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Things you find difficult as you get older

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Cumbrianmale56 Sun 06-Sept-26 08:41:14

I am quite fit, walk 15-20 miles a week and have no major health concerns, but there are things I find more difficult than I did 10 years ago. I've just been checking my tyres with a battery inflator, which involves a lot of bending down, and it jiggers me for a while afterwards. Anyone else find bending and lifting things a lot harder when they get past 50?

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Nanannotgrandma Tue 08-Sept-26 13:31:06

Make sure you have regular well man checks. If you are getting breathless when bending go for a health check with your GP practice

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MayBee70 Tue 08-Sept-26 13:33:28

Nanannotgrandma

Make sure you have regular well man checks. If you are getting breathless when bending go for a health check with your GP practice

Yes, I second that. Someone I know went to see his doctor because of breathlessness and it saved his life.

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fancyflowers Tue 08-Sept-26 14:23:13

Getting out of the bath is becoming increasingly difficult as well

This is exactly why DH and I opted for a walk in shower a couple of years ago. It was a game changer.

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Witzend Tue 08-Sept-26 16:01:32

Gingster

Putting duvet covers on.

Treat yourself to a set of 4 giant plastic clothes pegs - I found mine on Amazon.
Then you just feed a bottom corner of the duvet into a bottom corner of the cover, secure with a peg. Repeat with the other bottom corner, then ditto the 2 top corners.
Give it a really good shake, fasten buttons or poppers, shake again.
I have often changed a superkingsize on my own with the pegs.

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Esmay Tue 08-Sept-26 16:54:51

Shopping has become a drag which I now dread -not helped by a rerouted or cancelled bus service over the last three weeks.
I'm going to make an effort to restore my physical fitness ,but it's not easy.

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Goldgal57 Fri 11-Sept-26 10:02:47

Exactly same has happened to me.

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Margs Fri 11-Sept-26 10:10:10

Staying awake past 8.30pm. It wasn't always this way.

Sometimes I nod off during The Archers then I have to log on to Catch Up.

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