Originally posted by Louis
I believe, the fitter one is, the more noticable any decline in fitness becomes.
Analogy: A razor sharp knife dulls easily.
This explains a lot, for example, why the average, everyday modern American (or, plug in your nationality here) who drives every single gosh-darn day does not notice how pitiful their fitness is.
The way to defeat America in a war is to simply take away our cars. We couldn't crawl to the edge of our respective neighborhoods.