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Lemmings over 30 who try to stay active, what are you doing to accommodate for your incredibly decrepit bodies to avoid boo-boos? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm half joking. But as a 30-something who used to be very active, I recognize I'm over the hill and my joints sound like pop rocks

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[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 37 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I've had to come to terms with taking things slower than I used to. I learned the hard way that I can't just train for a 10k in a few weekends.

The rule of increasing distance/duration by 10% per week is to protect our joints/bones/etc when they ain't what they used to be.

[–] Carighan@piefed.world 9 points 5 days ago

Same. I'm 43, and it mostly takes learning that you're no long 20-something. I can do everything, I just have to do it more slowly, more sparingly and give myself the time both physically and mentally to recuperate.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was in a terrible youtube rabbithole of knee replacement surgeries the other day and I've been hating our fragile corporeal vessels lately

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Ah, yes. The Scared Straight, Couch Potato Edition. A classic at my house.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I find a variety of activities help distribute the loads

I often push my older body when it’s not used to work. This means I pull a muscle once every few weeks, often in my upper body; or demand too much in my knees.

Fortunately I can heal in a week or two, but I definitely am slow to heal compared to before.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Spoiler alert, it doesn't get any better. I need to do more yoga and cross training 🫩

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I’m still trying to reach my potential two hours of workout daily, only doing one hour of things that makes me sweat.

I have alarms on my phone set every three hours to remind me to stop and do something

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The alarm is a great idea. I should do that. Even just sitting for long periods hurts now!

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Sometimes I only walk around, other times I do more like run