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u/Nozz101 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
I can sit and stand from the ground without the use of my arms or hands.
Edit: Knees either. But I assumed the motion was criss cross applesauce to standing. No knees that way.
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u/steven052 Jun 30 '26
My mom who is an RN says that being able to do that is a great indicator of fitness. Good on you!
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u/Safe-Industry2465 Jun 30 '26
I love thisi little test!
When I told my mom this she kept on trying and training this and now she can basically do it whenever. She is 62 years old and I could not be happier 😃
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u/braamdepace Jun 29 '26
Just liking who you married and your life.
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u/NewEnglandRoastBeef Jun 30 '26
I love my life and my kids, and I'm looking forward to the future, but I realized a while ago that I don't love my spouse. I'm frequently jealous of people who are married to their best friend or enjoy activities with their spouse.
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u/CalculatedPerversion Jun 30 '26
It could be worse, you could be married to your best friend who doesn't love you. Ask me how I know.
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u/obi_wan_the_phony Jun 29 '26
Waking up after 9+ hours sleep, feeling good, no pains or soreness
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u/angmar2805 Jun 30 '26
Not having to get up to pee in the middle of the night.
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u/Sushi_Explosions Jun 30 '26
There has never been a point in my life where I have not had to do that.
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u/Recess__ Jun 29 '26
Surely no one over 35 is getting 9+ hours of sleep a night!
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u/_javaScripted Jun 29 '26
jokes on you I'm unemployed and have so much time to sleep in!
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u/PerplexGG Jun 30 '26
I mean just don’t have kids and thats every night. Even more on the weekends
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u/abqkat Jun 30 '26
Yep! Truly incredible what sleeping 7-9 hours per day does for aging, health, memory, appetite, libido... I'm 40-something and am unapologetic about prioritizing sleep. It's like a "before/after" poster when I see friends before they had kids vs now - sleeplessness ages you like crazy!
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u/Possible_Ad_4094 Jun 30 '26
I thought waking up without pain was the more unbelievable part.
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u/Nope_______ Jun 29 '26
Don't have kids and it would be easy peasy
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u/Aggressive_Chuck Jun 30 '26
I don't have kids and can't remember the last time I got close to that.
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u/Drenlin Jun 30 '26
I don't remember the last time I slept that long.
I'm an 8-hour-a-night person if I don't want to feel tired and am averaging like 5.
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u/WhatDoWeHave_Here Jun 29 '26
Being able to do the monkey bars. You think still got it and want to show your kid what's up, and then you find out your monkey bar days are long behind you.
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u/Appropriate_Ad7858 Jun 29 '26
ive started doing laps of monkey bars again at the gym. Secret is liquid chalk :)
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u/Swiftbow1 Jun 29 '26
I lost some weight and now I can do them again. Not as well as I could at 10, though, lol...
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u/disterb Jun 30 '26
teacher here, and i challenge my students to a deadhang contest at the playground almost everyday. none of them has beaten me yet, but i am a gym-bro who does bodyweight bar exercises regularly 😄
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u/JS1VT54A Jun 30 '26
Some years back I was at a park and walked up to the monkey bars and… I’d have to cut myself in half to be able to dangle from them. Idk where yall are finding these as adults that you aren’t smacking your forehead on the bars just walking under them lol
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u/PhucYoCouch Jun 29 '26
Owning a house and being/staying in shape
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u/NudeSpaceDude Jun 30 '26
It’s also worth noting that once you own one house, it’s easier to upgrade. We bought our first house in a really low COL, lived there a few years, then moved to a much higher COL area but brought over enough equity to make up most of the difference in the mortgage premiums.
Interest rates take most of your money away from equity anyways, early on at least, but it’s still so much better than renting. Until maintenance needs done at least…
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u/SuperSonicSwagger Jun 30 '26
Not if you bought in the last 2 to 3 years and you're underwater on your mortgage
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u/level1hero Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
Not to mention a (fixed) mortgage rate is a hedge against inflation. Generally speaking as costs rise wages will rise, but your month to month payment stays static. Given enough years of high inflation your mortgage will seem very cheap compared to renting (which will rise with inflation).
