ITT: One half providing helpful insight into healthy physical activities, the other half total assholes ripping into this person for not being a jock.

Some people have been living sedantary life styles, the reasons for such can range from lack of interest to mental illness. Some people get a good dopamine hit from exercise. For others, exercise is a pretty miserable experience.

If someone is reaching out to seek advice on how to improve their lives, lend a helping hand. Please don’t be an asshole.

45M

I’m probably in better shape now, than when I was in my late 20’s and defiantly in my 30’s.

I go rock climbing once a week. And general running around with my 3 boys… For the exercise part.

But about 90% out the improvement is, I have a way better diet. If you can’t identify it by eye, severely limit how much of it you eat.

If you can’t confidently state “hey, that is a bit of broccoli” or “that’s beef mince” etc…don’t eat much of it.

Fruit, vegetables, meat, spices, simple grains, rice… Keep your ingredients simple, it will pay dividends in health long term.

Best time to build muscle for the rest of your life was 20 years ago. Second best time is now.

over 30s

avoid boo-boos

lol I hurt myself in my sofa watching a movie

Been in PT for the last 4 months due to my inability to remain 28 forever so I will let you know when I figure it out.

I started Shaolin Kung Fu at 45. 7 years later im getting my black sash and getting invited into the inner chamber.

When I was that age my main exercise was commuting by running or biking. I got additional sporadic exercise doing miscellaneous sports. Having kids made it very hard to do more than that. I’m not working now and have the time and energy to do much broader and consistent exercise.

Turning your commute into your exercise regimen is great. Be warned though that the human body is great at optimizing and will quickly adapt to that specific routine. When you vary off that routine you’ll find you’re not in as great of shape as you thought. But you’ll be miles ahead from where you’d be otherwise.

SWIMMING POOL

I walk to work 5.5km everyday

I turn on a bubble pop playlists and move wildly (sort of 80s aerobics videos style mixed with dance) until I have tired muscles all over. It’s mostly to ensure that weird muscles get worked that don’t with standard exercises, which tends to help with stability and overall strength. It’s also good for my mood. Bubble pop is happy dancy music, and free-form semi-dance movement feels good.

I also practice balance -a lot- such as standing on one foot while I cook or wash dishes. Helps prevent tripping and falling and hurting myself, and helps when I have to juggle stuff because I refuse to set it down. Also impresses the hell out of people when I use my thigh as a table while standing on one foot.

I ride to work

Just walk for everything under a mile. Eat one type of new fruit a week.

The less you weigh, the easier life becomes.

Drop alcohol completely.

Buy high quality shoes, beds, tired & brakes.

Age 57 here. We kind of blobbed up a bit during the pandemic. About a 18 months ago we started walking every day at lunch, about 2.5 miles. Not huge distance but just being consistent with it I think has helped us a lot. We did a few hikes this year that I don’t think we could have done (or not without more injury risk) without the consistent walking.

For me tendonitis has been a thing. Got my first case of it in my late 20s and have had several bouts of it since - achilles, hip flexors, wrist, etc. Learning to recognize that as a problem and what to do to recover is important, as repetitive stress injuries can keep you from doing a lot of things.

Bicycle to work and gardening regularly has helped but I still feel the aging, and take longer to recover from injuries.

I’m also on zepbound and lost almost 100lbs which makes exercise and everything else easier than when I was fat.

I haven’t quite hit thirty yet, but my friend has. She’s taken up boxing, which might seem counterintuitive, but building up your strength is a great way to avoid having a weak core and knees. It also means she does regular stretching.