The incredible shrinking man
This is a bit of a concern. My wife measured my height today and we discovered that I’m actually shorter than I used to be, by more than a centimetre.
This may not seem a cause for concern. After all if you are 200 centimetres tall, or more, you can afford to lose a few and no-one would even notice.
I, on the other hand, have precious few centimetres to start with, so losing one is bit of a big deal. My wife already calls me her little Hobbit (are my feet really that hairy?). if this keeps up, I will actually be a Hobbit soon.
I wonder if it is all that running making my legs shorter…..
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As we age a lot of us lose stature due to postural changes due to arthrtis, bone abnormalties, actual bad posture (over time), poor body mechanics (over time), ETC! If you have arthritis in your knees (exacerbated by running) the cushioning you'd normally have in your knee joint could get work out quicker. I Dont like to buy in to that theory regarding running because well, I am biased as a runner. But most of my colleagues would disagree to my chagrin. Anyway, cartlidge wear done can cause height decrease. And depending on your arch, you could be becoming more bow legged as the cartlidge wears more on one side vs the other. That's why a lot of my total hip or knee joint replacement patients are actually taller following joint replacement. That surgery freaks me out as a runner yet I am around it all the time. Anyway, i would say unless extreme, your height decrease is probably normal. Also you are shorter at the end of the day the beginning due to gravity's compressive force . So be sure to measure in the AM =)
That's pretty funny. The Hobbit - only your wife could get away with that!! I'm seriously giggling out loud over this.
it might be funny to you, but I was already short, and now I'm even shorter! And my feet are looking a bit hairy..........
Now this is funny...a whole centimeter! One of these days you will be able to play one of Santa's elves! @trevorhobbitgeorge!
I don't fancy being one of Santa's elves really. The hours are long, the pay is low, and than damn reindeer gets all the credit. Not to mention all that snow everywhere....... :-)
You won't feel the cold with your hairy feet!
Hmmm..... there is that :-)
I don't think that running making you all that shorter.
As we age our bones marrow density might get little bit shorter as it regenerates usually but running putting pressure on bones keeps them strong and I guess it's not the biggest factor.
I guess your body mass specifically muscles are getting more leaner that could be the literal cause of losing your cm.
Well there is a period when we keep growing after we hit puberty but it's not forever, our growth plates between the bones joints closes by 25 sometimes even 30 to fully close the plates and it depends on the person.
Increased consumptions of dairy products can really boost your growth as it's the main growth factor.
You can't really growth hormones now if you already turned 20+ because it's not gonna work but you could constant your doctor. There are also things like mk677(kind of growth hormone) very powerful for full body growth (move with caution consult your doctor before using).
Bottom line is your height doesn't matter so much to others as much as you feel, because you are short doesn't make you all that imperfect, you should feel good about yourself.
I don't think hairy feet protects you all that much from cold because you need lots and lots of hairs for that like the very early men but because it's still left in our DNA from the early men we still get a little of it.
If you feel embarrassed because of your feet hairs you should consider doing permanent hair removal surgery, it won't cost you much and in simple terms it's just a laser burning the hair follicle entirely so it never grows back up on it's own.
Well it was a very long reply sorry for that I really like to keep them short and straight to the point but had a lot to talk about. I guess I helped you in some way. Keep steeming Warm Regards.
Take a look at my recent funny post 😀
https://steemit.com/funny/@asteemian/diamond-for-weed
No worries. I'm not that bothered by it in reality. it's just a bit funny that's all. you need to look at most of the stuff that I post and imagine me smiling while I'm talking, because most of the time I'm joking :-)
Nice there mate, sorry for a late reply I was sick!
Well I only found you out that day from the steemit hot page and I found your content very interesting so I got attracted.
Thanks for pointing me out yeah that makes sense haha, yeah you shouldn't be bothered by that. I will check out more of your posts. 😊
Take a look at my another recent funny post 😁
https://steemit.com/funny/@asteemian/baby-to-be-born
Your running to much, wearing yourself away lol :)
I think you may be right. If I run backwards do you think it will have the opposite effect?
You need to get 2 very strong men then lie down, one man grab your hands the other grabs your toes and then they pull until they stretch you again lol :)
I could try that, but my concern is that my legs wouldn't stretch but my arms would.... Then my love of bananas would take on a whole new meaning hehehe
Then you can then run on 4 limbs lol would save your knees :)