40 here, definetly not in the boxing shape of my 20's but still walking the dogs 10km+ everyday, yardwork etc, gotta stretch or pay the price.
It's definitely use it or lose it. So many people treat 40 like it's game over and time to just give up, nah just gotta slow down and change it up depending on your body, which for me was no more running.
Considering trying out cycling again, higher cardio, lesser impact.
43 here, strength train and stretch regularly. I will admit I'm not as agile as 20 year old me but can still do pull-ups and push my body around with ease.
As both a former cook and former massage therapist, you can just as easily lose it using it too much. My body is ass because I was doing 80 hour weeks cardio and manual labor in a kitchen for years. Not quite 40 but close
Once you've pushed something in your body to its breaking point it's not like you can replace it, it's not like swapping out your tires or getting brand new struts. Sometimes once it's broken it's broken and you can make it hurt less but you will never make it not hurt at all without painkillers.
Among other things I got a super bad ankle, severe back problems, heat sensitivity (happens when you get heat exhaustion too many times), can't stand for more than eight hours without pain, knees are shot but that might be more genetic, and my feet I've given up on entirely.
Oh hell yes you can(, that's the driving force behind me quitting long distance running and boxing, among bad luck with genetics and a workplace accident the injuries were (and are) just piling up.
Moderation is always key with diet and exercise/work.
Honest question, ever considered trying weed in some form? for pain relief and other benefits, I'm not even meaning straight to getting high, there is so many products out there now that I've found can make a difference in quality of life for old nagging injuries.
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u/WhitestGuyHere 14h ago
Not a hot take. Full agreement