I agree. I’m a 4+ mile a day kind of jogger, avoid sugar and processed foods...and my systolic BP is about 135. Pulse is 55. Blood work looks good but who knows? I take after my Mom’s side of the family, although I’ve fought the fat far more effectively than they did. They were all short, very fat, very high blood pressure...but no heart attacks. Lived into their mid/late 80s. Anyone looking at their round bodies would assume they’d have died at 60...
To make it non-personal...I’ve talked to horse people about their horses’ longevity. What happens if they are ridden early versus late, or compete, etc. The consensus seems to be genetics and conformation have more to do with things than exercise and diet - although BAD exercise and diet can aggravate whatever poor genetics gave.
“The consensus seems to be genetics and conformation have more to do with things than exercise and diet - although BAD exercise and diet can aggravate whatever poor genetics gave.”
That makes perfect sense.