> The winners will have to prove by 2030 that their intervention can turn back the clock in older adults by at least a decade in three key areas: cognition, immunity, and muscle function.
Can't you already get that just by exercising?
Can't you already get that just by exercising?
This is something I think many people miss about being active. When I was in my 20s and 30s the gym was a social thing, to see and be seen. Plus being 20s you can build muscle, get fit, do anything and recover in a day. In my 40s I felt I was ahead of most people in overall health no gut no out of breath from menial tasks. By health I don't mean the "swol bros" or the gaunt 1% fat people.
But in my late 30s early 40s my routine suffered and then stopped going due to a new job with odd hours. Although I did feel I had momentum of all those years but it faded quickly. It was the consistency of going more than anything that I think was a benefit to my health. I wasn't a power lifter, a marathon runner, a body builder, one of those squash players I was just going to maintain my overall health.
Really it's a bit like countries with socialized medical care. You go often and catch problems early so you are better overall not near death's door when you finally go to a doctor. Same for a dentist you go frequently to catch problems since you can't regrow teeth it's too late then. Old age without being active in the previous decades is like that it's too late.
[1] https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/21/business/ozempic-wegovy-deman...
[2] https://fortune.com/2023/09/22/obesity-drug-market-ozempic-w...
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38495653
(if I can get the benefits of exercise without exercising, "shut up and take my money"; success is about outcomes, not effort)
I would like to encourage maximum effort into maintaining my health while waiting for interventions to develop. This is all on top of competing priorities such as projects I am working on.