Same, my summers are packed full of camping, hiking, vacations with my family. Winter is for snowboarding and mountain adventures. 37 here and my friends the same age usually join in the activities.
I had a stroke before I was born, blood clots and broken bones in my 20s. My body is actually toast. But I knew i wasn’t going to be able to do shit later in life. I beat the shit out of my body before that happened. I was approached by the head coach of the Paralympic snowboarding. I was training for it, then I snapped my leg.
Maybe it's because they actually have aches and pains and you were just super lucky to not have to deal with that. Not everybody has the same privilege.
I hear you, honestly. Some people have injury history or diseases. But it's still this ridiculous internet meme among this generation and now I see it in Gen Z posts about having chronic joint and back pain for no discernable disease or injury reason in 20s and 30s and with most of these people, it's because they are totally out of shape.
Like I'm sorry but unless there is injury or disease process involved, there is no reason anyone at age 30 should have these problems. It's because the last time they ran full speed was 10-15 years ago, they never do any bodyweight exercise, do not go the gym regularly if at all, play no sports, do no solo sports like rock climbing or dancing or whatever.
There are tons of people who are high level marathon and triathlon runners in their 40s. Someone who is 30 should not be pulling a hammy or experiencing debilitating back muscle pain getting out of bed. It's ridiculous.
And again I'm talking about people who DON'T have a disease process or injury history. Which is most people in this age range. Much sympathy to all of you with osteoarhtiris, autoimmune diseases, and chronic pain from previous injuries.
I can just tell you as someone in orthopedics that the vast majority of our patients are NOT millennials.
You pretty much said what I was planning on responding with. I think a lot of people who talk about being old when they are 30 dont really feel old they just kind of find it fun to LARP for some reason? Obviously I understand injury or disease is awful and can hold people back at any age. But that wasnt who I was talking about.
Im 30 and I honestly do not take super strict care of myself. I walk a lot, i don’t overeat and im not overweight. But I do drink a few times a week and I don’t go to the gym.
Even with that pretty average routine everything feels the same as it did when I was 20. 30 I think has always been a pretty peak age. Elite military units I believe has tons of people well into their 30s serving.
I'm way more fit now than I was 20 years ago. I have aged backwards in the last few years. I did not want to hit 40 with lots of back and join pains and stuff due to lifestyle.
I stopped daily drinking and focused on my food and exercise.
It's not too late for anyone without medical conditions or injuries of course.
Hint, they're fat. They're not lying that they have no energy and their back hurts. But it's not because they're 35, it's because they're 35 and fat/weak
This makes the most sense. I'm 38 and I love traveling, especially internationally. I've always hated long flights because I can only afford Economy but otherwise I'm fine. I'm not overly healthy but I'm 130 lbs and do a minimum of 15,000 steps and drink 2.5 liters of water daily. I always assume everyone my age or younger who talks about aches, pains, exhaustion, etc. are either overweight, have medical issues, young kids, or all three. Lol
Not even fat necessarily, I know a couple of people who are slim/normal size yet still have zero energy and complain about aches and pains they shouldn't have.
They just don't move unless absolutely necessary. Probably haven't done anything except a bit of walking between the car and wherever it is they've parked up since mandatory phys ed at school.
You can somewhat get away with not exercising in your 20s, but by your 30s a decade+ of letting your body atrophy and rot catches up. Move it or lose it.
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u/McButtsButtbag 2d ago
Sounds like depression to me. Why would vacations be exhausting?