
Most men over 40 think their aching knees, shoulders, and low backs are just the price of getting older. They're not. In this episode, Ted makes the case that fat loss might be the most underrated joint treatment there is — and not just for the obvious mechanical reason. Yes, every pound of extra weight pounds your knees with roughly four more pounds of force per step. But the part almost no one talks about is what body fat does chemically: it drives the low-grade inflammation that breaks tissue down and stalls healing — even in joints that bear no weight at all, like your hands. Ted walks through the science joint by joint, why it's central to his R3 Method, and why leaning out is often the fastest way to get your body to stop hurting. You'll Learn Why each pound lost can reduce the load on the knees by roughly four pounds per step How excess body fat can affect joints through both mechanical stress and systemic inflammation <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW267098900 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2
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