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Old 10-21-16, 06:13 PM  
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As I approach 40 I don't recover like I used to...

Anyone else dealing with this? I used to Be able to exercise like crazy but now I don't recover like I used to. I easily overtrain and it sometimes takes a day or two to recover from a hard workout. Is anyone else noticing this?
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Old 10-21-16, 06:23 PM  
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Anyone else dealing with this? I used to Be able to exercise like crazy but now I don't recover like I used to. I easily overtrain and it sometimes takes a day or two to recover from a hard workout. Is anyone else noticing this?
It only gets worse. There is a reason that turning 40 is called "Being Over the Hill."
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Old 10-21-16, 06:27 PM  
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It only gets worse. There is a reason that turning 40 is called "Being Over the Hill."
Does it ever! I turned 60 last week and my workouts have certainly changed for those I did in my 30's and 40's.

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Old 10-21-16, 07:12 PM  
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Yes, it's very common. I work out 6-7 days a week and I prefer total body weight workouts over splits. Where I used to alternate cardio and weights days I now leave two full days between weight workouts. I do cardio on those days. I mix up intervals with steady state cardio. I also think stretching helps with the recovery.
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Old 10-21-16, 07:23 PM  
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Yes, only I didn't recognize it was happening to me . Probably a few months before I turned 40.
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Old 10-21-16, 07:43 PM  
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It only gets worse. There is a reason that turning 40 is called "Being Over the Hill."
Meh. I think it varies from person-to-person, their present state of health and other life circumstances.

Personally, I haven't noticed any difference in my physical stamina and ability to recover from hard workouts when I turned 40, or even 50. I could do some pretty strenuous workouts back then, and I recovered pretty quickly from any injuries - if any. Nowadays however, I still can do hard work outs, but I don't enjoy them much anymore.

I'm a decade older now, and while I did notice a slight decrease in my energy level over the past 1-2 years, I still work out 5-6 days per week to different instructors, but now I'm more into doing workouts that feel good and keep me healthy and flexible. Being sore and getting injured is just not on my agenda anymore. Normal progession in life. 40 is definitely NOT "Being Over the Hill"!
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Old 10-21-16, 07:47 PM  
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I used to think I would be pretty much immune to much of the aging process just because I ate healthy, rest when needed, and addressed all aspects of physical fitness - now at age 48, I realize, I am not so immune .

No matter what we do, we will all age, our arteries will harden, our heart rate will decrease and injuries will take longer to heal. Our bodies and mind will eventually fail no matter how healthy we live and it is OK. It is supposed to be this way - 'How we die, Sherwin Nuland'.
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Old 10-21-16, 08:47 PM  
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No matter what we do, we will all age, our arteries will harden, our heart rate will decrease and injuries will take longer to heal. Our bodies and mind will eventually fail no matter how healthy we live and it is OK. It is supposed to be this way - 'How we die, Sherwin Nuland'.
True, but we as a society are in denial about this. I was reading about this the other day, and how the fear of death drastically affects our lives - from obsession with anti-aging treatments and cosmetic surgery to distaste for the elderly because they remind us of our own mortality, etc.

ETA: I agree that 40 isn't even close to over the hill. You might just need to make some adjustments and do some things differently.
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Old 10-21-16, 09:12 PM  
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The wheels definitely started to come off around 40! Seriously, it was bizarre. I never had any issues until I turned 40, then I started developing all kinds of things here and there. In some respects, I am still as fit as I used to be. I can still do a lot of challenging workouts. And some old videos I used to do 20 years ago are not as hard as I remember them being! But I definitely need to put more time in between hard workouts. I no longer do tough workouts on back-to-back days. I am more mindful of self-care practices now. Before I didn't even think of those things.

I don't think it's a bad thing, even, it's just a different season of life. I had bought into that lie that if I just keep working out and eating well, I could defy the aging process, but it still happens. I'm sure it's better with good nutrition and exercise, but we're all still aging.
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I was pretty bulletproof until I hit 50. Then came PF, cranky knees, and lately, a cranky hip. I've given up running, gone low impact, and I do LOTS of stretching. I just turned 59.
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