What makes you feel young? (1 Viewer)

[Terminalxylem]

We've complained about feeling and getting older, but what's the antidote?

Spending time with kids/younger people sometimes does the trick, although it also can have the opposite effect.

For me, being (and exercising) outdoors is a better fountain of youth, especially the mountains in winter. Hardly anything else makes me feel so invigorated.

What keeps you young?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Spending time with kids/younger people sometimes does the trick,

This. Little kids can be very funny and entertaining. On the other hand people my own age have mostly turned into a bunch of old cranks who complain about everything, even though they have little to complain about.

 

[Dezbelief]

Special time with the wife.

 

[Nugget]

Playing soccer. Got a goal and an assist in each of the last two games. The college kids want me to take the corner kicks because I can deliver the ball. Helps the ego for sure.

3 hours after soccer puts me back in the old camp.

 

[Zow]

Hitting a golf ball harder and farther than most. Especially some pro athlete in his 20s or something.

 

[Skipdog77]

My massive immaturity.

 

[brun]

My son's mom. Sometimes she acts so old she makes feel young.

Listening to music from back in the day. I can visualize myself as still being there.

One of the home games, poker, I go to. Sometimes I'm the only one over 30.

 

[Dr_Zaius]

We spend a lot of time with our kids, and through them I've managed to keep up with a lot of the current zeitgeist. I find when I'm having a beer or hanging out with younger coworkers, I seem to be the only "old guy" that understands a lot of their jokes and references. Ditto for extended family get togethers with nieces and nephews.

 

[ChiefD]

My sense of humor.

I'm still a 12 year old at heart.

 

[ChiefD]

My pee stream, however, tells me I'm 54.

 

[3C's]

Alcohol

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Basketball. Every now and then some of the old magic comes back and for me, there is no feeing greater than dominating to win a game.

 

[urbanhack]

winning the 40's age division in disc golf at 55.

 

[Sleestak]

Root beer

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Playing videogames with my buds online late at night after the kids are in bed.

 

[Gally]

Playing soccer. Got a goal and an assist in each of the last two games. The college kids want me to take the corner kicks because I can deliver the ball. Helps the ego for sure.

3 hours after soccer puts me back in the old camp.

Basketball. Every now and then some of the old magic comes back and for me, there is no feeing greater than dominating to win a game.

Careful here. You guys are on borrowed time playing these type of games. Soon enough there will go an ACL or an Achilles and you will feel older than you actually are. These type things aren't even something you can necessarily avoid by being in shape either. I was in the best shape of my life (not being sarcastic either) and tore my achilles playing basketball at around the age of 40. Devastating and I have never been the same since.

 

[Gally]

My sense of humor.

I'm still a 12 year old at heart.

This for sure. While I may be old I still don't feel like an adult. I really never have either. I can't really explain it but for whatever reason I truly don't feel like an adult and that helps me stay young at heart. The body thinks otherwise though.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Playing soccer. Got a goal and an assist in each of the last two games. The college kids want me to take the corner kicks because I can deliver the ball. Helps the ego for sure.

3 hours after soccer puts me back in the old camp.

Basketball. Every now and then some of the old magic comes back and for me, there is no feeing greater than dominating to win a game.

Careful here. You guys are on borrowed time playing these type of games. Soon enough there will go an ACL or an Achilles and you will feel older than you actually are. These type things aren't even something you can necessarily avoid by being in shape either. I was in the best shape of my life (not being sarcastic either) and tore my achilles playing basketball at around the age of 40. Devastating and I have never been the same since.

Yeah, I didn’t want to rain on the parade, but share your concerns.

I’ve seen/known too many people with stories like yours, and basketball in particular is always near the top causes of recreational injuries. FTR, I’ve given up the other two activities in the top three (exercise = weight lifting).

In 2023, 3.7 million people were treated in emergency departments for injuries involving sports and recreational equipment. The activities most frequently associated with injuries are exercise, cycling, and basketball.

I agree with the sentiment that athletic performance makes one feel young though. I’ve even started a hospital “stair challenge” to encourage friendly competition among my coworkers. While certainly not an elite group of athletes, I feel pretty good to be #2 on the leaderboard, a few seconds behind a 30-something year-old, who was a competitive trail runner.

 

[Gally]

I’ve seen/known too many people with stories like yours, and basketball in particular is always near the top causes of recreational injuries. FTR, I’ve given up the other two activities in the top three (exercise = weight lifting).

I believe at the time of my injury (almost 15 years ago) the number 1 injury for males between 35-45 was achilles tears. They just have a finite elasticity and then bam....they break like a rubber band.

