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Nevadajack87@reddit

I’ll be 37 on Sunday and my legs are better than ever. Getting involved on Juijitsu and finding out I’m insulin resistant and need to do keto for weight loss has been a game changer. Squats, working out. Stretching. You just gotta do it. You might have to work harder than in your 20’s but you can get in peak health. I feel like I haven’t even peaked yet.

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cornholio2244@reddit

Ahh yes. 1982 here. My knees sound like someone is crunching potato chips as I walk up (and down) stairs. Not to mention the occasional sharp pain if I simply look in the wrong direction. I'll save my lower back issues for another subject.

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Aselleus@reddit

I got the knee crackle from my mom, but fortunately she has no knee issues so I'm not worried about it.

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Dr_Disaster@reddit

82 here is well and I'm exactly the same. Sometimes when I stand up from sitting for a long time it sounds like someone stepping on a bundle of dry twigs.

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birdieponderinglife@reddit

Mmmm potato chips

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ripyurballsoff@reddit

1985 here. I’ve been achey for years. After finally seeing a rheumatologist that told me “some people just hurt” I figured I was doomed to feel shitty forever even thought I work out and eat pretty well. A few weeks ago I started taking vitamin C with my other supplements and the difference was RIDICULOUS. I had no idea it played such a big role in our metabolism. I always associated it with immunity and I rarely get sick. My gums are less sensitive, my joints feel ten times better, they don’t feel loose or slidey any more, and my joints that do click click way less and less dramatically now. Vitamin C plays a big role in getting nutrients into cells so if you’re lacking, your body can’t do its job and just throws on the general alarm. I highly recommend !! I felt a difference after one or two doses and I’ve only been on it for a few weeks now. I can’t wait to see if I keep improving.

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Omgletmenamemyself@reddit

Half of us have barbie knees now…

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cornholio2244@reddit

LOL

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TheObviousChild@reddit

What do you mean? They're even cooler now! They have sound effects when I walk up stairs!

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Redditor-247@reddit

My legs are fine, which is good considering I'm a UPS guy

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CrashOverIt@reddit

When I get up it sounds like someone is making popcorn.

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ChetWesterman@reddit

Knee surgery 1 week from today. 7 years of excruciating knee pain. I hope it finally helps.

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Arcturian485@reddit

Barely…I shattered my knee cap in a car accident about 15 years ago. This post was highly, acutely violent to me 😄 I feel more attacked than on a cold wet morning

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carnivalbill@reddit

Had an industrial grinder explode and almost slice one of mine off. I UNDERSTAND, friend.

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neems260@reddit

Dislocated mine turning around 12 years ago.

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thechristoph@reddit

I dislocated a kneecap just standing up from a squatting position. Jesus Christ. Do not recommend.

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neems260@reddit

Right?! Like, how? Did you have to have surgery? Thankfully, I didn’t. Just had to go to PT for a few months.

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thechristoph@reddit

I did not. Got away with a little PT as well as a brace with a little ring that sort of helps keep your kneecap where it’s supposed to be.

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Arcturian485@reddit

You win, me thinks.

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carnivalbill@reddit

That’s what osha told me. Lol.

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Arcturian485@reddit

How about your lawyer? 😄 seems like you kept a good humor about it all

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carnivalbill@reddit

Oh to quote Monty python, “I got better” but like dude that mess sucked for about 2 months. When your knee was all jacked did you have to “learn” to walk again?

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Arcturian485@reddit

I did, about 6-8 months later with serious atrophy. Had a hip to ankle brace then a cane for a year or two. Docs words “I’ve been doing this for 30 years and never seen one exploded like this. I took the seven pieces I could manage and put them together. The rest was…… gravel.” My leg is mostly normal now but I lost about 70% of the cartilage in the knee and stress the good one out often from overcompensating still. Working it out to get it stronger is unavoidably painful as some of that gravel still lives in the joint. Didn’t want two knee replacements in a lifetime so I’m riding this one until the wheels fall off. It…. Works-ish.

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carnivalbill@reddit

My uncle says “if ya get it done do both at the same time.” Lol

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Dr_Disaster@reddit

Oof. I dislocated my knee playing football in HS and yeah, this post hit me where it literally hurts. Favoring my other knee for most of my life means that one is now fucked up too. They both can audibly crack loud enough to be heard by people in a different room.

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keysey224@reddit

My knees crack so loudly. I wake up to pee 1-2x per night and my knees wake my husband up sometimes.

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Arcturian485@reddit

Yeah it cracks super loud now and I have to sit in a place that allows me the room to straighten it to do so or it starts to hurt. Flying sucks monumental ass if I don’t get an aisle on my right side

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Dr_Disaster@reddit

Oh man, I fully agree with what you said about flying. I’ll usually pay extra for any seat with more leg room like by the emergency doors. Either that or I’ll sit in the aisle seat too. Just having a few extra inches to stretch or move around makes a huge difference.

