• BigNote
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    9 months ago

    Ha! Just wait until you turn 50! That’s when the real fun starts. Ask me how I know.

    On the flipside, while it’s true that I fucked myself up trying (and failing) to be a pro snowboarder in my 20s, it really is possibly to bounce back from injuries --so long as they aren’t too bad-- and have a good and active life in spite of them.

    Sure, I’ll never be the same person I was before I trashed my body doing stupid shit when I was young reckless and stupid, but I’ve made a pretty good comeback over the years just by eating right, always exercising and staying physically fit by keeping myself in the game.

    Now I’m old, in my 50s, but I’m still physically fit and in general my teenage daughter and 20-something-year-old nephews struggle to keep up with me on our hikes and backpacking and/or climbing trips.

    Granted, some of it’s purely psychological, but there’s no question in my mind that some of it is also simply about having spent years as a very physically active and physically fit person.

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        9 months ago

        Yes. But mostly split-board backcountry, so I’m not doing 20+ runs in a day or hitting the park very often.

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          9 months ago

          Time to pick up skiing. I did in my mid 20s, haven’t looked back

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            9 months ago

            I used to be a big tele skier, but over the years I figured out that I prefer riding a snowboard when it comes to steep and deep powder.

            To me it just feels better.

            You do what makes you happy and I will as well.

            I’m old, in my 50s, and have no interest whatsoever in telling anyone what to do or how they should enjoy the mountains.

            I leave that shit to the kids. No one my age actually gives a fuck.