Steven Bartlett with Peter Attia
While aging is inevitable, physical decline is largely a choice, and failing to train specifically for the final ten years of your life guarantees a marginal decade defined by frailty.
A high VO2 max is the single greatest predictor of human longevity, with elite cardiovascular fitness reducing all-cause mortality risk exponentially compared to below-average fitness.
Muscle mass acts as a crucial glucose disposal sink to prevent metabolic dysfunction while heavy resistance training preserves the skeletal density required to survive inevitable physical falls.
Because the specific muscle fibers responsible for power atrophy fastest with age, incorporating explosive movements like jumping is essential for maintaining the physical reactivity needed to catch yourself before a devastating injury occurs.