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DamarsLastKanar@reddit

https://i.redd.it/n8h5aiiqtnbc1.gif I find I feel worse when DON'T lift. Never skip leg day.

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PilotC150@reddit

Sore legs is how I know I've been lazy for too long. Almost 20 years ago I started having some really bad pain in my left knee when I didn't bend it for too long. Like a 30 minutes drive was painful by the end. I started mountain biking and the pain went away. Sometimes our bodies hurt because we don't use them. Using them (biking, running, swimming, etc.), when done properly without overuse, can make you feel better.

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beauty_and_delicious@reddit

Especially swimming since it’s no impact to your joints and water gives more resistance than air. Sometimes hard to find a reliable pool though depending where you live.

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PilotC150@reddit

Agreed, but the two challenges with swimming are: 1) I can't swim right from my house like I can with running and biking. I have to drive to a pool to do it. 2) Listening to music while doing it is more challenging (i.e. expensive). I feel like I'd be able to extend my swimming workouts if I had music because I'd be able to think about more than just how many laps I've done.

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nolafrog@reddit

You can get bone conduction headphones for like forty bucks on Amazon. Load up some MP3’s on there like it’s the year two thousand and you’re good to go

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PilotC150@reddit

I’ve been considering those but then I’d have to buy CDs to have music to load on it. I haven’t done that in ages. I might have to suck it up and pull the trigger on it, though.

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LukesRightHandMan@reddit

Sail the high seas, Cap’n.

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weregeek@reddit

Or go to the library.

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LemurCat04@reddit

My friend, you can get a bone-conductive headset with a built-in MP3 player that works underwater for like $40.

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beauty_and_delicious@reddit

Music is the only thing I miss with swimming. It is much more high maintenance as a sport for sure. I love it though.

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nolafrog@reddit

Bone conduction headphones.

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beauty_and_delicious@reddit

Thanks! I’ll check ‘em out :)

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Nabranes@reddit

Sometimes I just swim outside

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Nickleeham@reddit

In the road

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Nabranes@reddit

Oh yeah we did have a flood or I just go to the ocean or the canal or pond or wtv

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Nickleeham@reddit

There’s a leech field in the back

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Bromanzier_03@reddit

Yoga. Fountain of fuckin youth. 38 and I’m still limber and have a strong core.

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PilotC150@reddit

The first time I did yoga I was blown away how hard I was sweating compared to how little I was moving. I need to try that again.

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Bromanzier_03@reddit

It’s hard as shit but when it’s over I feel fantastic. Strong core makes you more durable too

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PilotC150@reddit

My core is weak and I know I need to work hard on it. I HATE planks, though, so yoga is probably my best bet.

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LukesRightHandMan@reddit

Currently sitting in a hospital bed for my second night recovering from back surgery. WORK THAT CORE

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Bromanzier_03@reddit

Just do what you can and slowly work to get better. No need to be a hero. Good luck!

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iLoveYoubutNo@reddit

I just started having this! Too much exertion and too little exercise both make it worse. I have to hit the sweet spot of **just** enough movement and there's no pain. But too much in either direction and I hurt 😞

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babyBear83@reddit

Same with sore back. When I start to feel weak and hurt all over…yeah, it’s been too long since I exercised.

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faRawrie@reddit

I've been one of those people who love leg day and will default to that, as opposed to working chest and arms all of the time.

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DamarsLastKanar@reddit

Nothing drains blood from the brain like squats.

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Dfarni@reddit

Imagine my suprose to see Lower Decks in the comments. Best trek show.

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TheKingOfRhye777@reddit

Only in season 1 yet and I'm enjoying it!

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DamarsLastKanar@reddit

Mike McMahan was born in '81. He's one of us.

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x-Mowens-x@reddit

With humans, if you don’t use it, you lose it. I’m 40, and I can run circles around 20 year olds. 🤘🏻 https://preview.redd.it/zlktob2o2rbc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72346366f33d6e3c2d63eaaad9103e788862cf6f

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Springtimefist78@reddit

Which leg exercise do you recommend for rebuilding knee cartilage?

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saskies17@reddit

This is the way

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Mecha_Cthulhu@reddit

Man, it’s a balancing act for me. They hurt when I don’t lift but also hurt if I go too hard. Pretty much have to go high rep/low volume, but it keeps my quads and booty thick and keeps my wife happy.

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DamarsLastKanar@reddit

>Pretty much have to go high rep/low volume High reps suck, so I do them sparingly. But. Gotta do them so a set of five doesn't feel like endurance. Hard 4x12 makes for easy 3x5.