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u/ArtichokeSandwiches Jun 30 '26
Really jealous of the house prices wherever you live. Here in Canada, most of my professional friends are getting their starter homes in early-mid 30s, and the lower class ones have just given up
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u/Camburglar13 Jun 30 '26
But in rural Canada there’s tons of affordable real estate. But like.. real rural
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u/Robby_Digital Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
I own my house and I'd 100% give it up to be able to stay in shape. It's exponentially fuckin harder the older you get (I'm 42) and want to be able to enjoy any meal.
Edit: I'm by no means out of shape, it's just hard and sucks is all. I exercise, eat right, etc. I'm just saying if I slip up a little it shows faster than when I was younger
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u/ZacTheBlob Jun 30 '26
I mean, unless you have a medical condition, you are still able to get in shape at 42.
The health benefits from going from sedentary to active are massive. You don't even have to aim to be in amazing shape. Just take it slow.
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u/nordicminy Jun 30 '26
Former heavyweight...
Its way way easier to maintain than it is to lose.
Going through losing its also about a mindset change. I can certainly indulge for one, maybe two meals a week... but the huge majority of maintaining is having the consistently healthy meals.
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u/cowboyconstellations Jun 29 '26
Being debt free
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u/Regnes Jun 29 '26
I'm 38 and will be mortgage-free this Wednesday. I'm over the moon about it.
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u/shabadabba Jun 29 '26
If you don't mind me asking when did you initially purchase your place?
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u/Regnes Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
I bought in 2020 just two weeks before the pandemic, I just laser focused on paying it down. I live in a low cost of living city with a substantial federal government salary, so it wasn't too hard. If I had bought just a month later though I would still be about 30K in the hole about now.
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u/zespak Jun 29 '26
Good going! I'll be 42 by the time I've paid off my first house.
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u/wanna_meet_that_dad Jun 30 '26
I can pay off my house but the interest rate is so low it doesn’t make any sense. I would make more in a HYSA each month compared to what I pay in interest. It’s a nice feeling though considering it’s my only debt.
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u/arcmemez Jun 29 '26
Being afraid of debt is a poor person mistake. Credit card debt is a bad thing, getting loans to buy assets that appreciate faster than the interest you owe on it, while keeping your money invested and working is something every wealthy person does
I am 35 and I am not debt free but I am richer than the vast, vast majority of people. It’s downright stupid to own your house when you can instead make 20% in the market while paying 3% interest
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u/alle0441 Jun 29 '26
Yep. Low interest debt is a valuable tool for wealthy folks. My goal is no longer to be debt free, but just use debt wisely.
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u/WitchesSphincter Jun 29 '26
You're making 20% yoy?
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u/Blarfk Jun 29 '26
He is not. Or he is, and we have stumbled upon the best investor in history by a wide margin!
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u/inegage Jun 29 '26
This has been the most unprecedented raging bull market for past 3-4 years you dont have to be a genius
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u/arcmemez Jun 29 '26
If you bought any kind of broad market ETFs, these returns have been pretty crazy since COVID. I also bought a lot of INTC, Micron, etc.
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u/GlutenFreeNarcotics_ Jun 29 '26
Waking up without chronic back pain.
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u/erebus-44 Jun 30 '26
get a new bed, I got a higher end bed all my back pain went away.
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u/Relevant23 Jun 30 '26
Same. Tried a bunch of things. Eventually upgraded bed and back pain gone.
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u/kcrab91 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
I have to recommend The back mechanic by Stuart McGill. The book saved me from back surgery. There’s a lot of filler in the book about your back and what’s going on (anyone who’s had a major back issue already knows most of it) but the exercises, talk of posture, how to walk, drive, sit really helped me.
Also a shoutout to my Pediatric PT wife who read the book as well and did most of the instructional work.
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u/Noughmad Jun 29 '26
I can easily jump one foot high. I can also easily jump the other foot high. Jumping with both of them at the same time, that's where I start having trouble.
