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When did age & wear hit you?

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zz3gmc:
Im almost 47. Im actually holding up pretty good! Ive raced enduros for 30 years now, not as much in recent years though. I ve been banged up over the years but I really dont feel any worse than I did when I was in my 20s. My speed is more or less still there and I still look for nasty challenging stuff to ride, probably more than when I was young! Never smoked or drank heavily and I never really worked out but started this year, about 20-30 minutes a day and Ive changed my diet some. My blood pressure has gone down and Ive been losing weight. I do have 2 bad knees with some arthritis in them. It seems like when I dont ride and sit around my body starts aching so I try to ride as much as possible.

81cr450:
Some good points for sure. I struggle with taking the me time , I need to get a routine down. The reminders help, still stuck in my 20 year old mindset of go like stink & you don't need to do anything for your body.

I was doing pretty regular lower back exercise just laying the floor watching tv , then we got a dog who wants to play so I haven't been laying on the floor. Gotta take the floor back & add some leg stretching to the mix. Icey hot is my friend.

Being on cement floors on my feet all day for the last 15 years is a factor for sure, my shoes fold up like bananas about every 3 months. No serious crashes other than a broken thumb  :roll: , thank goodness.

My diet is actually one of my better areas, I love food, good food , fruits veggies. My wife has actually gotten mad for me eating her diet foods. Smoked for 7 years in my youth, smoke free for the last 16 or so though. Could cutback on the wine for sure, but don't really do the binge drinking thing.

Definitely should be riding more , as much for the mental benefits. Hope I can still ride in my 70's d**n, I've heard old guys have the finesse

reklessj:
Luckily I'm on my feet all day at work (vineyard managment and wine maker actually the only employee) and walk an average of 2 to three miles a day at work but I'm still over weight and smoke. Don't drink to often due to gout. Guess its time for more excise n healthier eating habits. Love good for ya foods just to much of em

umberto:
The family doctor told my father that it's not what you do as you get older that will hurt you.  It's what you stop doing.  You stop moving and doing active things, and get more and more sedentary. 

Of course I took that to mean I needed to keep riding at all costs.   :-D

81cr450:

--- Quote --- Love good for ya foods just to much of em

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 No doubt , that was the problem I'd eat the diet goods & every thing else too. Without the munchies even :mrgreen:

 Running a winery sounds like 'dream' job material. Miss being outside

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