Muscle is more important than Cholesterol, Blood pressure and BMI?

Hey Everyone? This is one of my favorite MEME's...but is also True?   Most people think longevity is about numbers. Cholesterol. Blood pressure. BMI.   Important? Sure.   But none of them predict how long or how well you’ll live as strongly as muscle.   Here’s the part almost no one talks about. Sarcopenia—the age-related loss of muscle—predicts mortality more powerfully than cholesterol levels, blood pressure, or BMI.   Not because muscle looks good. Because muscle does things. The Science (Simple, Not Clinical) Skeletal muscle is an active endocrine organ, not passive tissue. When you train it, muscle releases myokines—chemical messengers that: • Suppress chronic inflammation • Improve insulin sensitivity • Protect cognitive function • Regulate immune response • Improve mitochondrial efficiency   Muscle also acts as the body’s primary glucose sink and amino acid reservoir, buffering blood sugar spikes and protecting organs during stress, illness, and aging.   This is why two people can have the same cholesterol or BMI but radically different health trajectories.   One has muscle. The other doesn’t. Point #2: The Analogy (This Makes It Obvious) Think of your body like a checking account vs. a savings account. Cholesterol, blood pressure, BMI? Those are daily balances. Muscle is your long-term savings.   When life hits stress, illness, poor sleep, missed meals, or aging itself  the person with muscle makes withdrawals and keeps functioning.   The person without muscle overdrafts.   This is why aging doesn’t “suddenly” break people. They’ve been slowly draining their account for decades. The Big Mistake Most longevity strategies try to optimize numbers. Elite longevity strategies build capacity.   You don’t supplement your way out of sarcopenia. You don’t meditate your way out of muscle loss. You don’t cholesterol-manage your way into resilience. You train it.   Longevity isn’t something you swallow. It’s something you practice under load.   Train muscle. And the rest of the system starts behaving younger.   Coach Rafael https://www.instagram.com/mr_bootcamp    P.S. “But wait… what kind of muscle? Like big, bulky, bodybuilder muscle?” No.   Longevity isn’t about chasing size. It’s about functional, metabolically active muscle.   The kind that: You can keep into your 60s, 70s, and beyond Improves strength-to-weight ratio Supports joints, posture, and balance Responds to resistance, not ego   Think capable muscle, not costume muscle. Muscle that can: carry groceries get you off the floor stabilize your spine absorb stress and respond when life asks more of you   You don’t need to look like a bodybuilder to age well. You just need muscle that still answers the call.   That’s the kind of muscle that keeps you young.                                                 -