Surely at least one or two healthy 40 year old men in the world have been hospitalized with "for" COVID. A few may even have died from it.
You are lucky to be healthy. Some people through no fault of their own have weaker immune systems and poorer health. They are the unlucky ones.
How do you quantify luck when it comes to health? How much is based on luck vs. healthy lifestyle?
Of course, people are born with congenital conditions that weaken their immune systems or leads them to have poor health. No doubt about that. These people should be protected and cared for.
On the other hand, the Harvard School of Public Health has said that the role of genetics/hereditary in terms of health is way overestimated and a healthy lifestyle is more important. The fact is, the majority of people have weakened immune system/poor healthy do to lack of exercise and poor eating habits. This, of course, increases the chances of COVID death and/or hospitalizations. I believe obesity is the number one cause of COVID related deaths/hospitalizations.
It does not take too much to be healthy and active.
Typical American breakfast/day:
Sausage, eggs, bacon, pancakes, sugary cereal, gritz, etc.
Watch television
SF1900 breakfast:
One glass of water
Fruit smoothie with bananas, strawberries, mango, flax seed, baby spinach, and olive oil.
45 minute walk.
5 sets of pushups and some planking
Ive been sick, so I am not going to the gym but still doing something. Anyone can do this. We would be seeing a lot less deaths/hospitalizations if people took a more active approach to starting a healthy lifestyle.