Mens Sana in Corpore Sano
Sound mind in a healthy body.
The two are related, most of the time. There are always exceptions, but at any age, almost always, it is possible to significantly improve a person’s physical condition with exercise. Makes them mentally more agile as well. There are studies showing that. Watching Biden walk down the steps and “jog” to the podium suggests that his frailness is worse than it has to be. He needs a physical therapist or a personal trainer with experience working with old people - to get him started.
I had a patient, a man in his 90’s, who loved to play tennis. He played with women, because, he said, his men friends were all dead. He told me that often, he felt his age - like, he had to be careful stepping down a curb. But, after a couple of hours on the court, he “felt like a young man”. |