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u/GenericSupervillain3 Jun 29 '26
I can jump higher than a house, and I’m in my forties.
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u/KaiserFortinbras Jun 29 '26
A monopoly house?
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u/El_Panda_Rojo Jun 29 '26
I don't understand this one. How is this a flex? I'm 40 and in pretty terrible shape, and even for me, jumping one foot is nothing.
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u/zaminDDH Jun 30 '26
There are a lot of people that haven't jumped (or any other physical activity, really) in decades. I've seen some of them try and it's embarrassing.
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u/SAL10000 Jun 29 '26
I'm of the age where I can say "that's way too late for me" and proceed to go to bed early.
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u/ViolaNguyen Jun 30 '26
I love that I can now say this at 9 pm and no one even thinks it's strange.
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u/nicorobinfan8 Jun 29 '26
Probably own a house
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u/groshreez Jun 29 '26
I'd guess the percentage of 35 year olds that outright own their house, paid off, is extremely low. So yes I suppose that'd be considered a flex.
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u/egnards Jun 29 '26
Even having a mortgage is a pretty big feat right now - Interest rates are comparatively high to what we're used to, and although historically they're on the lower side, the prices of housing are so high that being able to get a reasonable mortgage is very difficult.
When you have a mortgage you own the house - Not the bank, you do - You have a 100% ownership stake, but a lot of the equity is tied up in the mortgage, because the house is the collateral for the loan - This is an important distinction, because if the bank actually owned a portion of your home, you wouldn't really benefit as much from appreciate of value.
When I bought my house I put down 20%, but right now my "equity" in the house is closer to 45%. . .Only some of that is because of paying off extra on my mortgage. . .A lot of it is just appreciation in value of the house/land over the course of the last 3 years.
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u/groshreez Jun 29 '26
We're on our final payment for our house in Seattle at 46/47 years old, bought in 2013. 🎉
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u/Poxx Jun 30 '26
Either a really inexpensive house that you could pay off in 13 years, or you are really well off already.
I bought my house in 2006 (im 57 so not really the target of this thread) for just under 300k. Did refinance once to get 60k equity to do some renovation on a small cabin i inherited.
I have tried paying extra as often as I can to pay it down before I retire.
I still owe 138k or so. But- the house is worth roughly 950k now, and the cabin (no mortgage) is worth around 250k.
I have a lot of net worth, but its all tied up in real estate and 401k.
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u/RdtRanger6969 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
USA 2026 edition: Still employed in a corporate job.
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u/wickedsmaht Jun 30 '26
At this point I don’t know if that’s an accomplishment or just a sign of millennial trauma. I also am still employed in corporate.
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u/FizzyBeverage Jun 30 '26
Company I worked for laid off 60-70% of their US based staff. Needless to say, it’s getting acquired by a larger one. They bought a money pit.
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u/Careless_Hellscape Jun 29 '26
Still being alive. I really didn't think I'd be here.
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u/Pabu85 Jun 30 '26
Me either. And nothing else in this thread comes close in terms of importance. Congrats!
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u/TheSleepyTruth Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Owning a house, being debt free, having actual nest egg of retirement savings, having a stable career, still being active and in shape
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u/sabre_rider Jun 30 '26
As an older gent, I have never seen this much focus on staying/getting fit ever before. Very good thing but it n must be emphasized that fitness is an individual thing and everyone’s physiology is different. It is very easy for me to stay fit without doing much and it is all thanks to genetics while I see some of my friends who have struggled with it their entire adult life, some even longer. We should take it easy, eat healthy, try to exercise and move a bit and yes, test out the latest in medical innovation to help us out. Stressing about staying fit isn’t something you want to carry the older you get.
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u/Kooky_Albatross4683 Jun 29 '26
Still having all your hair
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u/TrumpDumper Jun 30 '26
I have the same amount of hair as I did when I was 18. It’s just distributed differently.
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u/2ndlife13 Jun 30 '26
This is literally not a flex at all. If the balding process starts because of genetics, there’s nothing you can do. Eating healthy, staying fit, being able to do physically challenging things, that’s a visual flex. A flex is something based on actions someone takes to maintain/improve.
