Dance dance revolution and weight training

I’m 45 and topfit. If you really feel like you’re declining at 30 you’ve never taken care of yourself. What makes you think you can do it now?

Preferably to remain steady: Eat a varied (mostly) plant based diet. Work up a sweat at least 3 times a week and do some light movement everyday for 30 minutes. You don’t need to do anything crazy, you don’t need to fucking start pumping iron, you don’t need to become a protein bro. Just find 30 minutes a day and stop eating food that you already know is bad for yourself. Especially not too much.

And fucking go to a doctor when your joints hurt or it takes you 5 time’s longer to heal. It’s not normal. Stop normalizeing being unhealthy.

I run 3 times a week, do yoga most days, walk to and from work, go to raves at the weekend. Getting close to 40 and feeling good still! I don’t think we are old enough to be struggling in our bodies yet.

You are 30-something and you feel over the hill… Ok…

Your joints should be optimal at that age so I have no idea whats going on. Are you American eating fast food a lot? I dont know otherwise what can cause that…

Healthy Hobbies instead of Gym - stuff that’s actually fun for me instead of just a chore

In my case, Sport Climbing and Yoga

As a 54 year old who has just had two weeks of agony because he forgot his age and tried to deadlift a 225kg motorbike by himself, I’m going to skip this one because I clearly haven’t learned anything.

I’m a big cinema fanboy, so up until last year I went to the cinema every week. It was 14km away from me, so I had to cycle on my bike a lot. That was really healthy!

But now I’ve moved into a new apartment right next to the cinema and I’ve grown quite large. I’m still figuring it out being a lazy bastard now.

Strength exercise keeps your joints working well long-term

Just dying slowly really.

I delude myself into believing I’m young still and just deal with the consequences.

Walk up and down the stairs instead of taking the elevator at my office (4 floors)

Walk parts my commute where I could take the bus or an extra train. (About an hour walking per day).

I wish I did more but my aging body is too tired 🙃

I know this guy, did judo for at least 20 years. Stopped doing that, but kept doing the bodyweight training every other day. Push ups etc.

He’s now 70. I hope I can be as fit and strong as he is by that age. He still does his exercises every other day, and he still works in the garden etc.

So, what I do is even if I don’t go to the gym anymore, I try to do bodyweight stuff every other day or so. Push ups, belly exercises, squats, pull ups on something. Yes, the gym is more intense, but if I can keep this up for the rest of my life the gains will be there.

I also try to be careful about what I eat, and I’m failing hard at that. I do walk a lot though, I have an active job and also a dog.

Bikram yoga weekly. And even biweekly, whenever I can.

Restored me from the incredibly bad health situation, and so far was the easiest way to maintain the body.

All other activities are too stressful in the organizing.

Cycling is great. Not hard impact. Can really push yourself if you want to. Cardio and strength training. You get to be outside feeling the wind against your face. And you can cover a lot more distance than walking or running so you can make a trip out of it.

I raise my standing desk. Occasionally.