I’m half joking. But as a 30-something who used to be very active, I recognize I’m over the hill and my joints sound like pop rocks

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    3 days ago

    I find a variety of activities help distribute the loads

    I often push my older body when it’s not used to work. This means I pull a muscle once every few weeks, often in my upper body; or demand too much in my knees.

    Fortunately I can heal in a week or two, but I definitely am slow to heal compared to before.

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      2 days ago

      Spoiler alert, it doesn’t get any better. I need to do more yoga and cross training 🫩

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        6 hours ago

        I’m still trying to reach my potential two hours of workout daily, only doing one hour of things at use make me sweat.

        I have alarms on my phone set every three hours to remind me to stop and do something