I mean, your cat will be old and feeble with slipping joints when you’re just barely learning what an actually sore back means, so it’s a bit of a trade off.
But is that related? Are staying fit without exercise at the cost of shorter lifespan? How does that work?
Nah, not really related. More of a consolation, a self-soothing thought. Flexible people don’t live longer or shorter unless they’re so flexible from health reasons that might come with other complications. Cats just have a shorter lifespan so they hit old age problems faster.
Your cat also won’t make it to 20, though.
Not having a brain that’s too complex for its own good and can develop suicidal ideation is where they’re really lucky.
The cat does exercise everyday though, they just have an optimal workout/recovery split.
Humans would seem equally spry and carefree if none of them made it past twenty.
True dat! When I was a kid, I would easily climb any tree I could get my hands on. Now that I have kids of my own, I’ve tried to climb trees again but it simply doesn’t work anymore.
I bet the car does a lot more stretching than you.
Point being, don’t discount flexibility and adding stretches to a good workout routine.
My car doesn’t do a lot of stretching, which is probably a good thing. I don’t think I could trust it to not break on the expressway otherwise.
On the other hand, a more flexible car could get you out of a traffic jam more easily
