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I think i will pick up a fishing pole and the golf clubs for now on.

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Ya oncew ya get up in age alittle contact sports isnt a good idea, add beer to make ya think your better than you really are and thats a combination for hospital ride.....


Yep fishing, hunting, golf, beer drinking, girl watching, I'll still to that

Yeah Clay, your whole wanting to do Roller Derby isn't such a good idea at your age.

I haven't gotten there yet.

I'm 37 (38 in September) I work out 3x a week, I still enjoy goofing around with the kids, will join in a pick up game of basketball or football(not tackle).

I used to be damn near bedridden after a hard day doing yard work, or playing paintball, sports, or chasing kids around. But since I started a steady workout, I am right there with the best of them.

Actually, wore out the 18-19 year old playing basketball a few weeks ago, they were huffing and puffing, and I was rearing to go. I'm loving it, I haven't felt this good in 10 years.

Now the wife says I'm in a midlife crisis, which says is evident by my car, and starting a workout program. But truth is, I loved the new Mustangs when I first saw them, and just decided I wanted on, and working out was because I spend half a day working in the yard and then was so soar all over for 3 days afterwards, I realized I needed to work at keeping in shape now.

When i had my R. knee replaced for the second time and yes they told me my left knee must get replaced very soon,I played sports until about 40 and the knees are shot,I will be 55 next week...

...Climbing on my Massage Therapist soapbox...

Something to ponder: I meet older people every day that don't have an ache to complain about. I meet younger people that complain more than anyone.

I've seen 80 year olds that are more active than most 20 year olds and 20 year olds that sit around like lumps on a couch.

The act of "aging" doesn't have much to do with pain at all. It's the fact that as time goes by, muscles that have been sore get worse, and you notice them more. If you put off getting things taken care of that hurt NOW, imagine how those same things will feel in 20 or 30 years (after you've been using them the same way for 30 years without attention). We shouldn't ignore our bodies because when something hurts, it's trying to tell us something.

In an informal poll, conducted by me, over the past 4.5 years, I have learned some interesting things. Regardless of age, clients that hurt the least have one thing in common: they stretch. Pilates first, then Yoga seem to keep people feeling best. The worst: people that do aerobics or other high impact exercising like running. Also toward the higher end of the pain scale are those who work out with weights regularly w/o stretching. And, most people that lift weights think they're too cool to stretch.

So, to those of you crying about how much you hurt because you're getting "old", think about your pain...if you've noticed it for a while but have been ignoring it, it will be there in 30 years like an old friend. You'll be seeing doctors for surgery and blaming a certain incident or sport instead of the way you treated your body.

I see it every damned day and it's sad.

...Jumping off my Massage Therapist soapbox and trying not to break an ankle in the process...

Man, at 20 I was still jumping out of airplanes and drinking til all hours of the night . When I think of all of the money that went down the drain during those years I ALMOST regret not living smarter at that age.......on second thought the memories that are associated with those years are priceless and I would change very little about them.

If id thought id lived this long, I would have taking better care of my body.

I'm 55 and I haven't even found the hill yet

Sound advice there Doc but where were you 20 years ago ? When I did work out stretching was mandatory and I fell asleep more than a few times on the mat stretching . Now I have to stretch in the morning just to get out of bed. The jobs I've had over the years weren't exactly geared towards being pain free at the end of the day. Lifting 80-100 pound sacks of salt down into basements 100 to 200 times a day make you ache I don't care if you are stretch freakin Armstrong. Funny but now that I am a desk jockey I notice evry little creak whereas before I just went about the daily routine.