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VanEck@reddit

I don't lift, but I try to do a lot of walking/hiking. I definitely notice when I take a break for a couple of days, I definitely feel it.

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rosievee@reddit

Yup, I partially ruptured both ACLs in a mosh pit when I was 22. Now it's deadlifts or die. Unfortunately I'm sitting here with an ice pack on because I tried to do yoga the other day. Nothing hurts my knees like yoga. Bodies are stupid.

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SomethingAvid@reddit

Whoa whoa whoa. What was the mosh pit?

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no1jam@reddit

Ever hear of kneesovertoes training? May just help ya.

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BrockBushrod@reddit

I had chronic stress injuries in both knees (patellar tendon micro-tears) by age 20 thanks to being a tall kid and a runner. Around 30 though, after years of low-impact exercise only, I finally learned how to do squats the right way by keeping the weight back on my heels. Nowadays my legs and knees are stronger than ever, and I can even run again as long as I don't go overboard with marathon training or some such craziness 👍

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dsutari@reddit

This. I lift heavy on the leg press and my knees feel great, and my legs effortless. If I’m sick and out for a week, suddenly things start feeling weak and sore.

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Justagoodoleboi@reddit

Facts lifting weights is something every aging person needs to do while they still can

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torquelesswonder@reddit

Exercise is the answer. 💪

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BickNlinko@reddit

Mine are still ok, for me it's ankles after a lifetime of skateboarding, BMX and dirt bikes. All the soft tissue and tendons are so sacked out sometimes I'll tweak my right ankle just waking on flat ground. I still remember when I knew my right ankle was never going to be the same, even though nothing showing up on the X-rays...

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RealisticAd2293@reddit

I just turned 40 and am fortunate that mine still do what they’re supposed to. That GERD tho.. 😡

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Overall-Rush-8853@reddit

41, my knees are fine.

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wykkedfaery33@reddit

I mean, mine still work, but ol' lefty definitely has a regular pop

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mando44646@reddit

35, no issues. I lift and run regularly. Lack of exercise can sometimes contribute to this

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Cincymailman@reddit

Logged 4000 miles on my legs between my route, orangetheory, and 5k’s. Mine feel fantastic. You gotta use it or you lose it.

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SalukiKnightX@reddit

I do. Cracked my shin back in ‘05 drunken jumping over a hedge only to discover it had a stone wall in the back. Fun times🙄 Anyway the only parts that hurt are my feet. Legs are the least of my worries.

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MillennialEnnui@reddit

“…you’ll miss them when they’re gone.” —Baz Luhrmann ☀️

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Serious_Nectarine_23@reddit

They work. There is a lot of snap, crackle, and pop.

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Vash_85@reddit

Knees are great, sound like bubble wrap in the morning but otherwise great. Back and neck though, those are hanging on by a thread anymore.

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EccentricAcademic@reddit

My knees are still fine despite falling on them a bunch as a kid...my calves and shins are a bit pissy when I DDR these days though.

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kg51113@reddit

Mine haven't worked properly in over 20 years. I had the rice krispy noises in my early 20s and can't kneel on hard surfaces thanks to an auto accident.

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DogOfTheArmy@reddit

Idk what makes more noise, me or my knees...

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GriegVeneficus@reddit

Can't say I do. I tore both meniscus working "mandatory overtime" at Amazon dragging thousand pound pallets around for 3 years. Gone. Bone on bone. Hurts to stand. Fired for not being fast enough anymore.

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mhoke63@reddit

My knees are the 2 things that have held up pretty well. Lower back, shoulders, and ankles on the other hand...

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jchulltx@reddit

remember when you didn’t have to differentiate my good knee from my bad knee

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washingtonandmead@reddit

Your mom still uses them pretty well ![gif](giphy|RdKjAkFTNZkWUGyRXF)

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54sharks40@reddit

Mine are hanging in there. Lower back, on the other hand...

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Armory203UW@reddit

Yep. 43 now and all those years of lifting at the waist have finally caught up with me. I recently sneezed while bending over and had to wear my weightlifting belt under my shirt for a week. It was a humbling experience.

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Deedsman@reddit

I slipped a disc at 37 and experienced shingles at the same time. My doctors office over the phone was like its definitely not shingles. Once the doctor saw it, he said that's definitely shingles. Single most physically painful experience of my life. I couldn't stand comfortably, barely walk, taking a shit was unbearable. But man the worst was when sneezed. My best friend was convinced I was going to kill myself from the pain. Years of physical therapy and I'm pain free thankfully.