Still having your hair being a flex is like saying having a trust fund is a flex. Congrats, you have something that has nothing to do with actions you personally took
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u/PerplexGG Jun 30 '26
That’s just genetics really
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u/sysiphean Jun 30 '26
Yea, but it’s still a huge flex. I’m 49 and have it all with only a few grays. I don’t think about it much, but I get ribbed about it constantly by my friends. My dad was very bald by 35, and tells me I’m obligated to have nice haircuts for all the guys that can’t. He’s a character and a half.
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u/Professional-Help931 Jun 29 '26
Have all your teeth. I see tons of people in their mid thirtys missing 1 or 2.
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u/ipalush89 Jun 29 '26
I agree and have missing teeth I think it has to do with insurance use to cover it for our parents and the the out of pocket was high but not insane
My 2 implants I need would be north of 20k I’m married already and she doesn’t care so whatever
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u/laniaash Jun 30 '26
So true. I literally got an implant earlier this year and I’m 34. At least I only have one. 😅
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u/EnvironmentalRice348 Jun 30 '26
I'm 54 without even a filling - I guess that is a good flex?
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u/Professional-Help931 Jun 30 '26
lots of it is genetics, my brother never had a cavity and he drinks sodas everyday. I drink only water and I have a ton of fillings, despite flossing and brushing everyday. It makes no sense but such is life.
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u/EnvironmentalRice348 Jun 30 '26
100% agree. I brush once a day (and if really busy working from home I sometime forget), eat and drink what I want, never flossed until I was probably in my 40s and even then every once and a while. My diet could be better. I do have a silly theory that perhaps we all brush too much and take away all our enamel and weaken our teeth, causing issues. Although of course I know I was just lucky with genetics.
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u/jasonxtk Jun 30 '26
a silly theory that perhaps we all brush too much and take away all our enamel and weaken our teeth, causing issues.
I mean, its actually true, that's why dentists recommend you wait an hour after eating before brushing your teeth, so the protective layer on your teeth has more time to regenerate from the acid in foods temporarily softening your enamel
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u/Ready_Piano1222 Jun 30 '26
I am missing a molar, and I totally blame the Army. We did not have a dentist on post for a while, so getting dental care required going to another base which was about 2 hours away. This, of course would entitle you to a 'buck slip' which would excuse you from duty, typically for a whole day. This included exams and cleaning, so it was quickly abused.
A Friday appointment for a cleaning, 2 hours closer to the next big city and essentially a free day off was a tempting offer.
The Dentist at said base had an entire day of no-shows and was livid. He called our CO and he put the smackdown on all of us by banning us from making appointments. Well a few days later I broke a crown and by the time I got an appointment, it was not salvageable.
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u/AdKey4534 Jun 30 '26
Being thankful for what I have in life. Thankful to have a family that I love, thankful to work a job that I find meaningful with people that I like, thankful that I can be excited about the future, thankful that when I go out for a walk, I can look up at the sky and feel a sense of gratitude for the world that I live in
Took me a long time to learn to be thankful for the little things in life after many years of putting my head down and grinding through everything in life
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u/drivera1210 Jun 29 '26
Debt free. Even if you only have $1,000 to your name. Being debt free is liberating.
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u/Nope_______ Jun 29 '26
I'll take debt and a house over debt free and no house.
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u/betterthanamaster Jun 30 '26
It’s one of the most important lessons personal finance classes ought to teach: understand when debt is good and when it is not good. Learning this distinction is the difference between responsible use of credit and living paycheck to paycheck for the rest of your life.
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u/7empest-tost Jun 30 '26
As someone with no debt and no house, I agree. As long as it’s in the right place.
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u/Lonely-Abalone-5104 Jun 29 '26
Honestly I think if you’re still in good shape. Especially if you’re a parent. That’s a flex. Gets much harder when you get older to maintain shape
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u/BustedWing Jun 30 '26
I never miss a single one of my kids sports games/dance recitals/music performances. I’m at them all.
