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

How do you even get back into it.. So hard

[–] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No joke, progressive resistance training (weightlifting) for older people can be better bc it has cardio built in but takes less time and is more precise so you can really manage exertion well. It signals the body to retain muscle so you can intermittent fast w/out losing ability while on a caloric deficit and w/out inflammation and other crap while on a surplus, making it easier to keep precancerous bodies swept up. I am not actually old yet, but I plan to be old.

Also, people may not realize poor sleep hygiene can reduce your physical strength by 30% (measured by resistance training) or maybe more due to coordination issues