The longevity of Steve R

[relbbaddoof]

 

"tennis players lived almost 10 years longer than their sedentary peers — and longer than soccer players, swimmers and the other recreational athletes"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/well/move/sports-exercise-longevity.html

Now we know why Steve keeps going and going.

[Steve R.]

Thank you, but I attribute my longevity to my healthy diet.  Unfortunately, most of it doesn't seem to appear anywhere in anyone's food pyramid.

The research seems to show that racquet sports in general contribute to the longevity, so I credit years of squash for a good bit of it.  I think that some of that is due to the combination of fitness with the non-contact aspect of these sports (although swimmers?).  Of course longevity is the main goal but this year's new hip, dislocated/relocated shoulder, knee gel shots and assorted other medical interventions put a dent in the happiness part of lasting.  But I'll take it.

And, by the way, since when is 73 proof of longevity?  Talk to me in another 15-20 years (or talk to my urn?).

Does anyone else here have a thread with their name on it?  Thank you.

 

[hollywood]

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Does anyone else here have a thread with their name on it?

Well, there is the Goodbye topic.

[relbbaddoof]

On 1/17/2026 at 11:00 AM, Steve R. said:

research seems to show that racquet sports in general contribute to the longevity

I don't think the article says this (I'm no tennis player so may easily misremember), but I was thinking it might have to do with these sports exercising both muscle and mind. You not only need to get to the ball and hit it, you have to be plotting all the time (and swiftly, at that) how to hit it so as to flummox (or better, humiliate) your opponent. Like chess, only a bit more physical. 

[Wilfrid]

I get all that from walking down the street somewhere like around Times Square. Obvious physical effort plus figuring out very fast what other people are planning to do (stop, swerve, stop again, jaywalk badly).

[relbbaddoof]

You'll have to prove the advantages of this form of exercise by living 10 years longer than @Steve R.

Edited January 19 by relbbaddoof

[hollywood]

But Wilf goes to Hinds concerts.  That should count for something.

[Wilfrid]

Counts for everything.