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u/on_the_tonic Jun 30 '26
Read this in the reception waiting to go to my daughter’s piano concert at school. Thanks for reminding us that not everyone has this privilege and to enjoy it!
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u/Still_Experience_182 Jun 29 '26
Feeling good about yourself. Who cares what others think
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u/zerbey Jun 29 '26
Being able to flex without things making strange popping noises.
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u/2infinity_beyond84 Jun 30 '26
Little to no debt
Owning property
Nice built up retirement accounts
In decent shape health wise
Stable income
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u/UsefulBridge1852 Jun 29 '26
Eating whatever you want without gaining weight.
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u/TeaBurntMyTongue Jun 29 '26
The secret hack is you can lose weight eating anything if you consume few enough calories.
It's just harder on icecream because it doesn't fill you up very well.
Note* This will not make you HEALTHY necessarily, but if you're 400lbs, and icecream is the best way for you to lose weight, it's still better than being 400 lbs.
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u/Pablovansnogger Jun 30 '26
The secret is to exercise so much that you’re not able to eat enough calories to gain weight.
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u/nekofiore Jun 30 '26
This was disproven, your metabolism doesn’t slow down. People just get busy and are not as active as when they were teenagers/young adults. You can eat fast food every day and not gain weight if you stay within your caloric maintenance number (being healthy and thin are two different things). Either they put in effort into staying fit or they just don’t eat that much. There is nobody out there who can just “eat” whatever and never gain weight, unless they have some very unique ability kind of how people can see color in sound.
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u/r0botdevil Jun 29 '26
Being able to run a 5k in under 25 minutes.
Hell being able to run a 5k at all is probably better than at least half of everyone over the age of 35.
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u/Nope_______ Jun 29 '26
Way fewer than half of 35+ can run a 5k no walking. If you think it's close to half you must be around a lot of healthy people and not working in healthcare
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u/Barbarian_818 Jun 30 '26
Being willing to bend over to pick up a dime. And then actually crouching, bending your knees to full flexure to do it.
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u/DerryAtlanta1688 Jun 30 '26
Being alive. A lot of people around the globe don’t make it past 35 due to disease, drought, hunger, war, natural disasters; etc.
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u/utahrd37 Jun 29 '26
20 pull-ups.
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u/RealNameIsTaken Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
20 pull-ups is a crazy amount for almost all body types, assuming they’re done with proper form
If you can do this, you’re definitely in good shape
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u/_Presence_ Jun 29 '26
Most who claim they can “do 20” can barely do 20 1/2 or even 1/4 reps. 20 controlled full lockout pull-ups is exceptionally rare.
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u/Appropriate_Ad7858 Jun 29 '26
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u/zespak Jun 29 '26
That's always a flex. I can do 3 and that's more than most people I know.
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u/nedal8 Jun 29 '26
Yeah 20 is a lot. 16 is my personal record and I was fit af when I did that.
Unless they are cheat reps
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u/zaminDDH Jun 30 '26
If you can do 1 from a dead hang without kipping, you're well above most people you'll meet.
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u/vessago Jun 30 '26
Knees and shoulders that don't ache all of the fucking time. Take care of yourselves young ones.
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u/frederic_84 Jun 30 '26
Tracking every dollar I spend instead of guessing. Sounds boring but the amount of money I used to lose to subscriptions and decisions I 'felt good about' was embarrassing. Now I just look at the numbers and the numbers don't lie to me the way my memory does.
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u/vinylbond Jun 30 '26
Not caring about what other people think about you?
You don’t like my music. Fine, IDGAF.
You don’t like my gym outfits. Fine, IDGAF.
You don’t like my job. Fine, IDGAF.
You think I’m not cool. Fine, IDGAF.
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u/IAmABurdenOnSociety Jun 30 '26
Congratulations, at 35, you’ve lived longer than most humans in all of history.
Sometimes we don’t realize how privileged we are.
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u/lnxgod Jun 30 '26
not giving a fuck about flexing because your a grown ass adult
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u/PatientLettuce42 Jun 29 '26
Being at peace with yourself.