Jokes aside people in their 30s should not be sore and in pain all the time. That's just being out of shape.
Seriously. I came here to ask who in their 30s is actually like this. I don't get it.
That’s just being out of shape.
Like, to a degree, you're not wrong. Desk jobs, car culture, a lack of free time, it all adds up to bonus aches and pains that a more active person can avoid. But there's another angle to it, which is simply that you don't heal from every injury in full. And you don't heal as quickly or thoroughly once you've stopped growing. So your body keeps the score.
A lot of getting older is about avoiding strains as much as keeping in shape. You're trying to avoid adding new injuries to the pile, because they confound what you exercises you can continue to do and hobble your ability to stay limber and maintain muscle over time.
You see this a lot with people in their 40s and 50s. They're healthy, they're strong, they're going along just fine. And then they get into a car accident. Or they experience some emotional trauma. Or they get a nasty illness. Or anything that puts them in bed for too long. They gain weight. They lose muscle and flexibility. They slow down. And one bad year ages them more than a dozen good ones.
Then you see it again in the 80s and 90s, when a single bad fall will straight up kill you.
Exercise helps, sure. And eating rights. And being on the right medications early on. But everything you're doing is about dodging that next bullet. Trying to over-exert yourself can be just as dangerous as sitting idle. My grandfather died in his mid-60s after what my grandmother claims he insisted was the best tennis game of his life. Heart gave out in his sleep. My grandmother lived another 30 years, half of them in a wheelchair, until she took a spill trying to get out of bed and cracked her hip.
i was sore and in pain from 12 years old so idk about that
Then you're an exception and exceptions exist, but most people should not be sore constantly in their 30s.
Sameee
Yup, I'm in my 30s and generally feel great, unless one of my old injuries jumps to the forefront again.
In general I just make sure to keep moving in creative ways and everything still works. I know people who live that potato life and they're constantly stiff and hurting.
I never thought it was supposed to be a challenging pose. Thought it was just a horny one.
You, a 30 year old: "I screwed up my back doing some insane yoga bullshit."
Me, a 40 year old: "Hold my pepcid, I'm going to simply roll out of bed wrong."
Look at this guy, with a healthy enough mental status to even WANT to get out of bed.
I keep hoping that my apartment will be flooded, and I'll drown in my sleep.
Then I remember I'm on the 5th floor.
I wake up angry and disappointed every day. And it usually takes me a couple of hours to work my way out of bed.
I keep hoping I’ll wake up and it haven all been some twisted dream. 🤷♂️
~Anyway, I hope your day doesn’t suck too bad!~
My mom, 60, picked a raspberry wrong a few days back. Ouch.
I must've had the injuries there before but my year of horrible back pain, a partially paralyzed foot, 2 MRTs diagnosing herniated lumbar discs and lots of physical therapy started because I sat on the couch wrong.
Almost certainly the proverbial straw that broke your literal back.
I (33nb) tried and all that happened was I farted
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