Turning 28 in a month and in the past year everything has gotten drastically worse.
Is this just a normal part of aging or am I unlucky? I mean I am almost 30 but it just seemed kind of sudden idk.
Like for example my varicose veins have gotten exponentially worse this year, I feel like my skin is sagging a lot over my whole body, and I feel like I’ve lost muscle mass, like significantly. To be fair I wasn’t as active as usual but in other similar situations I was never looking this way.
Doctors said I’m fine btw. I’m just so exhausted and it’s depressing seeing this shit.
Do you sit around a lot? Do you play games instead of being active? Do you eat sugary foods and a lot of soft drinks? What sort of exercise are you doing?
I’m 48, I work in computers, but I’m in about the same shape now than I was at 28: I weigh the same if not a little less, I eat well, am active, and when I’m not working, I stay the fuck off of computers, games, and other shit that keeps my ass in a seat.
Exercise increases energy levels, improves mood, and makes you healthier.
Honestly it’s hard for me to exercise cause my downstairs neighbours are psycho, outside is polluted af and I can’t afford a gym membership. My life sucks honestly
Squats. Push-ups. Pull-ups. Dumbells. Yoga. Sit-ups. Crunches.
Sorry to hear your life sucks. Most of us feel that way. You can make small, incremental improvements if you’re motivated to change.
Good luck.
Yes. Having excuses can be a major part of the problem too.
I suggest to make ‘having excuses’ one of your former habits now.
Exercise for it’s own sake sucks. Find something physically challenging and fun. Kayaking is a great example, and not the crazy fast rapids type. Hiking is great exercise as well. Dedicate a pack to it and keep modifying it untill you’re carry what you want and need. LOL, mine’s about 25lbs. with beer and a little shotgun. You get the idea, even if those things aren’t your jam.
You might be surprised what you can find on maps! Zoom out and see what’s out there. Found a park by the Navy base that few locals know exists. Been exploring this area for years and there are still places close by I’ve never been.
This is me. I’m a pragmatic guy, don’t really have serious body image issues (don’t get me wrong I have notes, but I’ve never felt the need to look “muscly”). For those reasons I’ve never been great at working out just for the sake of being active. The only things that seem to motivate me are exercising via fun sports like bouldering, longboarding, or biking, or doing some calisthenics at home specifically to improve my stamina when I’m out bouldering, longboarding, or biking. So find physical hobbies!
Get a friend to do exercises with. Do calisthenics at a friend’s house. It’s very hard to work out by yourself, but very easy with a buddy.
If your life sucks, that can be exhausting. I agree with orbituary - do yoga and calisthenics.