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media-and-stuff@reddit

I can sit in a weird “tuck your legs under you sitting on your hip” position for hours and no pain. Sit upright in a chair with ok posture or stand over the sink doing the dish’s for a couple minutes and suddenly I’m being stabbed in the lower back.

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Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit

And it's like that slight leaning over position. I can tie my shoes fine, I can pick up stuff off the floor just fine. But if I'm leaned like 15° over from standing for like 5 seconds, it's over with

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thechristoph@reddit

The tiny lean from like folding laundry, doing the dishes, cutting up veggies, etc... That kills me too. But it's like right under the shoulder blades and not the lower back.

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SweetCosmicPope@reddit

This is another one I have issues with. I tore the ligaments in my sacroiliac...somehow. One day I just fell to the floor like a sack of potatoes at work and my wife had to come get me because I was in so much pain and I couldn't stand. They had to give me a spinal block and prescription muscle relaxers just to get my back to stop hurting enough and for me to untense so I could heal. But ever since then I've had alot of tenderness in my lower back and fairly limited range of motion. That was maybe 10 years ago when that happened.

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HerNibs1980@reddit

It’s the hips for me!! Since when did we start getting hip pain because…you know…we slept and stuff?!

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Harlockarcadia@reddit

A little bit of A and B for me as far as barely hanging on

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VioletVenable@reddit

I did several loads of laundry on Monday and my lower back feels like someone set fire to it.

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Sea_Ganache620@reddit

Been enduring some knee “discomfort” for the past few months. Turns out I have a tear in my Iliotibial Band. I didn’t even know I had an Iliotibial band.

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

It's entirely possible that science was unaware of its existence when you tore it!

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ButIAmYourDaughter@reddit

😂

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

Happy cake day

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ButIAmYourDaughter@reddit

Wow, I didn’t even notice!

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WarlocksWizard@reddit

One thing I recently discovered is western exercises are missing on thing. Yes, leg day is there but 'poop squats' is what is missing. People in Asian countries at the age of 60 and above dot he sqaut easily.  Remember, if you don't use it, you lose it.

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PopeAdam@reddit

41m, just had this convo with my doctor. Trying to gain leg straight by squats, knees hurt more then muscles…

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torquelesswonder@reddit

42 y/o. I never stopped running. Knees are fine.

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ButIAmYourDaughter@reddit

44. Never a runner. Knees are perfectly fine.

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von_sip@reddit

Friend: Bro, you always damn running! What the hell you running from?? Me: Obesity, disability, anxiety, depression...

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torquelesswonder@reddit

You nailed it. Heart disease is chasing us all. I have all the sympathy in the world for people with medical issues, but if you just couldn’t stop eating cookies and get some exercise, well…FAFO, but you were warned.

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kalitarios@reddit

Way to gloss over a whole myriad of issues with “can’t stop eating cookies”

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maximian@reddit

Same. Have a great running/health coach and that’s made a huge difference in my life.

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six_feet_above@reddit

41 and also a life-long runner. I mixed in biking and lap swimming about 7 years ago. No pain anywhere.

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chombie1801@reddit

Agree 100% I tend to bike and hike more, but olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, and strongman training has kept the foundation resilient and mobile.

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Jandur@reddit

Yeah I'm 39 and have hardly any issues. Ya'll gotta exercise.

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Creepy-Floor-1745@reddit

Runner here. Bad knees. Bags of frozen vegetables are my best friends! Goodies never say die.

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zekerthedog@reddit

I also run but knees start cracking like crazy recently

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D2Dragons@reddit

It’s my shoulder that forgot how to work 😂

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SteeltoSand@reddit

i guess if i lived a life glued to a couch or chair i could maybe relate to this

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Beemo-Noir@reddit

It’s been so long I’ve forgotten

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kalitarios@reddit

Me: stands up out of bed Ankles: click click Knees: click click Elbow: click Hip: thump Me: *sigh*… “*Why* am I still alive…”

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chrisckelly@reddit

Bent down to fill the dog bowl and my knee popped. It was so loud.

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lupinegrey@reddit

Those are my maracas now. ![gif](giphy|oZrwlgZdt7iiA)

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Thelichemaster@reddit

Yes as I stopped running at a young age unless absolutely necessary.

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sunplaysbass@reddit

I used to run…15 years ago.

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draculasbloodtype@reddit

I don't, I had knee surgery at 17 because my knee caps track in a J motion and not in a vertical motion when bending. I can't tell you how many times they would randomly pop out of socket while I was walking around. Instantly on the ground speechless in agony. Do not recommend! I actually had a orthopedist call in their medical students once during a consultation so they could see my weird knee movements first hand.

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kylethemurphy@reddit

I'm down a miniscus and too poor to fix it. I now understand seeing people in there 40s/50s limp around when I was younger. Just unlucky poor people.

