I’m at the age where the difference is no longer subtle.
The gap between those who move and those who don’t—
in energy, strength, balance, confidence—
is no longer measured in years. It’s measured in lived experience.
I see it in how we get off the floor.
I see it in how we handle stairs, carry groceries, or recover from a cold.
I see it in posture, mood, mindset, and motion.
Midlife is when the silent costs of being still start to show up.
The joints stiffen.
The muscles shrink.
The balance fades.
And the slow drift toward frailty begins.
But here’s the thing:
It doesn’t have to be that way.
You’re not too old.
You’re not too far gone.
And you don’t need to train like an athlete to reclaim what you’ve lost.
You just need to start.
Walk. Squat. Stretch. Breathe.
Lift something. Move more. Sit less.
Because once you feel what it’s like to live in a body that works with you instead of against you—
you’ll never want to go back.
Midlife isn’t the beginning of decline.
It’s the turning point.
Make it count.
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Joey L
I agree with this. Start slowly and aim upwards. I’m 70 and all my working life I was so busy in primary care, that physical fitness took a back seat. I know, I know, I did not practice what I preached to my patients, but I worked in a practice that was chronically out of control. Now that I’ve retired, I have exercised every day, first by biking, then the treadmill, and then started table tennis. What a hoot! Swinging a paddle a thousand times in a session is good exercise. Plus it is easy on the joints!