• hansolo@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    44 is the average age we start to fall apart rapidly, then again at 60. There are periods of rapid deterioration compared to the 50s or 70s.

    It’s the same thing as a growth spurt in your teens, except tragic and with crunching from the knees.

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      Yeah, I’m at that latter age and my knees have been going for a while. However it’s just now that I’m noticing that by using my knees less I’m losing muscle fast.

      I’ve completed the spending part of lifting weights. Last summer I cleaned out my garage to turn into a gym, then over winter got some equipment. Now I need to assemble. …… then see if I can develop the habit to actually lift