I needed this today. When I was little the adults around me couldn’t get up and down from the floor. I swore I would always be able to get up and down from the ground. Then I had back pain and while I can still do it, the whole world got smaller. It’s amazing what just a week of light mobility exercise can do for your perspective.
I used to joke that I knew I was officially "old" when people stopped telling me I looked good and starting saying "you look good for your age." But in retrospect, it wasn't anything about me that was being highlighted then. It was the common misperception that being "old" automatically means being "less." And that is just not true at all. Thanks for sharing some real truth. It's good to hear.
30% of my weight...feels near my limit, tbh. I am using every cheatcode that I can think of, coffee, beet powder, rest day before, wetted bandana for temperature control, compression shirt for attitude and "aerodynamics"...:)
As a 73 year old woman I agree that most people age more than they should. All you have to do is people watch in the airport. I like that you don’t brag, you share what works for you.
There are gradations of old and weak. This post just reminds us that we need to keep moving to keep moving. Your comment does nothing to inspire people to take better care of themselves.
Painful, the need to convince...
I believe you.
I agree with you.
People should feel that too.
They deserve to be inspired,
To keep moving in a way that’s right for them.
And I really liked this:
“This isn’t about showing off. It’s about showing up.”
It says it all.
Bottom line: how do we want to age?
Able to lift a beer or raise the roof?
I find your posts motivating and inspiring.
I needed this today. When I was little the adults around me couldn’t get up and down from the floor. I swore I would always be able to get up and down from the ground. Then I had back pain and while I can still do it, the whole world got smaller. It’s amazing what just a week of light mobility exercise can do for your perspective.
I used to joke that I knew I was officially "old" when people stopped telling me I looked good and starting saying "you look good for your age." But in retrospect, it wasn't anything about me that was being highlighted then. It was the common misperception that being "old" automatically means being "less." And that is just not true at all. Thanks for sharing some real truth. It's good to hear.
Congratulations, Doc!
Great message.
I am 60 and rucking 6 km with 30 kilos.
That's a hefty load… congrats
30% of my weight...feels near my limit, tbh. I am using every cheatcode that I can think of, coffee, beet powder, rest day before, wetted bandana for temperature control, compression shirt for attitude and "aerodynamics"...:)
Age is the limit.
You have to face and accept reality.
By excercising and a reasonably healthy lifestyle you can increase your propability of living a long and healthy life.
But the physical (and mental) decline is inevitable.
No matter what what you do. You will become old and weak.
Trying to convince people that age and weakness is possible to avoid is not honest.
You have to learn to live with your incrasing weakness.
Johan
Ironman and orthopedic surgeon.
Perhaps I didn't communicate the point well.
As I said in the second line... "I’m convinced that most of us lose abilities that we don’t train. Not just because we age."
Not just because we age!
Of course, we decline.
But most people decline far further than they should.
I frequently post about this, including statistics on losses to expect in terms of VO2 max and other relevant factors.
The point was... we can be far more capable than most imagine.
You know this.
You see it in your office every day.
Many fear activity.
Many attribute losses to aging that aren't... they 're due to a lack of training.
Howard Luks... a fellow Orthopedic Surgeon
As a 73 year old woman I agree that most people age more than they should. All you have to do is people watch in the airport. I like that you don’t brag, you share what works for you.
There are gradations of old and weak. This post just reminds us that we need to keep moving to keep moving. Your comment does nothing to inspire people to take better care of themselves.
Thanks for your opinion.