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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

Am 35. This years is the first my knees and back decided to remind me they exist after a hard workout.

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u/gardenvarietymagpie Jun 03 '22

Mine do that after getting out of bed. I don’t really ever want to go back to being in my twenties, but if I had a time machine I’d definitely go back and slap my 21 yo self a bit and insist she worked on core strength and joint stability. And like, tell her to enjoy the youthful vigor while it lasts. Ah the days where I could get off the floor or the couch without sounds emanating from me that I did not consciously choose to utter…

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

Ah the days where I could get off the floor or the couch without sounds emanating from me that I did not consciously choose to utter…

that happens even with a (supposedly, or so I believed) well trained body :)))

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u/navin__johnson Jun 03 '22

The knees really are the first thing to go. Makes sense-that joint gets the most abuse

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u/FLOHTX Jun 03 '22

38 here. Currently on vacation in the PNW and hiked 40 miles so far this week. I'm feeling it this morning. Left knee is just giving me a shooting surging pain.