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Today, 03:35 AM | #1 |
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Aging. Anyone?
LOL, this is only for the older forum members, you kids stay out!
I thought turning 40 would be a big deal, it was not. 50 kind of surprised me, that's when I started having all of those mysterious pains, the hair started turning grey and the doctor added more pills to my regime. It's the 60s that are starting to get to me. Just in the past year I've experienced things I've never had before, pinched nerve, muscle spasms, a lot of trouble sleeping (always been an issue, just much worse) and apparently I'm losing muscle tone and strength, even though my exercise/workout routine is unchanged. As an attempt to make myself feel better (we all go through this) and perhaps help others who are also experiencing the effects of senioritis, anyone else care to share what we can all look forward to?
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Today, 03:45 AM | #2 |
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Truman was President when I was born (nonspecific age reference).
Every five years after 55 years old you are half the man you used to be. You don’t recover as quickly from workouts and injuries and must adapt your thinking and timelines to this reality. The penalty for resistance to the new reality is lingering pain and loss of flexibility. The mysterious pains aren’t so mysterious, they arise from the mind’s inability to accept that the body isn’t 19 anymore. Welcome to the brotherhood. Getting old is not for the weak. |
Today, 04:24 AM | #3 |
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Going through the same process.
It is remarkable that in my brain I feel like 30 but looking in the mirror reality kicks in. I am not particularly concerned and nearing 60 I am at peace that I can’t do everything I want anymore. Much more aware about the real important things in life and enjoying every day being very grateful that I am without major health problems.
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Today, 04:28 AM | #4 |
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I’ll steal this word from your post that I think is very much often overlooked…Flexibility
I’m 56 and I’ve always placed an emphasis on staying flexible. I think being limber is every bit as important as maintaining good muscle tone. Ask me how I’m doing in 10 years |
Today, 04:53 AM | #5 |
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I agree with improving flexibility and strength training as we age.
I was always focused more on aerobic workouts as biking and running have been hobbies for me. At about 45 my body started hurting more and more. I just tried working out harder to disastrous results. At 50, I began working with a trainer to improve whole body strength and flexibility. My legs were strong as long as I moved them up and down. Any type of rotational or upper body activities showed me my functional strength was crap. Now at 57, I manage arthritic knees, bad shoulders and sciatica. However, I feel good and my resilience to injury and/or falls has dramatically improved. By upping my protein intake about 25%, I have actually increased lean muscle mass. My goal is to be mountain biking until 70 and hiking until 85.
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Perhaps it's strange, but so far I still feel younger and better every decade :) And this is despite the fact that I no longer belong to the "young" category.
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