 

[Terminalxylem]

I’ve seen/known too many people with stories like yours, and basketball in particular is always near the top causes of recreational injuries. FTR, I’ve given up the other two activities in the top three (exercise = weight lifting).

I believe at the time of my injury (almost 15 years ago) the number 1 injury for males between 35-45 was achilles tears. They just have a finite elasticity and then bam....they break like a rubber band.

Yep. Explosive jumping/pivoting is rough, and basketball has plenty of both. One of many reasons I’ve never considered stuff like CrossFit.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

a hospital “stair challenge” to encourage friendly competition among my coworkers. While certainly not an elite group of athletes, I feel pretty good to be #2 on the leaderboard, a few seconds behind a 30-something year-old, who was a competitive trail runner.

I used to do my own competition at an office job. See if I could beat my young but lazy coworkers that were taking the elevator.

 

[STBootleg]

Skateboarding. I can't do what I used to as a kid but still rolling around the skate park at 52 makes me feel young.
Wait, It can also make you feel old at the same time, not sure if it counts.

 

[Gatorade]

Since doing yoga regularly in retirement, I can now do 25 pushups. My wife used to be able to do more than me.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Skiing. Travel. And exercise. Being in decent shape is huge. We just went to West Point for a wedding. We went on a private walking tour that the cadets dad said would be 2 miles. It was 5. And very hot. there was a huge hill in mile 4. I walked the hill fast with my 18 year old niece, who is in decent shape. She was huffing and puffing at the top. I was not. Very fun to tease her that her old *** uncle was in better shape than her.

 

[jamny]

Living in a college town, it's just fun to be around younger people and not feel out of place. I do more outdoor activities now than I ever have before as well. I'm in better shape than I was like 10 years ago. btw, I hate when people will say "in my 20's" I won't go that far.

 

[Keerock]

A forceful pee stream

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Video games, and movies/shows. That's about it. Otherwise, everything in my life is a constant reminder that I'm getting old.

Hanging out with my kids? Nope. My oldest is now about the same age I was when we had him, and our youngest will wrap up college this year. They're adults, and when we see them I can't help thinking about how much longer it's going to be until we get grandkids.

Seeing my parents? Nope. I'm now at that age where whenever family gets together, I'm the one who is really charge. Not dad, and certainly not my kids or my sister. Me. I am now the de facto patriarch of my extended family, and that message is reinforced every time I have to pick a restaurant, decide when to leave for anything, agree to meet up somewhere, etc.

Sports? Nope. I have no pain of any kind, but I'm not really a "runner" any more. Just another jogger.

Work? Nope. A typical new faculty member in my college is in their late 20s. Those people look like they just started shaving two weeks ago. I have to physically resist the urge to pinch their cheeks or ruffle their hair. I'll be gone before this year's new hires go up for tenure.

No hiding from it.

 

[steelerfan1]

A forceful pee stream

i still have those sometimes...I'm usually in bed when it happens, but still....

 

[General Malaise]

We've complained about feeling and getting older, but what's the antidote?

Spending time with kids/younger people sometimes does the trick, although it also can have the opposite effect.

For me, being (and exercising) outdoors is a better fountain of youth, especially the mountains in winter. Hardly anything else makes me feel so invigorated.

What keeps you young?

Yeah, two VERY active twin boys aged 9 keep me feeling relatively young. The minute I get home "dad, can we throw the baseball/football" or "dad, can we go play disc golf". I retired from coaching two years ago, but jumped back in this past spring. I'm a coach that plays soccer during practice when we scrimmage, so it keeps me active. I've lost a step or five, but I'm still running, jumping, falling, getting up......keep moving, they won't let me rest.

 

[fruity pebbles]

I’ve got an 8 year old in my early 50s. Wrestling with him makes me feel both young and old at the same time.
Watching my daughters softball games makes me feel young

 

[Scoresman]

I know what "riz" means

But then I use it in a sentence in front of my 16 year old niece, and the look she gives me makes me feel old again.

 

[nirad3]

Depends on how I'm feeling, but sometimes hanging out with younger folks (a dive bar I frequent has an age range of 21-71) makes me feel young... but then something'll happen where it'll make me feel old.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I know what "riz" means

But then I use it in a sentence in front of my 16 year old niece, and the look she gives me makes me feel old again.

I once made the mistake of telling my niece "thank you young lady" for helping me with something. She responded "you're welcome old man".

 

[Zegras11]

your mom

 

[NutterButter]

Long hikes and bike rides and live music.

 

[Terminalxylem]

a hospital “stair challenge” to encourage friendly competition among my coworkers. While certainly not an elite group of athletes, I feel pretty good to be #2 on the leaderboard, a few seconds behind a 30-something year-old, who was a competitive trail runner.