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LoudLloyd9@reddit

Yep. I spent an hour getting my gf's high heels out of the ceiling once.

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

Ok, you are legally required to tell this story....

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LoudLloyd9@reddit

Lol

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thegreatdaneoc@reddit

My legs are mostly fine. My work requires constant walking. However, my kneecaps oddly seem to hurt a lot more if I'm doing something on the floor, like playing with my 4 year old son or squatting on the ground working or something. If my kneecap rolls on the floor the wrong way, I will be in a lot of pain. I don't remember this being a problem 10 or so years ago.

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Kizenny@reddit

Now they come with popping sound effects!

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

It's haptic feedback

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CheezQueen924@reddit

I’ve just started experiencing some wonkiness in my left knee.

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EJDsfRichmond415@reddit

I’m triggered.

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

Snowflake

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suspicious_hyperlink@reddit

A fellow Bio-freeze enjoyer 🫡

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Book_Nerd_1980@reddit

![gif](giphy|VMgcrwq9imGHu)

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Past-Adhesiveness150@reddit

Just shut up about it. My wife is out running rn. She wants me to start, but forgets that I beat the shit out of my body for 20yrs in construction.

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SweetCosmicPope@reddit

I blew out my knee in high school football my freshman year. A year later I was doing leg presses in off-season and blew the same knee out again. And it developed into arthritis. Ever since then my knee has gotten progressively worse to the point it's in constant pain and if I walk too much it really hurts. It's difficult for me to go up and down stairs (I actually have to lift myself up on the handrails to take weight off of my knee). I can't squat all the way down anymore unless I have something to grab onto to pull myself back up or somebody to help me up. I can't really run anymore without being in immense pain so for workouts I stick to the peloton which still hurts quite a bit but not nearly that much. I'm 40 now. I can't imagine how bad it's going to feel when I start rounding 50.

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hiding-identity23@reddit

My knees are fine as far as pain, but occasionally feel a little weak. My shoulders are not great after having bilateral frozen shoulder. I have neuropathy, so my feet generally suck. I have horrible posture, so my back is always at least stiff, sometimes painful, pretty much always mid back at the most outward part of the curve. Hunching over a sink of dishes is the bane of my existence.

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Antioxidote@reddit

Mine still work perfectly

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TOkidd@reddit

I gave myself a lifetime nerve injury in my leg this past summer. My peroneal nerve where my foot meets my tibia just aches and burns sometimes. I also think about the feel of a woman’s thigh against mine. Reading in bed, cuddling, being intimate. That is also a distant memory.

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BrashPop@reddit

Ugh, don’t remind me - I spent half of Sunday on my knees fixing a dishwasher and I’m *paying for it*.

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midlifeShorty@reddit

Baring medical conditions, we are all too young to be having problems. I had knee issues and feet issues in my 20s and 30s. I lost weight and started consistently strength training and doing yoga. I also took up running. Now my knees and feet are great. Now I hop around on boulders and jump on and off logs like a teenager with the same amount of energy I had back then, if not more. It isn't too late for your legs.

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Omgletmenamemyself@reddit

I think a lot of it from old injuries and activities from when we were younger. I know tons of former military our age and a lot of them have bad knees and shoulders from it. Also, a lot of people who used to skate back then. I’ve had a bad knee since I was in my 20s. It just gets sore more often now.

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

That doesn’t really jive with my Rockstar lifestyle of slamming seltzies and devouring cheeseburgers. I'm just like Elvis baby, except not as successful and not a pedophile.

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Forsythia77@reddit

I blame the club. I used to drop it hard.

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ChubbyStoner42@reddit

I remember it long, long ago.

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MistahOnzima@reddit

I really need to start working out. I'm about 2 months shy of 42 and my knees hurt. I don't like stairs and I'm afraid to jump 😐

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NickLoner@reddit

Not really lol I destroyed them in a bike accident when I was 12. I couldn't even take gym class in HS, that's how bad they were even back then. The osteoarthritis is getting worse. I've always walked funny and they sound like a water bottle being crinkled loudly if I bend them lol I used to take opioids and NSAIDs all the time, but then I found Kratom. It works better for the inflammation and pain without all the nasty side effects. I take it before work and when I exercise and it works wonders.

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No-Independence-6842@reddit

I was a ballet dance from the time I was 5 until I was 25. My left knee and feet were completely shot by the time I was 48. My sister who is 10 years older than me , who did nothing athletic until she was 45 is still running 3-5 miles a day. I’m so jealous of her .

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Lespuccino@reddit

Mine still do. The key is to keep moving but not abuse them in younger years with high impact exercises. If you were a runner you're screwed.

