You Are Losing Physical Abilities Over Time — Even If You Train Hard Today | Dan Edwardes

Ageless Athlete Newsletter. Weekly longevity insights + behind-the-scenes. No spam ever. 🚨You can train hard, stay fit, and still lose physical abilities you are no longer asking your body to use.Dan Edwardes has spent more than two decades at the forefront of parkour as a practitioner, coach, and movement educator. His work has helped shape parkour into a global movement practice, with coach education programs delivered internationally through Parkour Generations and ADAPT.In this episode, we use parkour to explore a bigger question: what physical capabilities are you still losing, even if you still exercise?We talk about why fitness does not always equal capability, the movement patterns adults stop practicing, why jumping, climbing, balancing, and reacting still matter, and how parkour can be scaled for people well into their 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond.We also get into fear: when it is useful, when it becomes reckless, and why it often appears right at the edge of something you may actually be capable of doing. Dan is amazing. Don't miss this one. REFERENCES / LEARN MOREDan on InstagramParkour Generationshttps://parkourgenerations.comParkour Generations Londonhttps://parkourgenerationslondon.comTimeline: Support cellular renewal and mitochondrial function with Mitopure, featuring Urolithin A. Get up to 20% off at timeline.com/AGELESSATHLETE 🚀 Love the show? Here’s how to support it If something you’ve heard here has stayed with you, made you smile, or helped you keep going, I’d be honored if you’d consider supporting the show. 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/agelessathleteTopics: longevity, fitness over 40, endurance training, aging athletes, recovery, injury prevention 💜 Want to stay strong and capable as you age? Join the Ageless Athlete weekly newsletter for practical ideas, deeper lessons, and insights that don’t always make it into the podcast.Join here → https://agelessathlete.substack.com/subscribeAgeless Athlete is a podcast about healthy aging for people who want to stay strong, active and capable for life. Conversations explore strength, endurance, mobility, recovery, VO2 max, muscle and bone health, and what it takes to keep doing the things you love as you get older.Follow Ageless Athlete — How to Stay Strong, Curious & Capable for Life for new episodes each week.