I’m not sure if it’s my age, my current perspective on life or certainly a greater appreciation of it, that has seen me look more towards putting practices in place that will help me mould a greater present and future.
It’s in the back of my mind that there are sone unknowns for me about whether or not my disability may accelerate a physical decline later in life. The more research I undertake about physical performance suggest that, for muscle tissue at the very least, there is an expected decline from where I’m just about right now (38).
That’s not to put a negative element to my possible longevity or quality of life, but increases an eagerness to discover more and therefore provide my body with the best chance to sustain a good level of health and fitness.
This year I’ve found myself drawn towards series like Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, an incredible series about so many aspects of peak performance and discovering what the body (and mind) are capable of. Now, I’m not suggesting I’m at his level of fitness! but in terms of age it was fascinating to uncover sone of the benefits to practices he took on in the series.
The Huberman Lab podcast is another great resource for this, I’ve enjoyed and learnt so much from a variety of topics that Andrew Huberman delves into from Fitness and Supplementation protocols to the body’s reaction to many different actions you may take during the day.
I’m also finding in the book “Outlive” by Dr Peter Attitia, a treasure of discovery about what I could / need to look at when exploring the prospects of greater health as I age. My gut feeling is that this whole phase of learning is going to be so important the older I get and throwing my cerebral palsy into the mix increases my desire to learn more now as the drive for mobility and my quality of movement was instilled in me at a very young age.
I’ve been given gift to do so many things I do today, I just don’t want to waste it.
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