Aging

[shootingstar]

At 50 and 60 I will probably feel more negative physical effects from being older, but they may well be counterbalanced by positive effects too, and as fitness and activity goes, I might even have more time for this as my son grows up.

Hard to know about the future..but at least being on a positive path of good lifestyle is helpful.
More than a few yrs. ago, I realize now what a terrific foundation for development of my body/health based on how I was raised as a kid and what I was fed. I see similar benefits in all my siblings who may not be in all perfect health but none have respiratory nor cardiovascular problems and all of us are 41-51 yrs. Of course none of us smoke, did drugs nor drink alcohol much. (Genetic ability to get drunk on very little booze, helps here. ) So I let my mother's lectures about processed foods, fatty stuff, etc. roll over me. I used to get real impatient listening to this and thought she was paranoid. Now I am grateful to her healthy parenting re: health of us during our tender years. And to my father who shared the news media stories about unhealthy foods, etc. with her and us to inform us at that time.

Since my partner is 16 yrs. older than I, I am semi-conscious that we do the cycling and other very physically active stuff now. Whenever we do a long touring ride or we're up snowshoeing in the mountains, I think to myself: 'Why do people want to wait until retirement to do these activities?" It should be now, when you're still healthy. Even if one is healthy now, there is still the tendency to think....let's wait in xx years to do xxxx cycling trip.

I am learning that the wishful future opportunity could have 50% chance of only becoming true and it becomes more unattainable as the years march along.

It doesn't mean one should be impulsive and unwisely do all sorts of stuff now, unprepared physically or financially. But each year, for me, means trying to live abit more mindfully.

I don't wish to worship at the temple of my body/health, since there's other non-exercise stuff/skills that are lying latent, also waiting to develop/spring out to life again. I hope to achieve a balance in life/perspective.