That is atypical.
Now if you become one with a chair for most of the day, expect it in your 40s. And expect an active 80+ year old to physically kick your ass by the time you hit 60.
But 30s? That’s an outlier.
No joke.
I had about 15 years between 30 and 45 as a zero-exercise desk jockey and it early killed me.
The deterioration was unreal. Took a few years to get back fitness and any kind of core strength.
So, my best advice to young people with desk jobs : Keep up your exercise, even if it’s just a little.
Dude you have to exercise and stretch. I actually went to a “movement specialist” personal trainer for a couple of sessions and that helped a lot. My near constant back pain is non-existent now.
Personal trainers are awesome. If you can’t afford one:
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find a friend to work out with. Preferably at your same physical level. Look for workouts or support online.
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get as much medical care as you can afford. A lot of small problems in your 30s can turn into big problems in your 40s.
Good suggestions, the key is to break a sweat as many days as you can, consistently and sustainably.
Another option is taking tai chi, yoga, or shotokan with a good instructor; good instructors can be hard to find though.
All three of those have really helped me at different times, particularly with posture and movement (tai chi the most, but it takes the longest to actually be able to do it).
Never done Pilates but I’ve heard very positive things about it.
Yes, Pilates is great! Still need to find a new course for after work (old one is not campatible with my work hours anymore), but at least 34 km on 3 to 4 days by bike is my current workout. Don’t do home office unless you use the time saved for something like Pilates, jogging or other recommandations from above.
Everything hurts in your 30’s!? What kind of rough city-miles have you put on yourself?
I assume most meme makers live sedintary lives which has their own forms of wear and tear (always sitting, poor posture, lots of concrete surfaces) and not exercising enough makes any physical labor hurt more becase they aren’t used to it.
Big generalization but that also describes me when left to my own devices. I felt a lot better getting outside and working mildly physical jobs
This.
Walking is surely if one of the best things you can do to yourself if you have an otherwise sedentary lifestyle - actually uses a lot of muscles, feels less of a chore because you can easily be preoccupied by multiple other things in parallel (enjoying the view, thinking about things, having a phone call, listening to a podcast, thinking about your destination, etc.).
I’ve been working remotely for several years now, but one of my jobs used to start later late in the day, so I had some free time before that, which I used to walk around doing chores - felt great. Once I moved to the other job, with a more traditional schedule starting in the morning and ending in the evening, but still a bit off for my timezone, I stopped walking as much - gained a lot of extra weight just because I stopped “exercising” as much due to having awkward hours to do chores before or after work.
That’s not normal dude.
You are correct. It is for someone in their 50’s. My thirties were carefree physically. In my fifties, spin that wheel.
Take care of your bodies, folks. Repairing any of this requires a ton more work (if it can be done) than just treating it right in the first place. Random injuries nonwithstanding.
If everything hurts in your thirties you might need to take stock as to why. If you aren’t in a labor intensive job and you don’t have a history of accidents you might consider changing your behaviors to try to reduce how much chronic pain you experience.
Unfortunately, it’s not always that easy. I tried so many things, so many types of sports, been to so many doctors and specialists and none of that really helped. I know it’s important to stay active and I am, and I think I found a routine that’s giving me some relief, but it’s not like it’s going away. Years ago, I would’ve said similar things like you, but chronic pain really is a complex thing
