How to avoid height shrinkages as growing older?

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Hey, recently I came up another idea that I can 'relatively' increase my height cuz many men will shrink heights as aging but if I can find a way to avoid shrinkages and that can mean I can 'relatively' grow taller compared to my age cohort.
I am not interested in comparing heights with newer generations so this topic can make a lot of senses if you can have sympathy from what I am talking about.
I heard that an adequate intake of Calcium with outdoors exercises can prevent me from shrinking. Anyone having more excellent knowledges about it?

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Quote from: Mulholland Dr on February 08, 2022, 08:55:36 AMHey, recently I came up another idea that I can 'relatively' increase my height cuz many men will shrink heights as aging but if I can find a way to avoid shrinkages and that can mean I can 'relatively' grow taller compared to my age cohort.
I am not interested in comparing heights with newer generations so this topic can make a lot of senses if you can have sympathy from what I am talking about.
I heard that an adequate intake of Calcium with outdoors exercises can prevent me from shrinking. Anyone having more excellent knowledges about it?

I have talked to this with some people who were professional at health. Height shrinkage is hard to avoid, many people lost an inch of height compared to their youth when they hit middle age. There were a few who never shrank because they did exercises daily as well as yoga.

Our bone density reaches to the peak at age of 35, since then our bone density will be on the decline. Bone fractures has higher risk for people older than 35. The older you are, the more likely it will happen.

Do it while you are young. Eat food with high calcium and exercise to make your bones stronger, some of the good exercises are running, basketball and swimming.

In the future, there may be methods to prevent height from shrinking. I have posted a video that tells about that by 2040 metal skeleton replacing the old ones would be possible. They use titanium metal or something I don't know how you call it. With that your height will always be the same.

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Quote from: ilovescience on February 08, 2022, 09:18:56 AMI have talked to this with some people who were professional at health. Height shrinkage is hard to avoid, many people lost an inch of height compared to their youth when they hit middle age. There were a few who never shrank because they did exercises daily as well as yoga.

Our bone density reaches to the peak at age of 35, since then our bone density will be on the decline. Bone fractures has higher risk for people older than 35. The older you are, the more likely it will happen.

Do it while you are young. Eat food with high calcium and exercise to make your bones stronger, some of the good exercises are running, basketball and swimming.

In the future, there may be methods to prevent height from shrinking. I have posted a video that tells about that by 2040 metal skeleton replacing the old ones would be possible. They use titanium metal or something I don't know how you call it. With that your height will always be the same.
Thx a lot! But I wlll be working as a programmer after I graduate from university so I am afraid it will be harder to prevent myself from shrinking LOL. But luckily maybe I can enjoy new techniques that can increase my height further when I grow that old.

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Quote from: Might&Magic on February 08, 2022, 12:21:46 PMThx a lot! But I wlll be working as a programmer after I graduate from university so I am afraid it will be harder to prevent myself from shrinking LOL. But luckily maybe I can enjoy new techniques that can increase my height further when I grow that old.

Like changing the property of the skeletons?!

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Probably yoga or daily stretching can help to prevent or minimize height loss. Daily glucosamine and avoiding lifting heavy weights ( squatting or deadlifting is probably very bad for your height long term, as would be any exercise that compress your spine) could also help.

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Quote from: battroll on February 09, 2022, 10:01:12 AMProbably yoga or daily stretching can help to prevent or minimize height loss. Daily glucosamine and avoiding lifting heavy weights ( squatting or deadlifting is probably very bad for your height long term, as would be any exercise that compress your spine) could also help.

Squats and deadlifts don't really shrink your spine at all--at best a few millimeters for a couple of hours. Stretching and supplementation can deal with that.

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Quote from: ReadRothbard on February 09, 2022, 03:42:23 PMSquats and deadlifts don't really shrink your spine at all--at best a few millimeters for a couple of hours. Stretching and supplementation can deal with that.

Not on the short term, but I really think they do in the long term. Heavy weightlifting wears you down, your cartilage etc.

Look at guys such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, and many others. Lot of weightlifting and injuries made them shrunk a lot through the years...even the guy from Celebheights mentions lot of times that is very common to see celebrities that lifted heavy weights shrinking at a faster rate.

I would say that if you got two twins, same height and one spend decades powerlifting and the other swimming and doing yoga by the time they are old the one that did heavy weightlifting will be significantly shorter.

Having strong muscles and bones can minimize height loss, but you got to be smart when it comes to training your back and do so in a way that doesn't wear down your spine long term.

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Quote from: battroll on February 09, 2022, 04:17:02 PMNot on the short term, but I really think they do in the long term. Heavy weightlifting wears you down, your cartilage etc.

Look at guys such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, and many others. Lot of weightlifting and injuries made them shrunk a lot through the years...even the guy from Celebheights mentions lot of times that is very common to see celebrities that lifted heavy weights shrinking at a faster rate.

I would say that if you got two twins, same height and one spend decades powerlifting and the other swimming and doing yoga by the time they are old the one that did heavy weightlifting will be significantly shorter.

Having strong muscles and bones can minimize height loss, but you got to be smart when it comes to training your back and do so in a way that doesn't wear down your spine long term.

Does kettle bells count as weightlifting? I like kettle bells work out and I hope it does not affect spinal cord.

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Quote from: battroll on February 09, 2022, 04:17:02 PMNot on the short term, but I really think they do in the long term. Heavy weightlifting wears you down, your cartilage etc.

Look at guys such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, and many others. Lot of weightlifting and injuries made them shrunk a lot through the years...even the guy from Celebheights mentions lot of times that is very common to see celebrities that lifted heavy weights shrinking at a faster rate.

I would say that if you got two twins, same height and one spend decades powerlifting and the other swimming and doing yoga by the time they are old the one that did heavy weightlifting will be significantly shorter.

Having strong muscles and bones can minimize height loss, but you got to be smart when it comes to training your back and do so in a way that doesn't wear down your spine long term.

I don't think that's even remotely true tbh. It's well known that wrestlers lose their height due to injuries in their sports, and Arnold has taken   care of himself over the years, so it's not surprising that he shrunk a couple inches over the years.