• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Its not age as much as your weight.

    I can always tell when I’m gaining weight because my knees will start hurting.

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      7 months ago

      Not just weight. It’s lack of exercise. I’m 41 and my knees and back are fine even after a stint in the army. Gotta keep using those muscles and joints if you want to use them when you’re older.

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    7 months ago

    Gen X and Boomers looking at Millennials… “I wish my knees and back were in that good of shape.”

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    7 months ago

    I hesitate to say this out loud, but mid-50s and nothing hurts yet, except the migraines I’ve gotten since teenage years.

    Knees last if you take care of them. Back lasts if you take care of it and are lucky, and don’t get fat, and are lucky, and don’t work a physical job, and are lucky.

    Stretch. Exercise. Don’t overeat.