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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 61 and I love this decade!  Two issues: There's how you look and how you feel. I never was beautiful so I don't miss my looks because I never had them. But I feel great because I work out hard five days a week with people whose company I really enjoy.

Other good things about this age: Kid is grown and I enjoy her company but don't have to take care of her. We have enough money so that we're comfortable. I've made my peace with my career disappointments and have a job that works for me. I wouldn't have said that about my 40s and early 50s when it was really hard to stay on top of all my commitments so all I can say is to hang in there and I hope things get better.

But I think working out is key. If you have aches and pains, find a good physical therapist. I thought my knees hurt because of arthritis but it turned out that I needed to stretch more. It wasn't getting old that was the problem and with adequate stretching my knee pain went away. All I can say is that when I was young I expected that my 60s would be a time of decline. Instead I feel really good every day.

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