I am 35 and do not feel I have jumped the shark yet, but luckily have some good genetics on my side...
Still actively ski, bike, hike, canoe, kayak, run, play golf, tennis, squash, walk constantly rather than driving (center city Philadelphia is great for this) and work alot on the elliptical machine. I stretch all the time and have worked on my flexibility alot as I have gotten older.
I am doing the Broad Street Run for the first time this May and gearing up for an attempt at the 1/2 Philadelphia Marathon in the fall...running was never a big activity for me and I may regret it, but it is fun so far...
Do I have more aches and pains that I did before? Sure...what does not kill me makes me stronger though...if I could not be physically active I might go nuts...it is the vehicle I use to get rid of my stress...I am still in the 180-185 lb range I have been in since I was in college.
I have also taken nutrition much more seriously in the last 5 years or so...eat smaller meals and eat better food to help your body recover and stay strong...I have cut way back on the crap, stopped smoking when I left college and barely drink except 1-2 nights per week at most...
Never broken a bone yet, knock on wood...lots of sprains, jams and bruises...have some back pain and one knee that flares up if I really push it hiking downhill...otherwise in good shape although mentally I am hopeless...
Still actively ski, bike, hike, canoe, kayak, run, play golf, tennis, squash, walk constantly rather than driving (center city Philadelphia is great for this) and work alot on the elliptical machine. I stretch all the time and have worked on my flexibility alot as I have gotten older.
I am doing the Broad Street Run for the first time this May and gearing up for an attempt at the 1/2 Philadelphia Marathon in the fall...running was never a big activity for me and I may regret it, but it is fun so far...
Do I have more aches and pains that I did before? Sure...what does not kill me makes me stronger though...if I could not be physically active I might go nuts...it is the vehicle I use to get rid of my stress...I am still in the 180-185 lb range I have been in since I was in college.
I have also taken nutrition much more seriously in the last 5 years or so...eat smaller meals and eat better food to help your body recover and stay strong...I have cut way back on the crap, stopped smoking when I left college and barely drink except 1-2 nights per week at most...
Never broken a bone yet, knock on wood...lots of sprains, jams and bruises...have some back pain and one knee that flares up if I really push it hiking downhill...otherwise in good shape although mentally I am hopeless...
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