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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Majority of Americans are not this fit today in their childhood, youth, middle age like the woman below.   So to expect people to get this fit to avoid nursing home or being incapacitated is nonsense.

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So? There are several people who are elderly but are mobile and lucid.

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That's exactly my point. Becoming frail and incontinent is entirely preventable. But majority of Americans, even when they're capable, eat too much rubbish and don't take care of themselves. So of course they end up becoming like the elderly parents DCUMers hate on DCUM.[/quote]

Well, everyone dies and they are usually in pretty tough shape when that happens due to disease, wear and tear on the body and just plain being old.  The above woman is in fabulous shape and she probably will continue to be healthy for many years to come.  But there is also the possibility that she could be stricken by disease because nobody lives forever, our bodies do wear out no matter how fit we are.  If life were fair Jhoon Rhee would still be with us.[/quote]

Yes, no one is talking about living forever. But physically fit people tend to go quickly when they do go. This has been documented. The ones who weren't in great shape in midlife are the ones who probably fall down and end up bedridden for two years. Which sucks for the caregiver. It's called compression of morbidity. [/quote]

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