Isn't this basically also true of exercise? Running is great for you, but it puts a strain on the cartilage in your joints which will become slower to heal and faster to harm over time. Still, most people would rather have great pulmonary health and a knee replacement by 70 than nice knees and a bad ticker.
> Isn't this basically also true of exercise? Running is great for you, but it puts a strain on the cartilage
Well, exercise and running are not synonymous. A lot of people who are very active avoid running for the reasons you mentioned, and don’t require knee replacements.
the one reliable longevity increasing action you can take across all humans is eat less calories. eating enough, but overall smaller amounts of calories, leads to longer lifespans in humans. eating too many calories leads to shorter lifespans. eating more calories than “normal,” but working out regularly so you are fit, still leads to shorter lifespans than eating less calories overall.
and yes i think most people would rather have the medium life span but a healthy one
Maybe a similar tradeoff here.