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[โ€“] 197 points 5 months ago (58 children)

Mid-forties are a decision point. It's when you decide to either get healthy, and stay healthy the rest of your life, or... you don't.

Your body starts falling apart faster if you don't maintain it. Unlike the years before, the health losses are forever.

Fair warning.

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  • [โ€“] 79 points 5 months ago (36 children)

    Starting to lift was the best decision I ever made at 40

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I really, really wish I could get back into it. I had some severe back injuries and now I have days where I can barely stand. Physical therapy helped a bit, but they have said that some risky (and very expensive) spine surgery is my best bet to get back to semi normal.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    What are you looking at, disc replacement?

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    From what I understand, yes. I am not really onboard with that plan so I am just trying to continue doing what I can of the exercises that my physical therapist gave me and hope that it can alleviate a bit of the pain and periods of immobility.

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