Does the amount of energy you expend over time technically make you “older” because your atoms are moving more than someone who moves less?

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Someone at work brought this up and my head almost exploded because it sounds like total BS. They said if a sedentary mother gave birth to a baby who grew up to become an extreme athlete (ultra marathon runner/someone who just never stopped moving their whole life), technically the baby is “atomically” older because more energy has passed through them. Is this just malarkey?

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Yes it is malarkey and you should avoid this person when it comes to any advice. Atoms don’t move more just because the larger whole they are part of is moving. Secondly, exercise keeps you younger. If you live long enough, rue the day you can no longer run, then the day you can no longer walk. Visit a nursing home. Do any of those folks look like they’re getting younger? This is one of those things that is considered ‘Not Even Wrong.’

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