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[-] whitepawn@reddthat.com 100 points 1 year ago

That is atypical.

Now if you become one with a chair for most of the day, expect it in your 40s. And expect an active 80+ year old to physically kick your ass by the time you hit 60.

But 30s? That’s an outlier.

[-] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 28 points 1 year ago

If the wheel was emotional pain, I think it would be more appropriate.

[-] RQG@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Psychic troubles will sooner or later affect the body and might explain what the meme describes.

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

No joke.

I had about 15 years between 30 and 45 as a zero-exercise desk jockey and it early killed me.

The deterioration was unreal. Took a few years to get back fitness and any kind of core strength.

So, my best advice to young people with desk jobs : Keep up your exercise, even if it’s just a little.

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

it early killed me.

Prophetic typo

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[-] RQG@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Hey I'm exceptional at something at last.

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I dunno about it being as much of an outlier nowadays. People seem to sit a lot for their jobs, and then glue themselves to their couch when they get home.

Getting up and walking around a bit goes a long way.

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[-] Siethron@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago

Dude you have to exercise and stretch. I actually went to a "movement specialist" personal trainer for a couple of sessions and that helped a lot. My near constant back pain is non-existent now.

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Personal trainers are awesome. If you can't afford one:

  1. find a friend to work out with. Preferably at your same physical level. Look for workouts or support online.

  2. get as much medical care as you can afford. A lot of small problems in your 30s can turn into big problems in your 40s.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Good suggestions, the key is to break a sweat as many days as you can, consistently and sustainably.

Another option is taking tai chi, yoga, or shotokan with a good instructor; good instructors can be hard to find though.

All three of those have really helped me at different times, particularly with posture and movement (tai chi the most, but it takes the longest to actually be able to do it).

Never done Pilates but I've heard very positive things about it.

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[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 52 points 1 year ago

Everything hurts in your 30's!? What kind of rough city-miles have you put on yourself?

[-] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

I assume most meme makers live sedintary lives which has their own forms of wear and tear (always sitting, poor posture, lots of concrete surfaces) and not exercising enough makes any physical labor hurt more becase they aren't used to it.

Big generalization but that also describes me when left to my own devices. I felt a lot better getting outside and working mildly physical jobs

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[-] Starshader@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 year ago
[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

You are correct. It is for someone in their 50’s. My thirties were carefree physically. In my fifties, spin that wheel.

Take care of your bodies, folks. Repairing any of this requires a ton more work (if it can be done) than just treating it right in the first place. Random injuries nonwithstanding.

[-] Peaty@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 year ago

If everything hurts in your thirties you might need to take stock as to why. If you aren't in a labor intensive job and you don't have a history of accidents you might consider changing your behaviors to try to reduce how much chronic pain you experience.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah. I'm 44 and in terrible shape (in terms of exercise, etc.), but even so, I'm a long way from "everything hurts".

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[-] Slwh47696@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

I don't understand this. I'm 32, I've been working labour intensive construction jobs since I was 18, and before that I played football, rugby and hockey pretty much year round. I've been pretty tough on my body pretty much my whole life.

99% of days I wake up feeling completely fine. Some times I'll have a sore back or neck or something, generally from lifting heavy shit or just overworking. Then a few days of recovery, I feel fine. All these memes I see of 30 year olds acting like they are 75 are just so stupid.

[-] Inktvip@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

I actually started going to the gym a few weeks ago not having done proper physical exercise in the last 13 years. A large portion of the random pains and cartilage grinding are just straight up gone already.

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Try spending 30 years being obese without ever working out. That'll get your body hurting real quick.

[-] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

30's is still quite young. OP needs to get himself checked out and get himself in shape.

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[-] SexyTimeSasquatch@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Everything hurting for no discernable reason isn't normal at your age. The difference between your 20s and 30s is that in your 20s you don't need to do anything to not hurt. In your 30s and beyond you're gonna need to start taking care of yourself in order to not hurt. The pain is your body telling you something is wrong. Could be sleep apnea, hypertension, lack of activity or not enough recovery after activity. Again though, pain all the time for no reason isn't actually normal until much later in life.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Vitamin D deficiency can cause all kinds of crazy ass symptoms too.

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[-] mowli@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago

Don‘t understand these memes, i am almost 40 and do not have any random pain Symptoms - what are you all doing?

[-] lyam23@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This meme was me for a time. I assumed it was the inevitable decline of the physical body due to aging. And some of it is. But what I discovered is that you can slow this degeneration significantly through proper exercise, nutrition and rest. I'm stronger and in less pain now in my late 40s than I was in my 30s.

