Deep tissue abdominal fats have been shown to have high correlation, and most likely causal, relationships with stomach and liver cancers.
Correlation is not causation.
It is very far from 'proven.'
Deep tissue abdominal fats have been shown to have high correlation, and most likely causal, relationships with stomach and liver cancers.
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So I guess we senior citizens who aren't black belts in multiple martial arts disciplines and who don't run 12 miles every morning before breakfast should just stop considering carrying a gun for self defense. Is that the point of this discussion?
I respectfully bow out.
who don't run 12 miles every morning
The point is also that carrying a gun doesn't mean you can bring a gun into play.
My best friend (same age as me, within three weeks) and I ran some drills a little while back. Gave him a blue inert Glock, put the two of us at bad breath distance, and told him to draw on me.
He tried several times. He didn't succeed once. If I know how to jam somebody's draw, what makes you think a bad guy won't know how to do it?
I then taught my friend some counters. Is physical fitness a requirement? No... but it certainly helps quite a bit.
I have a cop friend who has had drug dealers draw on him several times; he hasn't drawn, as his first reaction was to stop their draw and disarm them. A couple or a few ended up with broken arms or wrists for their trouble. That friend also does a regular kettle-bell workout. He doesn't look that big, but his forearm strength is one major factor in why those BG's got hurt, quickly and decisively.
farmerboy, your 93 year old in the wheelchair would have a bit more trouble if your crackhead ex-seal approached from behind, or from a rear flank. Limited mobility leaves one much more vulnerable to flanking maneuvers.
So, physical fitness factors (strength and mobility) are very likely to impact total self-defense capability.
And, physical fitness helps stave off other maladies, and prolongs life - while letting people enjoy a better quality of life.
Again, some people just seem to want to make excuses. If you can't do a thing, that's ok. Just don't pretend the thing has no value, because you can't do it.