Do you consider 45 to be ‘old’?

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Anonymous wrote:Age is just a number. I'm 40, look young, feel young, act young, I don't hurt, I have energy. But I know people the same age who are none of those things and it's like we're at least a decade apart. It shows how self-care, attitude, discipline, privilege play a big role in aging.

Yes, it’s definitely your discipline. Nope. There is a cliff at 45. You don’t see it. You simply fall off of it. You can think you’re the same but it’s not true, not true at all. I’m 49 and the difference between 40-49 is crazy and sad, especially when compared to the difference between 30-39.

Explain? What happened at 45? Did you suddenly get fat or what?

Your body gets older. It's that simple. You're not as spry. Aches appear and last longer. You get more tired more easily. Illnesses start to crop up. It's called mortality.

It depends. I am 47, will be 48 in a few month. I am still running the same distances I used to run in my 30s. I don't have any body aches and still full of energy (I do a lot of yoga and get weekly massages to prevent body aches). I don't get any illnesses, still never had flu or Covid. I think old is after 65. 45 is not young, but still full of energy and full of life.

Having an easy job or being a SAHM to teenagers helps keep you youthful (which has to be the case if you have time for weekly massages and long runs)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you died at 45, people would say, OMG, so young.
So: No, 45 is not old!

Great point! I think this answers OP’s question.

Agreed-- great way to look at the question. If someone dies at 45, no one will suspect it was of natural causes.

[Anonymous]

45 is young to die, young to retire but
old to marry and old to have a new baby


that's why it is really "middle aged" folks...

[Anonymous]

No.not even close. You're definitely not a kid anymore but you haven't since you were about 30.

Anyone thinking 45 is old is probably about 25 or younger

Has ignorant beliefs or taken horrible care of themselves

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Age is just a number. I'm 40, look young, feel young, act young, I don't hurt, I have energy. But I know people the same age who are none of those things and it's like we're at least a decade apart. It shows how self-care, attitude, discipline, privilege play a big role in aging.

Yes, it’s definitely your discipline. Nope. There is a cliff at 45. You don’t see it. You simply fall off of it. You can think you’re the same but it’s not true, not true at all. I’m 49 and the difference between 40-49 is crazy and sad, especially when compared to the difference between 30-39.

Explain? What happened at 45? Did you suddenly get fat or what?

Your body gets older. It's that simple. You're not as spry. Aches appear and last longer. You get more tired more easily. Illnesses start to crop up. It's called mortality.

It depends. I am 47, will be 48 in a few month. I am still running the same distances I used to run in my 30s. I don't have any body aches and still full of energy (I do a lot of yoga and get weekly massages to prevent body aches). I don't get any illnesses, still never had flu or Covid. I think old is after 65. 45 is not young, but still full of energy and full of life.

Having an easy job or being a SAHM to teenagers helps keep you youthful (which has to be the case if you have time for weekly massages and long runs)

False assumption. I've never being SAHM, work on average 60 h/week, and still find time to run/gym/yoga/massage. I wake up at 5:30am for my workouts my entire life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Age is just a number. I'm 40, look young, feel young, act young, I don't hurt, I have energy. But I know people the same age who are none of those things and it's like we're at least a decade apart. It shows how self-care, attitude, discipline, privilege play a big role in aging.

Yes, it’s definitely your discipline. Nope. There is a cliff at 45. You don’t see it. You simply fall off of it. You can think you’re the same but it’s not true, not true at all. I’m 49 and the difference between 40-49 is crazy and sad, especially when compared to the difference between 30-39.

Explain? What happened at 45? Did you suddenly get fat or what?

Your body gets older. It's that simple. You're not as spry. Aches appear and last longer. You get more tired more easily. Illnesses start to crop up. It's called mortality.

It depends. I am 47, will be 48 in a few month. I am still running the same distances I used to run in my 30s. I don't have any body aches and still full of energy (I do a lot of yoga and get weekly massages to prevent body aches). I don't get any illnesses, still never had flu or Covid. I think old is after 65. 45 is not young, but still full of energy and full of life.

Having an easy job or being a SAHM to teenagers helps keep you youthful (which has to be the case if you have time for weekly massages and long runs)

False assumption. I've never being SAHM, work on average 60 h/week, and still find time to run/gym/yoga/massage. I wake up at 5:30am for my workouts my entire life.

PP here. Hats off to you. Love to hear your schedule to get kids off to school, commute to work, work a 10 hr day, and dinner with family! I haven’t been able to make it work without sacrificing sleep, which thwarts the benefit of exercise!!

[Anonymous]

No, I'm 70.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:45 is young to die, young to retire but
old to marry and old to have a new baby


that's why it is really "middle aged" folks...

Good examples of how it depends on the context as to whether 45 is old. It's also relative: to a 20 year old, 45 is old, but to an 80 year old, 45 is young.

[Anonymous]

Yes

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What’s the average life expectancy now? Does 45 have more years left or have they completed the longest leg?

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Oh god

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Age is just a number. I'm 40, look young, feel young, act young, I don't hurt, I have energy. But I know people the same age who are none of those things and it's like we're at least a decade apart. It shows how self-care, attitude, discipline, privilege play a big role in aging.

Yes, it’s definitely your discipline. Nope. There is a cliff at 45. You don’t see it. You simply fall off of it. You can think you’re the same but it’s not true, not true at all. I’m 49 and the difference between 40-49 is crazy and sad, especially when compared to the difference between 30-39.

Explain? What happened at 45? Did you suddenly get fat or what?

Your body gets older. It's that simple. You're not as spry. Aches appear and last longer. You get more tired more easily. Illnesses start to crop up. It's called mortality.

It depends. I am 47, will be 48 in a few month. I am still running the same distances I used to run in my 30s. I don't have any body aches and still full of energy (I do a lot of yoga and get weekly massages to prevent body aches). I don't get any illnesses, still never had flu or Covid. I think old is after 65. 45 is not young, but still full of energy and full of life.

Da troof so help me god

Having an easy job or being a SAHM to teenagers helps keep you youthful (which has to be the case if you have time for weekly massages and long runs)

[Anonymous]

Based on the ages of my grandparents and parents (who are still alive) 45 is about halfway there. I am now in my early 50s, had a kid at 40, and it was just before 50 where I found myself making "dad noises" and just not bouncing back the way I used to. I actually found the covid shutdown as a great place to replenish myself, and now that we're pretty much back to normal, I'm exhausted again. So while some 45 year olds will still not notice anything, something hits you in the next few years. It's not like you become decrepit, but you notice changes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you died at 45, people would say, OMG, so young.
So: No, 45 is not old!

Great point! I think this answers OP’s question.

Agreed-- great way to look at the question. If someone dies at 45, no one will suspect it was of natural causes.

I’d absolutely suspect natural causes. Cancer and heart disease are major risks at that age. It's debatable whether 45 is old, but it certainly isn't young. And it is closer to the former than the later.

[Anonymous]

Average life expectancy is 77, so anything after 38 is old and in fact dying