[-] debil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

They're about 10 years too early. The random aching starts at 40 something.

[-] GlendatheGayWitch@lib.lgbt 5 points 1 year ago

Given that Lemmy is largely populated by programmers, I assume they have done next to no exercise through their 20s and mostly sit hunched over in a chair all day. So now that they are hitting their 30s, they are paying the price for abusing their bodies.

You don't need to be huge like Arnold, but find some way to move your body every day. While you're young in your teens, 20s, and 30s find different and interesting ways to keep your body moving and build up strength, whether that be swimming, running, larping, lifting weights, finding a local exercise meet-up, local sports league, or walking to a park and using the little exercise machines.

A lot of the back issues will go away with more core strength and lifting things properly with your legs. If you can't think of anything, then start by sitting up straight and tall in your chair using your core to stabilize yourself and see whether in a few weeks you can get through a half or maybe even full day without slouching. Anything is better than nothing!

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah I'm in my 30s and I hear this about this sort of thing all the time from other people my age, but the only time I experience body pain myself is if I injure part of my body. But then I do my due diligence to let it heal and I'm fine after. I'm not overly fit compared to other people my age, I don't do yoga or anything, I just like, lift with my legs instead of my back. For some inexplicable reason a lot of people I know don't follow that age old advice despite moaning up down and all around about their chronic back pain.

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[-] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Wait until you are 50. Anyway, this reminded me of this little gem

Actually, I'm past my 30s and my main complaints are lack of flexibility, and difficulty keeping my weight under control. More focus on exercise would likely help.

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[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

Deep fry them instead?

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah I grind up my kids and snort them, much more effective

[-] Ryan213@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It's all purple when you hit 40.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

46 and no random pain :P

[-] June@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Happening for me in march. I can’t wait /s

I’m making sure to take the time to really enjoy when my body doesn’t hurt because I know there’ll be a time in my life when that’s not the case anymore. I’ve always dealt with pain, but I know my shit’s been amateur hour.

[-] Lifebandit666@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Feb for me.

My wife has crippling Endometriosis so I've always been the one that's not hurting, but I feel like a whiney little bitch when I am in pain just because she's living with lifelong pain.

Her loss is my gain though, she gets the strong pain killers, so if I have half her dose I'm getting twice the over the counter dose.

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b6bf46ad-719f-4639-9a1e-c69423bb4aed

This is how I think I'll be in 5 years

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Do you think your body hurts now? What are ya'll going to be like when you hit your 60's and are truly broken by old age and poor choices? Those doctors ain't handing out opioids like candy anymore, (and as a retired medic in my 60's, I'm very happy about that).

Old age ain't for sissy's, so enjoy how little misery and pain you have now. Because it won't get any better.......

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Ah to be 30 again 😌

[-] ieightpi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

In western countries (likely where the author of this comic is from), the biological age of people in their 30s is far more likely to be somewhere in their 20s. I doubt most 30 year olds feel as old as they joke about.

[-] KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Basically, if you do a little bit, take care of yourself, you should live a pain-free existence. Especially pay attention to your core strength because that will take most of the load off of your back and other support muscles. I really recommend climbing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu as great ways to build up core strengths without just sitting in a gym being bored

[-] Stonewyvvern@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

"Take your baby aspirin and multivitamin then get on with your day...cause it's all downhill from here."

Is my morning mantra...

[-] Kase@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Idk how to link a community on mobile but... It sounds like some of y'all might want to join us at chronicpain@lemmy.world :)

[-] DancingIsForbidden@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

this is inaccurate. the only thing that hurts in your thirties is your financial security and your aesthetic pride

sincerely, a millennial who had a birthday yesterday

[-] Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Jokes on you I've had fibromyalgia since my early 20s.

Anyone else here in the chronic pain club?

[-] Amazinghorse@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It only gets worse. 40s suck more...

[-] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Lifting heavy discs helped my back and knees but I also fucked my shoulder so. Yay!

[-] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Truth. Body parts you didn't even know you had will start hurting lol.

Have an extra bone (os) in your foot? Get ready to discover it!

Best part of getting older, I've learned quite a bit about human anatomy. How to interpret MRIs, X-rays, and how to accurately describe pains to my doctors for the most effective diagnoses and treatments.

[-] Ataraxia@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I know what fixed my issues but i enjoy carbs and not exercising too much... strict keto eliminated all ny inflammation and pain and exercise gave me the energy I needed and strengthened my joint muscles... problem is my SO makes amazing pizza and they put me on a beta blocker for my POTS and well... yeah, that killed my exercise drive.

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