Toward a clinical description of what AGE *feels* like:
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People tell me I *look* fine. I say, "not how I feel." - I've got 30 years of my MD charts, lab, whatever that are not GOOD, certainly not EXCELLENT, but always BORDERLINE. But the "borderline" has gone on for 30+ years. Am still here? Just because I'm lumbering around with excess weight I look "fine"?!
Years ago the insurance wanted a questionaire and the choices were, for "overall health" - Excellent, Good, Fair, and the quack doctor said "Fair." I said, not "good"? and he (a-hole) reacted like it was LUDICROUS.
How I *feel*:
* Dragging around.
* Diminished (physical) elasticity, flexibility. This is the big one.
* Weedeating (not hard) for an hour followed by 3 hours of bed.
*** Yet I can rush, scamper in bursts if the phone is in the other (small) room or if UPS is demanding out there.
*******ON EDIT: Dealing with the Medical establishment:
Not a cliche of the past that *some* doctors expect to be worshipped. Had one who was a Fundie or something, moralistic/judgmental (scientists aren't supposed to be). Went through a spate of a few appointments for a ding here and there, and I said, "Doctor, what's going on? I've never had problems, now it's one thing after another." *** And he, with my chart in front of him with all my info, gave me a withering look and asked, "How OLD are you?" At that time, I said, "Fifty." And he said contemptuously, "That's what *FIFTY* is like!1" I'm slow so it took me about three or so more incidents like this of his arrogance, until I finally DITCHED him, without making a scene, just paid for a copy of my complete file and never went back. *** Years later, I told my 90-something aunt about it and she said, "Sweetie, he was very rude to you, but he TOLD YOU THE TRUTH!"
And now that I'm started, then there are the dictatorial little receptionists who act like everybody's whole life revolves around waiting for hours in waiting rooms and being grateful for whatever date and time they put on calling cards. I now say, "Wednesday at 5 P.M. is not good for me."
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in my sixth decade I still swim across lakes - the last time, using no arms 
young geezer but geezer nonetheless
my hair is still blonde, not white or gray
arms stay at my side
back gets a bit stiff after a while but, hey, next time I will use arms only 
I never have any problem keeping my face out of the water - I could sleep in the water.......just by breathing normally, my lower body will sink but my face stays out of the water
As I’m pretty sure you are a few years older than me … but not much
I bought a cheap exercise bike … a towel drapes the handlebars
I dug out the hand barbells I had in a closet, no easy feat, and dumped them in the living room, then took a seat to rest … I may pick them up tomorrow?
The mower won’t start, but I did work on it for a week … now the grass is grown and I find myself proud of how tall it is …
I still get out to the store, and an occasional visit to see grandkids, but I have to plan ahead a day or so to make the effort, but I get there eventually
I read … a lot, so my mind is engaged ..
Otherwise, I’m like this guy
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Mickey Mantle?
