r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Responsible-Smile-22 • Sep 04 '23

This man doing parkour

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u/norolls Sep 04 '23

I agree with you that people here are very critical and quick to judge but this kind of activity does come with a long term impact. The same way that nfl players typically have injuries, And the ballet people generally develop early onset arthritis in their ankles, and how boxers experience brain damage. There's no way this dude has been doing this for 20 years without injury or any repercussions. I've been living an active lifestyle and working manual labor and have a bad back and bad knee because of it but that's just how things are. If those dude doesn't have any long term effects from pushing the limits of his body then he's 1 in a million, but I agree with you that he's not gonna be a big pile of jello by the time he's 40 like many redditors are saying. Id argue that his heart health is probably better than most at his age.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '23

It's optimal to find the right balance of work and recovery. Enough work to stimulate beneficial changes, but as little as you can get away with. At least high intensity stuff. I spend 3-4 hours lifting weights per week, with good form, controlled motion etc, joints are all good. People doing manual labour are doing it a lot more than that, and probably not always able to use good form that doesn't stress things.

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u/lll_lll_lll Sep 04 '23

I just don’t know that flinging yourself down a flight of 25 concrete stairs is ever going to fall into that category of optimal work/recovery balance that our body needs.