high intensity workouts very hard because they dovetail with the kinds of perfection we see in movies and the media. The balancing act of low and high intensity exercises and how much or for how long is more difficult for older people.
The biggest thing about health is that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. The MSM panic blaring pushed that out of the masses’ minds.
If I didn’t have to spar and was close to a dojo, I’d still be practicing martial arts to this day. I prefer lower intensity exercise like swimming/dance/taekwondo, but I can’t find it anywhere near me. Best I get is pilates and yoga, so I throw in some cardio, too. Nothing crazy.
We are constantly stressed creatures in the modern world. Likely by design courtesy of the very enemies we discuss on this forum. Hopefully, in the not-too-distant future, we will all be able to chill tf out.
Good arguments. For myself, I generally want to avoid the trap of "army recruit flu" that often rampages through training camps. I conceptualize all of that as stress on the body (and the immune system as part of the body's systems.)
Also, for older people in China, tradition is to go for low-intensity exercises like Tai Chi. Keeping fit via high intensity workouts is one potential problem with Western cultures and expectations. But global marketing is surely pushing high intensity workouts very hard because they dovetail with the kinds of perfection we see in movies and the media. The balancing act of low and high intensity exercises and how much or for how long is more difficult for older people.
The biggest thing about health is that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. The MSM panic blaring pushed that out of the masses’ minds.
If I didn’t have to spar and was close to a dojo, I’d still be practicing martial arts to this day. I prefer lower intensity exercise like swimming/dance/taekwondo, but I can’t find it anywhere near me. Best I get is pilates and yoga, so I throw in some cardio, too. Nothing crazy.
We are constantly stressed creatures in the modern world. Likely by design courtesy of the very enemies we discuss on this forum. Hopefully, in the not-too-distant future, we will all be able to chill tf out.