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[Johnny English]

I'm gonna be 41 soon and sometimes faceing the first frightening signs of ageing eg varicose veins and hanging muscles. Formerly I was commited sportman and nowadays the hardest task of my life is accept my age and my physicality . So I'm seriously thinking of beginning some fittness related activity but don't want to become ridicolous. Although I have quite good condition on my wife's opinion the mirror and my feelings says other...How do you handle your ageing and what would you suggest me?

[MrMoffat]

A good healthy diet, take up walking but try to avoid running as it does your joints in, and try to avoid stress & worry as it's a killer. Just be sensible in your life style & enjoy it. 

Mike, 64 

[DaveA]

A good healthy diet, take up walking but try to avoid running as it does your joints in, and try to avoid stress & worry as it's a killer. Just be sensible in your life style & enjoy it. 

Mike, 64 

     +1
   Try to accept it, there is no avoiding it, As above plenty of (brisk) walking in places you like to visit.
  Dave 68  

[cleggy]

Easy, just remove all mirrors in the house.

[albitz]

I will cross that bridge if and when I come to it.




 

[Elite Pete]

I've been over weight now for about 7 years, i've also been a social smoker which increased to 20 a day a few months ago. I woke up one morning a few weeks ago and decided that enough was enough and quit smoking and haven't touched on now for about 6 weeks. Two weeks ago I cut out sugar in my tea and yesterday I got my bicycle out for the first time in years and did a 10 mile bike ride. I intend to do the bike ride every other day trying to better my time each time I go out. I'm also going to start eating smaller portions, I hate salad even though I had one last night for tea but the shock to the system was just too much

I really suffer with my knees, ankles and shoulders but the only part of me that is suffering this morning is my rusty bullet hole from the rock hard bike seat

Pete, nearly 48

[cem_devecioglu]

A good healthy diet, take up walking but try to avoid running as it does your joints in, and try to avoid stress & worry as it's a killer. Just be sensible in your life style & enjoy it. 

Mike, 64 

agreed, a healthy diet and daily exercise is compulsory (I wash my cars twice a day   joking)
 
I try to walk long distances and it helps me..  and try to eat fish instead of red meat but it keeps me hungry
 
and cant stay away from sweets
 
I discovered that office job is a perfect killer
 
ps: 46 now, not a bad shape but I need to stop my apetite

[albitz]

Being serious,when I worked in my previous job I was under 11 stone and was fit as a flea due to the very physical nature of the job.
Fit as a flea apart from my spazzy leg that is,the job was wrecking what was left of the working bits of it.
I now do a job which requires little physical activity and I cant believe how unfit I am,Im 13 stone and moderate physical exertion leaves me quickly out of breath and cream crackered in a very short time.
Theres no way I can take up an excercise reigime which involve use of the legs - jogging,walking any distance,cycling etc. so what do I do ? 

[cem_devecioglu]

Being serious,when I worked in my previous job I was under 11 stone and was fit as a flea due to the very physical nature of the job.
Fit as a flea apart from my spazzy leg that is,the job was wrecking what was left of the working bits of it.
I now do a job which requires little physical activity and I cant believe how unfit I am,Im 13 stone and moderate physical exertion leaves me quickly out of breath and cream crackered in a very short time.
Theres no way I can take up an excercise reigime which involve use of the legs - jogging,walking any distance,cycling etc. so what do I do ? 

Albitz, you are in high risk group..    if you cant exercise , you will loose breath first than inner organs cant be feed with enough blood .. do something

[aaronjb]

Theres no way I can take up an excercise reigime which involve use of the legs - jogging,walking any distance,cycling etc. so what do I do ? 

Swimming? You can do it without your legs - it's just harder work (but then, that's a good thing if you're trying to get fit) - plus you might find it's useful as physio on the legs given the 'weightless' nature of it being suspended in water?

(Yes, this advice falls under "Do as I say, not as I do" .. as anyone who has met me will tell you is quite obvious!)

[bob.dent]

41!!!!!! You're still a youngster!
I went to the gym twice a week up until I was in my early fifties but had to give it up due to the onset of arthritis that made it difficult to continue. So then started swimming a couple of times week doing around 80 lengths per session and that keeps you almost as fit as going to the gym and I enjoy it, although haven't done so much this year. I do however still enjoy a smoke and a few beers - after all, you've got to have a few luxuries.
I think most blokes go through a bit of a mid-life crisis when hitting their 40's or 50's but you soon learn to accept the fact that you can't party like a teenager any longer or have the stamina of an athlete.

[flyer 0712]

Yep a healthy diet..always find something to do in the garden...d.i.y.   on the car .just generally keep active...i am not in a position to go on long walks......imo the biggest thing is worry that will drag you down quicker than anything and realy affects your health i know.(been there ) we may look older but inside our head we dont feel any older,but we are ....cant lift things like we use to be able ,so never be to proud to ask for help.i am 68.....look 88...but feel 48....and i just love retirement and my family and friends and very satisfied with what i have.and life in general....so just live it..

[Elite Pete]

41!!!!!! You're still a youngster!
I went to the gym twice a week up until I was in my early fifties but had to give it up due to the onset of arthritis that made it difficult to continue. So then started swimming a couple of times week doing around 80 lengths per session and that keeps you almost as fit as going to the gym and I enjoy it, although haven't done so much this year. I do however still enjoy a smoke and a few beers - after all, you've got to have a few luxuries.
I think most blokes go through a bit of a mid-life crisis when hitting their 40's or 50's but you soon learn to accept the fact that you can't party like a teenager any longer or have the stamina of an athlete.

Was George Michael in the showers

[albitz]

I hate swimming,I find it about the most tedious activity imaginable,but maybe I should try and put that aside and have a go at it.
I really do miss being physically fit.
The one thing I do have in my favour is that I eat quite a healthy diet. Apart from being unable to resist fresh cream.
Home grown fruit & veg most days,good quality fresh meat rather than the crap with chemicals & steroids from supermarkets,and rarely eat sweets,chocolate etc.

[cem_devecioglu]

I hate swimming,I find it about the most tedious activity imaginable,
 
bad news..
 
but maybe I should try and put that aside and have a go at it.
 
you have to

I really do miss being physically fit.
 
you can be..

The one thing I do have in my favour is that I eat quite a healthy diet. Apart from being unable to resist fresh cream.
Home grown fruit & veg most days,good quality fresh meat rather than the crap with chemicals & steroids from supermarkets,and rarely eat sweets,chocolate etc.
 
good news