Now that I am firmly on the backside of 50, I note there are some things about life that have changed. Anyone else notice this cross-over?

I think 45 brought some undesirable alterations. 50 wasn't even a blip on the radar.

You mean things like my knees giving out all the time, falling asleep in front of the TV, getting up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, not being able to recover from strains/aches/pains as quickly, using my arms as accordions so I can focus when reading, forgetting stuff all the time.... NO, I have no idea what you mean! And I'm 54 and climbing.

Edit: I see the caption under my name is Old Hand. Gee, that was predictable!

I'm quite a bit younger than these guys and trying to get in shape like them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhKOAPMm9Qk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPG94VMWPww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaoY6gumdYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzlJ_xDzmdg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHB1qxqBsX0

Ah. you younger guys. Always complaining. When you get past 65 like I am, we can talk... Now back in the day when life was hard. . .

Are you perhaps experiencing " the older I get, the better I was" phenomenon? Not uncommon in geezers. Perhaps you never were as good as you remember, and are just realizing it.


I have always been handicapped: goats are more sexually active (possibly because they are more attractive than I), dogs have much more sensitive noses, and orangutangs are considerably stronger. I have chosen not to complain about these injustices, but to simply enjoy life within my limited range of perception and capability, and to enjoy the long, downhill slide into senility.

Luckily I am still on the backside of 40 and still in very good physical condition overall but the years are starting to take its toll on the body. Both knees are waiting for surgery but not bad enough to really slow me down that much. I just cannot carry the heavy 40+ lb packs like I used to for days on end.

Nowadays until the knees are fixed, I am limited to lighter packs and shorter hiking trips and now find other outdoor activities that do not require as much strenuous and lengthy exercise.

I'm past 60 and I suffer from the aches, pains, CRS, & all the usual limitations. I do my best to stay in good shape and by and large I've succeeded , within the limits of back and knee problems.
My office is a shark tank of 30ish, Type A professionals, who like to tease the old guy. I keep a $100 bill in my wallet. When the age issue arises, I put it on the desk and say, " My $100 says I can do more push-ups than you, right now!" So far, no takers. So I really don't know yet whether or not my mouth wrote a check my butt can't cash?

Ah yes, and you walked to school in the blizzards for miles and miles, uphill, both ways!

and don't being barefoot, too.