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Famous-Reputation188@reddit

QWOP

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Jatsu@reddit

I just got an MRI of my knee 4 days ago. All you have to do to piss me off is sit cross-cross applesauce. I used to be able to put my whole foot behind my head. I remember training myself to sit Japanese zazen style. I seriously have no idea how they do that into old age.

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Kuhn-Tang@reddit

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

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Neon_1984@reddit

Cut out alcohol and sugar for a few weeks and you’ll be shocked at how much better your knees and joints feel. I did it as a bet over the summer and haven’t gone back. I bounce out of bed now too with zero pain. I fell into it completely by accident and i kid you not my body feels ten years younger.

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Nabranes@reddit

Mine usually work I can box jump almost 4 feet

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Current_Syllabub3670@reddit

I had to leave work today because my knee hurt so bad.

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phoenix-corn@reddit

Actually? No. I had a trick knee from age 8-21 and then it just sort of fused into something that turned into arthritis, but at least it doesn't collapse and dislocate all the time now.

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International-Grade@reddit

Oof I’m not quite there yet but when the seasons change from warm to cold I definitely am in pain for both knees and back.

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Sea_One_6500@reddit

I had my left one replaced 2 months ago today. Best decision I have made for myself in a long time.

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SL13377@reddit

Man I need one of these images for my hip

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smartypants333@reddit

In 45 and I have a bad hip! FML!

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spsanderson@reddit

Kind of

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81_satellites@reddit

Pepperidge Farms remembers

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8o8_Ninja@reddit

Mine have never worked great. I definitely did not win the genetic lottery. ![gif](giphy|lCB1VDBgnLx3a)

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JosephSturgill7@reddit

Yeah, they snap, crackle, then my back pops. 😒

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HotWheelsNewbie@reddit

\*squints\* ”WHAT THE HELL ARE THOSE!?!”

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gertrudeblythe@reddit

Honey, put your readers on! They’re ELBOWS.

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HotWheelsNewbie@reddit

![gif](giphy|1uC8xfkZRi7Kw) Thank you for the help.

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BloodyRightNostril@reddit

I returned to martial arts in my mid-30s thinking it would make me stronger and more agile. Instead it’s left me weak and hobbled.

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birdieponderinglife@reddit

Echoing the other replies. I’m generally aches and pains free but if I stop my once a week gym class I will notice low back and neck pain creep in. As soon as I go back it goes away. It’s one hour a week and well worth it.

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SouthernHellRaiser@reddit

Ah yes, those were the days 🤣

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VanEck@reddit

1981 here. Mine still work... they just take about 90 minutes to every morning to "warmup" like a nice Buick from the 80's.

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babyBear83@reddit

My fuckin’ left hip is starting to give me trouble!! I just turned 40!!

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LemurCat04@reddit

Knees are surprisingly okay. It’s the fucking ankles, man.

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gosh_dang_oh_my_heck@reddit

No problem with them yet, but my L4-L5 disk is an angry little meatball squishing my sciatic nerve, so that’s nice.

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Electrical-Vanilla43@reddit

I don’t get it?

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sonorakit11@reddit

ugh this is turning into the Gen X sub.

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thelanai@reddit

😂😂

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shemague@reddit

What

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PersonalityEither455@reddit

Better with some sun on them… yikes!

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ShipperSoHard@reddit

The cranky sound they make when I go up the stairs is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Actually for some reason it’s only my right knee that makes sounds.

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EternalSunshineClem@reddit

My knees are just fine. My metabolism on the other hand has been an unforgiving beeyotch.

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weedandwrestling1985@reddit

I skateboarded and still try a couple of times a year, so they only halfway worked for like the 1st 16ish years anyway.

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chris84126@reddit

The more I walk the less I hurt.

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JessBlakeslee@reddit

Not really!! I’ve had problems with mine since I was around 13 and I had a couple chips of bone floating under my kneecap.

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messerschmitt127@reddit

Snap, Crackle, Pop! God, my knees!

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HamsterMachete@reddit

I think I was 29 when old lefty gave out. Righty held on til my mid-30s. Now I just move slow. If I am old enough to have grandkids, then I am old enough to move slow. It inspired me to lose weight. I lost a good chunk of weight last year. My knees and ankles are reaping the benefits. Maybe I can save some cartilage.

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cstrand31@reddit

Accidentally did laser tag a few months ago. Running up stairs and ramps for 15 minutes. My knees reminded me halfway through of my age.

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jasonkraatz314@reddit

Ugh don’t remind me *pops two Aleve arthritis*

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elcubiche@reddit

Weird looking fingers

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Dontbiteitok24@reddit

Bich Knees 😂

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canyonoflight@reddit

I made the mistake of sitting on my bedroom foor for a bit today going through some stuff. Qas afraid I wouldn't stand back up.

