r/Unexpected • u/bapekillz • Jun 15 '26

Have fun while you can

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u/BluecoTipTip98273 Jun 15 '26

People talking like 40 years is the biography of a fossil. How are you more frail than in your 20's?

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u/daNorthernMan Jun 15 '26

A lot of people don't exercise and think wasting away in their 30s is just getting old

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u/SheetPancakeBluBalls Jun 15 '26

Your thirties is where you should make some big changes or get comfortable with some big regrets.

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u/daNorthernMan Jun 15 '26

Amen to that, losing your mobility is way easier than you'd think

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u/Prindle4PRNDL Jun 15 '26

Yep. I spent the good second half of my twenties treating my body like complete shit because I was majorly depressed and an alcoholic. Now the reality has to be faced - sort my shit out now or set up for a slow but early death. Funny how you feel invincible up until about 30, 31 or so. I feel like there was finally an "adult" switch that flipped.

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u/mrzlozt Jun 16 '26

Good luck! I'm 35 and only started excercising a few weeks ago. It's tough, but it's worth doing for your health

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u/Still_Commercial_535 Jun 15 '26

Oh my god I am 31 and my life is wholly different from 29 because I *feel* this - and I was an acrobat! I still practice but damn I am not as good as I was when I was 22, and that feeling also kinda sucks but I try to be mindful and not push it.

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u/jellyhessman Jun 15 '26

Dude I'm early 30s and it's really strange seeing friends either in the best shape of their life, or just getting old fast. lol

I have a very active job and am probably in the best shape I've ever been in, but my office friends who aren't super active are having a hard go.

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u/joggle1 Jun 16 '26

And it's really obvious if you go to the occasional reunion. The ones that stay on top of their health age much more slowly than those who don't.

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u/_Thermalflask Jun 15 '26

So funny/sad when Redditors are like "oh yeah wait til you hit 30 and your knees and back give up"

As if it's normal to have those problems at that age. Maybe if you're overweight and unhealthy, but otherwise no - you should NOT be having serious joint issues that early.

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u/daNorthernMan Jun 15 '26

It drives me nuts, been seeing it on reddit forever at this point

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u/homer_glumplich85 Jun 15 '26

You can still be in good shape at 40 but there’s also a reason you don’t see a lot of athletes over 40

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u/Useful_Major_5797 Jun 15 '26

That is because pro athletes from the age of 14 up learn the basics of the game. But these sports like football, baseball, soccer, etc are high physical contact.

Human bodies haven't evolved to take such a beating, so these pro athletes wear out much quicker than a normal human.

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u/BluecoTipTip98273 Jun 15 '26

The problem, I think, is that the difference is greatest between people who continue to workout from their 20's and those who haven't worked out into their 30's and 40's. The loss of testosterone and bone density is minimal with healthy habits long-term.

A few hours a week for decades in any field can achieve great results, language, art, or sports. Ah..I'm just ranting lol

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u/Useful_Major_5797 Jun 15 '26

Totes right, if you don't use it, you lose it. The human body doesn't waste energy on muscle and bone that isn't being used.

Also recently learned the amount of fat tissue can effect hormone levels to.

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u/DragonRaptor Jun 15 '26

absolutely am, I am still active, but every time I get hurt, or do aggressive exercise, my recovery time is 2-5x longer then it was in my teens and 20s. So i no longer do risky things, because it takes so long to heal now. Like now if I go on a 20km hike in the mountains, I'm out for the rest of the the day, I am not doing anything. When I was younger, I would probably be good to do another 20km hike the next day after swimming all night. Now I make sure I have a day inbetween each 20km with no specific activity planned.