for those over 35 - how many of you worry about health issues killing you
 

i'm 37 now.

and I'm terribly out of shape in the last two years.

it's starting to sink in that this might kill me.

how many others are having or had revelations like that?

I just did a 2 hour hike up the mountain :-) feels great!

I do but I am 32. I started doing 30 pushups and 250 abs per day last year. About 5 months ago I started walking 2.3 miles a day and a month ago upped it to 5.

Today on my walk I accidentally walked into a military-style bootcamp at a local park. I partook in a few exercises from encouragement from the girls. I raced her while we both dragged a tire. She won and I was spent.

Gonna head back tomorrow :)

Health is 1/3 exercise, 1/3 diet and 1/3 positive mindset.

Start working out, walking, hiking, whatever activity you like, you will feel better.

how long do you really want to live?

I walk everyday, at least 5km, sometimes 7km if I feel good.
I was 140kg, im now 112kg. That's just walking, my diet has not changed. Im sure I could get more weight off if I changed my diet. :D

i think it's in the back of everyone's minds once they hit their mid-thirties. i snowboard pretty much everyday in the winters, downhill bike everyday (for sure) in the summers, but i have to admit my hiking in the off season (fall and spring), has fallen off a bit in the last couple of years. i end up traveling out of country in the off seasons in whis, and that leads to eating more, drinking more, and other than swimming a fair bit, not the best for your body. i'm actually almost at my target weight, 190 again (currently 201 lbs, i'm 6'3.5"), so pretty happy overall. we're all going to die, i just don't want to die a miserable death.

I do not.
I do not really worry about death. I just worry about how it will effect those around me. If I knew for sure that they would not only be 100% OK, but actually be happy soon and prosper, hopefully without having to be that sad for any period of time. I would have zero thoughts about death at all.

In the meantime I work my ass off to ensure as much is setup as possible for my wife. I work for her and her retirement. It also explains how I can be so content with being frugal with myself, but never on her although she is naturally frugal too. People of course have teased me for using coupons, hustling my ass off, taking almost any job if I had time to complete it, recycling, and all of that. For myself though every penny saved or earned is more money for her future when I am gone.

I think about it from time to time, I am pretty healthy and fit though, but I know that we all are going to die sometime, and that is a strange thought, that it is likely that someday sooner or later that some health problem will come along and be too much for the body to handle and we will die from it..... it is a strange thought when you think about it, the concept of getting sick and dying

i need to work out more. i used to a LOT - let it fall off

I drink too much, don't do enough exercise at all, but at least I'm not you. That thought keeps me going day by day.

i'm about the same height as you - the lightest I've ever been as an adult was 187 at about 19- I was dieting like crazy and working out TONS. I was an absolute RAIL and was actually passing out from being too thin.

the weight I felt the best at was 220. benching about 300-350lbs...

i'm WAY over weight now and massivly out of shape

I'm glad I can inspire you. I don't drink much - dont' do drugs and eat like a hippo

haha what a question. he's only 37, today people can/should live to 75 in pretty good health.

so much luck involved, so far the people i've known who have died under 50, all just bad health luck, nothing to do with their lifestyle.

Keep it to red wine, and you should be ok.

Seriously though, yes. Hit 40 this year. Feel absolutely knackered half the time, especially after a big session drinking the night before.

Luckily I live near the beach, so I can swim regularly, and you'd be surprised how tiring a 2 year old child can be.

Just try and get out for at least half an hour's brisk walk everyday, and eat better, that should add 5 years to your life.

Only 75?

Heck I would think most men should make it to 75 and then some. I know the average mortality rate is just under 75 for men but that would be assuming we make no advances between today and say the next 30 years. I figure by the time most reach their 50's to 60's we should have a life expectancy at around 85 to 90 for men, if not longer. We are pretty close to some of the genes that seem to control cell regeneration among other aspects.

what you need to do is this (just take it for what it is): eat waaaaaay more veggies, cut out the fat and salt, and get out there every single day. just go for a walk. the snow up there will make it more of a work out trudging along. the thing is, you need to do it every day. throw on a toque. mitts, heavy jacket, and just walk. set a time to do it, and... just do it. everyday. if you have an ipod, put it on, audio book or music. if you don't, just make it your think time. i know i sound like a fag, but it's true. small things like that make a huge difference. the problem is doing it every day, and finding a reason to enjoy it.

well, all of us reading this thread will most likely die, but a child born today (many believe) will live at least 150 years, and I'm pretty sure that a child born 150 years from now most probably won't die at all

to most of us this might sound like science fiction, but it isn't: we moved from 25 years average lifespan to 70 or whatever it is now, and one single medical anti-aging break-through will give make us immortal

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You dont need to cut calories. You only need to go long hours without food. Imagine, if you dont consume anything after dinner, and if you sleep for 8 hours, and then you can skip your breakfast and wait until lunch to eat, that can add up to almost 15 hours that you have gone without food. you'll naturally consume less that day. Or try fasting one day a week. Just drink plenty of water.

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In his studies, elderly rats plied with the supplements had more energy and ran mazes better. "If you're an old rat, you can be enthusiastic," Ames says. "As people, we can't be sure until clinical trials are done." (They're under way.) But the compounds look very safe the worst side effect documented in humans is a rash, Ames says and the data in animals looks really convincing, says S. Mitchell Harman, MD, PhD, president of the Kronos Longevity Research Institute in Phoenix.

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I'll walk with you Sleazy. When do you want to start?

right now. I'm putting my pants on and going for a walk.


to disturb most of you - yes i usually work in my underwear

I've been feeling like I'm dieing for a few years now. Sort of think I have some sort of clot in my chest. I think I could go under soon.

I keep planning on setting up a doctors appointment but I haven't yet.

I eat extremely healthy, meat once a week, rest of week veggies and blue fish, all fresh and home cooked by me. Nothing out of a can, packet.
I walk or bike everywhere, but I don't really go out much, I need to get a spare hour a day to do some walking or biking every day. Usually it's about 3 times a week.

tried a gym. fuck me that was terrible, other people sweating and grunting everywhere and macho bollocks.

I need to reduce my only vice.... beer.

The older you get - the sooner you'll die. Don't worry, that's normal.

Come one guys it's 35 not over 50. Eat healthy and try to be physically active every day. No matter how tasty is i'm trying once for all to quit eating junk food

Oh tell me you wear silk boxers. :jerkoff

I do find that eating plain oatmeal everyday with fruit in it helps.

Also I have started to keep a pair of dumbbells next to my computer.

Also use extra virgin olive oil when you cook. Don't forget about health benefits of kombucha, green tea and aloe vera juice.

I've been doing military presses with my dumbbells and then switching to curls and back to presses. It's the only way to get my heart rate up while using weights.

Still, I know I need to see a doctor.

simpsons boxers from wallmart!

"how many of you worry about health issues killing you"

not at all

im 22, tyring to sort my diet out, nowhere near over weight, infact if anything opposite end of the scale! eat far too many currys though!

I'm concerned. I haven't been exercising lately and it's starting to show. My concern is that I have a little boy and I need to live many many years to take care of him.

I'm 48 and a little worried but I try to stay active.just started biking to work and trying to cut down on my smoking

I'm 23, so I'm not caring so much about it.
Just play soccer twice a week, but just because it's fun.

I work out and play competitive sports so am in pretty good shape so don't worry about things like that.

I still have a few years to go before I hit 35, but I do worry about my health sometimes. I did a lot of partying in my teens and early twenties and I might regret it in the future :)

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