Sounds easy but life doesn’t always work that way.
I followed your advice my whole life. I never went to the doctor for anything except two carpal tunnel repair surgeries in my 20’s. I ate healthy foods, never drank alcohol or smoked. I exercised everyday, running 6-8 miles a day and running in 12 marathons, 6 half marathons and 48 10k’s races. I was lean and in shape until I turned 62 when both my knees had to be replaced and I had to have quadruple bypass open heart surgery with a valve repair when I was 63. Both of them due to genetic maladies I inherited from my parents, according to my doctors.
At 65, I still walk 50 minutes daily and work on our farm doing chores and maintenance, but I have atrial fibrillation and high blood pressure that require regular blood work and medications and occasional doctor visits.
So thanks for your advice but like I said, it’s not always as easy as you make it sound.
I don’t drink, smoke, or ever use drugs and am in my early forties and some inheritable things that were tolerable are getting tougher to deal with and I am on a merry go round of medical visits. I am trying to get what I can handled before things go totally to hell for me health wise.
Is it fair to say that the intense physical exertion you engaged in might have made both these conditions worse or made them occur earlier in life than they might have otherwise? I am not trying to place blame; just emphasizing your point that exercise is not always a slam-dunk for good health. Certainly not extreme intensity exercise.
Yes, I was being sarcastic. We will all need quality healthcare during our later years. I hope it’s there for all of us.