Getting old ?

[iamduvern 62]

48 Had to pack up playing rugby 3 years ago knackered knee, lower back and serious shoulder injury getting out of bed is a job in its self these days!! Still working out doors 6 days a week in all weathers but still find time to get out with the dog and ferrets although recovery times are a lot longer and the aches and pains never seem to go

Only 20 years to go before I can afford to retire

[secretagentmole 1,701]

some very funny answers on here,, chuckling all the way through the thread

 

im 44,, apart from carrying a few more pounds than i should, in the main im fine,, i train 3-4 times a week,, wich definatly helps,

yes i ach after a good days ferreting, or if i have walked about up the dales all night...

 

the worst thing i found with getting older,,,, was jumping down of things, in particular stone walls,, as a fit young thing i never felt it... but now it realy jars my hips and knees

 

I know what you mean, slipped on some black ice last night one leg went behind me, other folded up and landed on my knee, jarred everything!

[The Duncan 802]

I had to quit competitive martial arts when I was 33, kept teaching for another couple of years before I couldn't stand not being able to fight. Silly damned joint injuries kept cropping up after the age of 30, which never used to happen before.

I can still do weights and lift/press better than I could in my 20's, but I train to peak, rather than trying to be at superman level all the time

I hated getting older, but my hunting activities are nothing anywhere near as strenuous as what I used to do, so I feel I'll be able to do them for decades

As long as I can get the dog out and hold a rifle or gun I'll be happy.