2023-08-12 19:08:49
Any medical statement that involves issues of the patient’s daily life arouses reactions. Gerald Imber is an American plastic surgeon who posted a startling warning on his TikTok account about which exercise ages people the fastest.
“Half of my patients love me for it, and half of my patients hate me for it,” Dr. Gerald Imber said with a laugh in a TikTok clip. The word that causes love and hate has six letters: run.
“Have you ever seen a long-distance runner who didn’t have a gaunt, old face?” the 82-year-old asked in the viral video. “That is what happens.”
For the doctor, running not only affects facial features, but also takes a disastrous toll on other parts of his body, as he reflected. New York Post.
Imber, who specializes in procedures for the face and body, noted that a little jogging every day and a few miles every other day is fine, but anything more than that is too much.
“Your knees are gone, your ankles are gone, [y] your back goes,” he said. “It’s a bit silly.”
The word that equates the balance between running and not running it is moderation. Despite all the negative effects running can have on the body, the doctor admitted that exercise also has benefits while reiterating his point that, like everything, it should be done in moderation.
He advises his patients that they can run a little for aerobic exercise, but those with no or low impact are best. “That’s really the way to exercise,” he explained.
“Have you ever seen a long-distance runner who didn’t have a gaunt, old face?” says the doctor.
One topic that has long been discussed among health experts is the “runner’s face.”
The doctor and triathlete Kiya Movassaghi said that the appearance is caused by having a thin body and being constantly exposed to the sun. And he gives several examples of people who are active outdoors.
“Slim gardeners, skiers, construction workers, surfers, sailors, tennis players, cyclists, golfers, the list could go on, they often have the same characteristics,” Dr. Movassaghi told the platform. Healthline . “People just confuse causation with correlation”.
Imber, who specializes in procedures for the face and body, noted that running a little every day and a few miles every other day is fine.
“As we age, our skin produces less collagen and elastin, and exposure to UV rays accelerates this process,” added the athlete and physician.
The TikTok video, which has amassed nearly 2 million views since it was posted last month, had countless comments.
“I totally agree with you,” said one person claiming to be a personal trainer. “You don’t have to tell me twice,” joked one user. Another commented: “I do long-distance rides sitting down.” “I only run if something’s coming. So if you see me running… you should run too,” joked another.
“My dad is 70 and his biggest regret was being a runner. His knees are shot out and he walks like a pain. If I could go back I would have chosen some other form of aerobic exercise,” user Jack Tors wrote.
“Also, if you’re going to run, do it on a softer surface than the road. I see people doing this all the time. Uneven hard surfaces next to cars, breathing in exhaust fumes,” another user commented.
Running is the branch of athletics that –due to the number of people who practice it– has a majority of followers. The question, after the medical opinion, is to know if moderation is stronger than the desire to consume kilometers and more kilometers. Even at the cost of punishing the body.
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