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audiojunkie5356@reddit

Weirdly enough it’s my ankles that are failing me. Knees are fine

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Brandoid81@reddit

Thankfully at 42yr all body parts are still working as they should.

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ztfrey@reddit

Wait, you guys still have a functioning memory?

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tterfly@reddit

Somehow mine still do.

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WoefulKnight@reddit

When I was in high school, I ripped/stretched my acl to the point where if I left my leg bent in a weird position, my kneecap would fall out of place. I spent the next five years redeveloping my leg so weirdly, I have better joints/knees now than I did in my 20s.

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thekermiteer@reddit

If not for quarterly Zilretta shots, I’d be hobbled at 46, biding time til I was eligible for replacements. I will keep getting these heavenly shots until they stop working, even if I have to sell fruit at intersections. (Cortisone shots do fuck-all for me, and I was massively skeptical, but these have been legit life-altering, in case anyone else out there is suffering like I was.)

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redcurrantevents@reddit

My knees feel fine. My back on the other hand…

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RedLigerStones@reddit

My backkkkkk. Knock on wood my knees are okay but I have spinal arthritis along with two herniated discs. Getting older is great! But stay active however you can. Lift and do cardio. Within the limits of any injuries of course. We have to set ourselves up for the healthiest next 40 years that we can

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abm1125@reddit

Riding this 3rd rock from the sun since '82. My knees were giving me issues a couple years back. Like they would lock sometimes. I started going to the gym and have a love hate relationship with leg day. I always wanted huge quads. So since I started doing leg exercises and walking backwards on the treadmill. Knees feel young again. Like I'm back in my 20s

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Cashewkaas@reddit

Mine still work but they’re making weird noises.

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RunWild3840@reddit

Mine make a funny noises when coming down the stairs but no pains. Blessed to be a 40 year old marathon runner still going strong.

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meatus1980@reddit

I have to swing my left knee in a circle sometimes to pop it back into place. My dad and uncle both have had knee replacements. I’m screwed.

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plainjane_13@reddit

I just got out of my brace. Twisted my knee by ….. walking! Yep!!! Just walking. 8 weeks of drs, PT, and a brace. I used to be gymnast y’all

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pugs_are_death@reddit

I can still do squats with one leg folded up on my other thigh. I'm definitely not there yet.

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

EVERYBODY BOO THIS MAN!

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Kemosaby_Kdaffi@reddit

Boooo!

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captainbruisin@reddit

MOTIVATION!

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heresmytwopence@reddit

Six years ago, I was 100 lbs overweight and my knees would burn after walking to the point that I needed to ice them. My back would also get sore after extended standing. I started walking daily (5,000-10,000+ steps). After 4 months of walking and 50 lbs lost, I began running. In 2019, another 50 lbs lighter, I ran my first 5Ks and half marathons. In 2020, I started running marathons. I hurt one of my knees pretty good in that first marathon and had to go to physical therapy to fix it. The therapist also taught me proper stretching and I've been injury-free ever since. Even in our forties, we can turn it around!

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moeru_gumi@reddit

Totally fine top to bottom, lads

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Roklam@reddit

My knee hurts. My mom lived *for yeeeeeaaarrrrs* before a replacement. I'ma be bionic in 5 probably!

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Foxy_locksy1704@reddit

I danced ballet from 6-15 years old so my knees and ankles have been on borrowed time for a while, then in my 20’s I had a sport related knee injury. Now they bother me quite a bit, weather change? My right knee says “f you, I hope you didn’t plan on walking today”

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mtphisher@reddit

I need grease fittings

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lifeasahamster@reddit

Mine is osteoarthritis in my hip. I worry I’ll be the grandma in the life alert commercials sooner than later.

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

But then you can text your kids and tell them you fell and can't get up! Then you can guilt them when they leave you on seen

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TheIadyAmalthea@reddit

For me it’s my back. But that started in my mid 20s.

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leather-and-boobs@reddit

The content no one wants

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R1pp3R23@reddit

Tried riding with my son at the BMX track, yea, went about as well as expected 👌🏻

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CMooreP@reddit

Leg day, friends. Lift to stay alive

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Educational_Low_879@reddit

Mine work fine but the sound effects…woo.

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symonym7@reddit

Dad when he was my age: “*Sitting down ain’t the problem - it’s getting back up!*” I do 20 jumping burpees every morning as soon as I wake up. I’m 43.

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AfternoonPast3324@reddit

Not very clearly. Mine started breaking down a good while back. I decided to jump out of planes in the Army back when I was 18 & invincible. The magic has since worn off.