I used to do my own competition at an office job. See if I could beat my young but lazy coworkers that were taking the elevator.

I do that too!

It’s a little awkward to break away to the stairwell while the rest of the group waits for an elevator, but I do it anyway.

I even did so to our chief of staff once, amid small talk of grabbing a beer with other admin types, after some meeting we just attended (never got the beer).

 

[-OZ-]

Helping mentor triathletes as they pursue an Olympic distance tri. The coach is in his 60s, I’m 48, the other two mentors are in their late 20s.

My office, where I’m among the youngest in our branch.

 

[-OZ-]

your mom

She’s 81, blind and deaf. Just give her a good time.

 

[johnnycakes]

When I get "carded" at a liquor store or restaurant.

 

[Gawain]

I know what "riz" means

But then I use it in a sentence in front of my 16 year old niece, and the look she gives me makes me feel old again.

It's "rizz" you boomer in ohio, no cap.

ETA: If you want to see some eye rolling, just say "skidibi" in front of random nouns. Extra points for skibidi toilet

 

[Snoopy]

Still reading comic strips.

 

[Ilov80s]

Spending time with kids/younger people sometimes does the trick, although it also can have the opposite effect.

Totally agree on this. I feel like being a HS teacher and being around kids all day really helps keep me feeling young. They just have a passion and energy that most adults don’t and it’s fun to be around (usually).

 

[snogger]

Anytime I listen to ANY Judas Priest

 

[shuke]

Live music.

 

[Gally]

When I get "carded" at a liquor store or restaurant.

Until you don't have your ID with you and they refuse to give you the goods.

 

[TripItUp]

Pickleball - When I exercise I feel so much better physically, the vitamin D is good too
Travel - discovering new things
Stretching - back issues make me feel old, stretching gets rid of them
No Alcohol - nothing makes me feel older than a hangover
Live Entertainment - new experiences in general
Good New Movies/shows - Watching the Dune movies/Mandalorian series similar feel to watching Empire Strikes Back for the first time when I was 6 years old

 

[NutterButter]

There's only a couple of tough hikes in NJ and the one I do the most is more like a training session to keep up my base fitness for the longer harder hikes I do out of state. Its got a pretty good grade to it; about 1.1k ft of gain over a little over a mile and I do that up and down 3 times. For those of you that don't hike, that's a pretty tough climb and I'm pretty spent after doing it. This morning, I pass this old guy on my 1st time up and just exchanged some "good mornings". Coming down he was sitting down at about the half way point so I stopped to converse. This guy is 85 and does this climb 3x per week 2x per session. I'm 47, in good shape and this hike gives me a heck of a workout and this guy is 85 and doing it. Meeting older folks like him that are still out there killing it makes me believe that I still have A LOT of good years left. Folks like him are my inspiration. Lets do this.

 

[Dr. No]

Water / Snow skiing.. especially with friends of a similar age because many have either quit doing it.. or go for a little while and quit whereas i go hard.. physical condition is so important.. and i could be in a lot better.. but i also know it could be a lot worse.

A cool bar i used to go to in my 20s.. just walking in, smelling the place and sipping on a beer brings back a flood of memories.. now, if i look around much I begin to realize i'm the oldest person in there and that sucks.. but at least in my head for a few moments I feel that young energy.. especially better if I have an old friend there that i used to frequent said bar with.

 

[Yambag]

There's only a couple of tough hikes in NJ and the one I do the most is more like a training session to keep up my base fitness for the longer harder hikes I do out of state. Its got a pretty good grade to it; about 1.1k ft of gain over a little over a mile and I do that up and down 3 times. For those of you that don't hike, that's a pretty tough climb and I'm pretty spent after doing it. This morning, I pass this old guy on my 1st time up and just exchanged some "good mornings". Coming down he was sitting down at about the half way point so I stopped to converse. This guy is 85 and does this climb 3x per week 2x per session. I'm 47, in good shape and this hike gives me a heck of a workout and this guy is 85 and doing it. Meeting older folks like him that are still out there killing it makes me believe that I still have A LOT of good years left. Folks like him are my inspiration. Lets do this.

Jersey hiker as well, where do you usually go?

 

[Dr. No]

No Alcohol - nothing makes me feel older than a hangover

I hate that this is true, but it is.

I still really enjoy having a beer, but also know that anything over 2 of them is going to lead to bad sleep and a grumpy next day even if I'm not even drunk or even really hungover.

Still will enjoy way too many about 2X a year when i get together with friends.. but that hangover is brutal