Stretch every day, holy shit that makes all the difference for mobility. It takes about 5 minutes when you wake up in the morning.
My comments were lift heavy. Train VO2 Max. Eat fibre. Seems we have a friend in common 😁 nice one.
- Write a will. Just get it out of the way. Much easier to edit it later in life rather than create one from scratch.
- Get a physical and cancer screening every year …from now on. You cannot be too careful.
- Exercise in some way, everyday. Even if it’s just a walk around the block. You’re not trying for washboard abs (unless you want to), you just want to keep your body as active as possible. Every little bit helps.
- See the doctor for an annual physical if you let that slip.
- eat right, including watching your carbs.
- fucking exercise 3x/week.
- make sure your finances are on track for retirement. If you haven’t saved, establish a 401(k) ASAP. If you got kids and you have the means, you need 529 plans.
- prioritize sex while your pecker still works.
See a primary doctor and a dentist at least once a year. Drink less booze and coffee, drink more water. Stretch and exercise when ya can. Everyone here pretty much nailed it. But, also, make sure you have a hobby. Something to keep the mind healthy too. I like putting together gunpla models. It’s relaxing and keeps my brain sharp (well, sharp is a strong word, but you get it). Finally, you’re gonna go to a lot more funerals than weddings now, so reach out to people you haven’t talked to in a while just to say what’s up.
Try not to do that again; it’s very bad for the space-time continuum.
Keep an eye on your health. Yearly checkups, bloodwork, etc. as well as paying attention to what you eat and how much you move.
Be thinking about retirement and what you can do/invest to prepare. What this looks like depends heavily upon the country in which you live.
Living will and will if you haven’t already.
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Polarized + UV protection or GTFO.
If you’ve not really saved for your future do it NOOOOOW like yesterday level now. Like 2 checks from now something must be being sat back. Even if its just a tiny bit. The time to start was many years ago. Don’t wait even longer.
Be nice to your knees
Stretching. As someone who had sore knees a lot, stretching all the things from lower back to knees help. Im no muscle-ologist so I can’t tell you the names of these muscle groups.
And anecdotally for me, zero drop shoes along with stretching. The cheapo ones from Amazon have held together better and longer than any other ‘name brand’ and for only $20.
Do you have a stretching regimen you recommend
Look up stretches for glutes, hip flexors, quads, hamstrings, ITB (I think that’s what it is) and low back.
There are many, some a bit easier if you’re not quite flexible at the moment. Sorry I can’t be more precise- I’ve got a mental catalog of stretches that I’ve accumulated since high school track 20 years ago… and I’ve heard them called different things, or done slightly differently over the years. I’m not the best example, I tend to do them every once in a while when things get stiff and or tight /sore. …
… and your back
“You’ll miss them when they’re gone.”
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t
Step up your mattress game.
I did the thing
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !survivingpast40@sh.itjust.works
Nice! Maybe I should post my experiences from turning 40 onwards!
You should!