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grandpa5000@reddit

Fellow paratrooper checking in. I don’t think it was the jumping so much as it was running up and down Ardennes 4-6 miles for breakfast everyday. while they blasted [The All American Soldier](https://youtu.be/5IoCJxoCNqQ?si=VMdkJvn0lcwgi40J) over the loudspeakers

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AfternoonPast3324@reddit

Ardennes definitely took its pound of flesh. And my unit did ruck matches for PT every 3rd Sgt’s Time Wednesday of the month. 1SG didn’t want anyone embarrassing him on the annual 12.5. And my brigade CSM had a real hard on for Lee Greenwood.

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit (OP)

You big dumb dumb! Why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?

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AfternoonPast3324@reddit

The standard answer is “have you seen the planes? There’s nothing perfectly good about them”. But really it just looked so cool when we visited Ft Bragg in JROTC in high school.

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crampedstyl@reddit

Anybody else's ankles sound like ratcheting wrenches sometimes?

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Justagoodoleboi@reddit

I feel blessed that my knees and back are good I credit lifting weights to keep those muscles strong and keep everything working right

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Echterspieler@reddit

I used to have all kinds of problems until I started working my way up to deep squats. I was overworking my patellar tendons due to other muscles compensating for underdeveloped ones in my legs. Once I got some strength into them my knee issues disappeared

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gertrudeblythe@reddit

My knees are great. My left hip, on the other hand…

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marmot1101@reddit

Partial PCL tear playing highschool hockey. I've had periodic problems with it since, but periodic physical therapy fixes that. Still able to play hockey 4x/week. If your joints hurt see an ortho. They might be able to help or at least keep it from getting worse. We've got many, many years ahead of us. No sense in letting go of full mobility earlier than necessary.

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ThxIHateItHere@reddit

I got chop blocked in 9th grade. So it’s been 1991.

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Luna_Moth79@reddit

I am working my way to a knee replacement. Obliterated my ACL about 20 years ago. Earlier this year, had a bucket handle tear of my lateral menscuis (but yay I work in Ortho lol). I am bone on bone already in some places on my knee. I am on a steady diet of Advil/Tylenol and constantly creak and crack. Stairs are the bane of my existence.

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RaspberryVespa@reddit

This is why we need jetpacks to be a common thing.

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MeatAndBourbon@reddit

After a good acid trip back in like 06 I decided that our feet are pretty neat, and don't get to do their job when they're in most shoes. Been wearing minimalist shoes ever since, sometimes run barefoot, live in a place with stairs, am on my feet at least 12 hours a day, no knee pain at all. Most shoes have cushioning, and we judge our impact based on our feet, so they counterintuitively lead to much higher forces further up in your body. When barefoot, the bottom of your foot might take more of a beating, but the rest of you takes less.

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Traditional_Cat_60@reddit

My legs are amazing. Ran a half-marathon this year! It’s too bad they are connected to my fucked up feet. The first 10 minutes of everyday I hobble around until they warm up.

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shayna16@reddit

![gif](giphy|26hkhKd2Cp5WMWU1O|downsized)

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EagleEyezzzzz@reddit

I also remember when my brain used to work…. Cause that took me a hot minute to figure out 😆

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nitrot150@reddit

Mine are ok other than the Rice Krispie business every time I get up from crouching

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roastedcinnamon@reddit

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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stryst@reddit

Noisy but still technically functional, just like everything else in my life.

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citrus_sugar@reddit

Had a bike accident as a kid so mine never worked great and had arthritis with a noticeable limp until I moved to Florida.

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phantom_bennis@reddit

Yoga has extended my knee and other joints lifespan

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thegreatrazu@reddit

We talking knees, or pigment?

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the-dark-passenger-@reddit

I mean my knees are ok but my legs are fucked. I forgot how bad they are until my daughter walked in on me in the shower and was just staring at my vericose vein legs and said 'oh ya I forgot you used to be a dinosaur'

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timothypjr@reddit

I remember THAT they used to work, sure.

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Unfair-Geologist-284@reddit

Like when I could jump down off of things with no issue?

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tunaforthursday@reddit

My knees haven't worked right since 2008

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Barkerfan86@reddit

Not the right, the left sure, but that right one sounds like a bowl of rice crispies

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ClassWarr@reddit

Not since winter of 1996

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schtickyfingers@reddit

Right? I dislocated one when I was 14 and it’s all been downhill from there. And downhill is really hard on the knees.

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findingmedeni@reddit

A trampoline got me 20 years ago, never been the same 😭

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CaraDune01@reddit

You mean before the days of ligament and cartilage tears, and Rice Krispies sounds when I move? Eh, they still work, I’ll count my blessings. My back, on the other hand… 🫤

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