10/12/2026
The rules of retirement investing apply to your body almost word for word.
💰 Start early. Muscle loss begins in your 30s and speeds up after 60. Every year you train before then builds a bigger cushion.
📈 Compound returns. Strength builds on strength. A few years of consistent training gives you a base that keeps paying out.
🔁 Steady contributions beat lump sums. Two or three sessions a week for years will do more than a six-week burst followed by a year off.
⚠️ You can’t withdraw what you never deposited. When you need strength to catch a fall, lift something heavy, or recover from surgery, you draw on what you’ve built.
Check in on your 401(k) this year? Check in on your body too.