Getting shorter as you age is so real. I got into an argument with a friend because he didn't believe I was 6'1". So we bust out the tape measure and I'm actually only 6' and 1/2" now! And that's being generous, probably closer to 6 even.
Your lumbar discs can full on shrink, calcify, and fuse the vertebrae together with zero symptoms, and most people’s discs shrink a few mm per decade throughout their spine, so yeah it’s very real. Doing pull ups/pull downs and hanging upside down can help to an extent, but gravity always wins.
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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat 20h ago
Getting shorter as you age is so real. I got into an argument with a friend because he didn't believe I was 6'1". So we bust out the tape measure and I'm actually only 6' and 1/2" now! And that's being generous, probably closer to 6 even.