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Re:105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles in an Hour En Route t... by saiya-jin on Thursday January 05, 2017 @11:24AM (#13328414)
it it all necessary, but without great genes to provide rock solid joints, cardiovascular system and lack of debiliating diseases ala alzheimer or Parkinson it wouldn't be possible.

For every guy like him, there are thousands and thousands who exercise almost same, have almost as good diet and die in +- normal age, many even earlier (ie cancer, weak heart and so on).

At the end it's all about managing probabilities without knowing 100% picture of your health state

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Re:105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles in an Hour En Route t... by mhurron on Thursday January 05, 2017 @11:28AM (#13328455)
Yes longevity is basically not taking stupid risks and genetic luck on your side. Exercise and eating healthy is about making the longevity you have enjoyable.
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Re:105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles in an Hour En Route t... by ska on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:20PM (#13329752)
Exercise and eating healthy is a bit more important that that - unless you are including in "stupid risks" eating unhealthily and/or being sedentary (long term).

One useful way to think about it is that genetics mostly gives you an upper bound on longevity. How you live your life can shorten that substantially.

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Re:105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles in an Hour En Route t... by mhurron on Thursday January 05, 2017 @04:08PM (#13331410)
Yes not caring for your health is a stupid risk, no one can reasonably claim the dangers are unknown. Not caring for yourself can shorten your life however caring for yourself will not extend it, it simply means you are not actively trying to end it.
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Re:105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles in an Hour En Route t... by NoGravitas on Thursday January 05, 2017 @12:45PM (#13329376)
If I am able to do at 80 what this guy can do at 105, I will count myself very lucky.
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Re:105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles in an Hour En Route t... by paulddraper on Thursday January 05, 2017 @09:42PM (#13333495)
Sure.

Just like programming is study, practice, desire to learn, plus a healthy does of innate talent.

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There are likely quite a few generically blessed individuals that would live to 105 if they had the same practices.

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