Getting old

[duncs500]

This reminds me of one chat with a Doctor about cancer. He said they had discovered parallels to the rapid aging gene salmon have which causes them to age and die in a matter of days after laying eggs - the body is designed to reach sexual maturity, have babies and hang around long enough for said babies to become self sufficient. That’s about 25-30 years going back a few millennia and still stacks up in terms of reaching peak physical performance.
And some cunt told me that life starts once you hit 30

Lots of stuff says many pre-agricultural humans lived to over 60 and sometimes as old as 80 and were way more athletic than most modern humans... if you get through the first few years that is.

It's agriculture and industry that has given us a lack of variety in our lifestyle and diet and fucked up the health certainly of many of the poorer parts of society.

[JLv3.0]

Also the lack of fitness through not having sabre-toothed tigers and the like chasing after us on a daily basis

[duncs500]

Indeed, if one ever needed a reason to get in shape, that would be a good one.

[Gavin]

I got reading glasses last year, do NOT get crap quality reading glasses from shops unless your prescription is the same for each eye and you know what it is as most people have one eye lazier than the other so you will damage the better eye.

There are plenty of places online where you can put your prescription in and get a new pair for a tenner.

[dinny_g]

I can't work out what that means.

You just can’t remember these days.

nah what I mean is sometimes I have to methodically work my way to a recollection - an old film name or the name of an Album - things like that used to just jump back to memory.

[McSwede]

I got reading glasses last year, do NOT get crap quality reading glasses from shops unless your prescription is the same for each eye and you know what it is as most people have one eye lazier than the other so you will damage the better eye.

There are plenty of places online where you can put your prescription in and get a new pair for a tenner.

Just ordered some today at Specsavers after trying on many, many pairs. Good news is that work will pay for my eye test and £100 toward the cost of my glasses/lenses.

[Beany]

My eyes have gone a bit worse since the last time I had my previous eye test (before the current set, got about six months ago), but that was a decade ago and I have noticed I more often lift my glasses to look at small things (insert penis joke here) than I used to.

For example I made one good android tablet out of two broken ones last night for a mate of my bro, and spent most of the time with my milk bottles up on me head.

If you need to get reading glasses, at least get ones that allow you to properly look over them condescendingly. Otherwise, what's the point?

[DaveE]

It's funny how in the past, the poor were skinny and the rich overweight.

A trend that seems to have inverted...

Re getting old, I had a hearing test recently. Not good news.

in fact, the specialist asked if I went shooting a lot or worked with noisy machinery (neither of which I've ever done).

I may need a hearing aid!

I said, I MAY NEED A HEARING AID!!

[Ascender]

I can't work out what that means.

You just can’t remember these days.

nah what I mean is sometimes I have to methodically work my way to a recollection - an old film name or the name of an Album - things like that used to just jump back to memory.

So at the risk of sounding like I’m channeling a poor Peter Kay routine, why is it that I can recall the lyrics to entire albums without blinking an eye, but occasionally struggle to remember a name or where I’ve put one of the dogs?

I’m also now in the 40+ bracket and heading for dementia and bones falling apart at a rapid rate. Still not got glasses though...

[GG.]

I'm only in my early thirties so my eyesight hasn't deteriorated much yet (though I have noticed I can't focus super close up anymore so clearly the process is beginning) - my issue is more joints. I've kick started my fitness regime this year after exercising very little since my son was born and well, 6 weeks of running 10k each Saturday and my left knee has totally gone

It always ached after long runs starting probably 6 or 7 years ago but recently it has been agony so I really need to get it seen to. I guess the cartilage is either damaged or worn from years of playing rugby. On the plus side I'm down 7.4kg / a little over a stone since 2 Jan so 50% of the way to target and ahead of where I thought I'd be at this stage.

[NotoriousREV]

I've always had bad eyesight, I'm short-sighted and have an astigmatism in both eyes. My prescription is never particularly stable, but it's not getting massively worse as I get older. The biggest issue I have is speed of focus and it takes a few minutes for my focus to work properly in the morning.

[V8Granite]

I did 100 x 100kg deadlifts last Thursday, I should have been recovered yesterday but won’t be able to do another good session till tomorrow.

When I do 1000 x 100kg to break the magic 100ton mark I expect I’ll need dragging in by the dog so the wife and kids can say goodbye.

Just keep pushing, we are all a long way from being broken.

Dave!

[McSwede]

It's funny how in the past, the poor were skinny and the rich overweight.

A trend that seems to have inverted...

Re getting old, I had a hearing test recently. Not good news.

in fact, the specialist asked if I went shooting a lot or worked with noisy machinery (neither of which I've ever done).

I may need a hearing aid!

I said, I MAY NEED A HEARING AID!!

I'm sorry. What did you say?? My eyes aren't as good as they used to be.

[Mike1215]

.....it takes a few minutes for my focus to work properly in the morning.

Rev earlier today

[NotoriousREV]

.....it takes a few minutes for my focus to work properly in the morning.

Rev earlier today

[Mike1215]

I've always had bad eyesight, I'm short-sighted and have an astigmatism in both eyes. My prescription is never particularly stable, but it's not getting massively worse as I get older. The biggest issue I have is speed of focus and it takes a few minutes for my focus to work properly in the morning.

I’ve had contact lenses since I was young but the optician seemed positively gutted a couple of months back that I could read the smallest text without hesitation on the reading card
Every year they suggest I may need varifocal lenses at my age

[Zonda_]

I've always had bad eyesight, I'm short-sighted and have an astigmatism in both eyes. My prescription is never particularly stable, but it's not getting massively worse as I get older. The biggest issue I have is speed of focus and it takes a few minutes for my focus to work properly in the morning.

I’ve had contact lenses since I was young but the optician seemed positively gutted a couple of months back that I could read the smallest text without hesitation on the reading card
Every year they suggest I may need varifocal lenses at my age

You could read it with your lenses or without?

[Mike1215]

I've always had bad eyesight, I'm short-sighted and have an astigmatism in both eyes. My prescription is never particularly stable, but it's not getting massively worse as I get older. The biggest issue I have is speed of focus and it takes a few minutes for my focus to work properly in the morning.

I’ve had contact lenses since I was young but the optician seemed positively gutted a couple of months back that I could read the smallest text without hesitation on the reading card
Every year they suggest I may need varifocal lenses at my age

You could read it with your lenses or without?

With them

[Zonda_]

I’ve had contact lenses since I was young but the optician seemed positively gutted a couple of months back that I could read the smallest text without hesitation on the reading card
Every year they suggest I may need varifocal lenses at my age

You could read it with your lenses or without?

With them

Why would they be surprised you could read with them? I can read the bottom line of an eye chart with my glasses but I'm blind in one eye!

[Mike1215]

You could read it with your lenses or without?

With them

Why would they be surprised you could read with them? I can read the bottom line of an eye chart with my glasses but I'm blind in one eye!

Not the eye chart, the reading card with diminishing font sizes from top to bottom. They said most old people have trouble reading the very smallest print or threading a needle with normal lenses in