Honestly, when it comes to keeping fit, the younger generation just don’t know how good they’ve got it. And obviously, I was the same when I was the younger generation, so fair enough. But wow – keeping fit as you get older is HARD WORK.
Sarcopenia – the age-related progressive loss of muscle mass, strength and function – is a real thing, and while it (allegedly) starts at 30 years old, I never really noticed it until fairly recently. But now suddenly standing still (metaphorically, and literally) is just not good enough. You have to work twice as hard: once to build the muscle mass, strength and function, and once to overcome the age-related progressive loss of muscle mass, strength and function.
That doesn’t seem fair.
But honestly, you still need to live your life as well. All work and no play and all that. There’s zero fun (as far as I’m concerned) in devoting all your time to just trying to stay fit. You need to enjoy your life, and not make every decision about your health.
And so when I saw this, it rang very true, and I did actually laugh:
Yep. That’s me.
I will occasionally do a 7am run, but you’re not ever going to see either of the others in any way, shape or form.
And if that means that I have to work even harder in the gym and on the road when it comes to keeping fit and combatting my age, well, so be it.