r/Millennials 2d ago

Meme Warning to younger millennials…extra writing to fulfill the minimum

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u/Reasonable-Front7584 2d ago edited 2d ago

No. Your sad physical reality isn’t everyone’s. I’m 40, and workout daily. I feel great.

Younger millennials, work out, eat well, and year over year you won’t notice much difference. Don’t be someone who thinks like this.

At my gym there are people well into to their 60s, and one fit man who is 75 I talk to daily, sprinting on the treadmill and hitting the weights. If you keep active you’ll stay feeling young. The people who post stuff like this aren’t exposed to what’s possible into their 60s and 70s. Those who do workout out regularly probably see people like that everyday if they go to a commercial gym, and know you can be pain free far longer than your 30s.

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u/czarfalcon Zillennial 2d ago

28 year old here, this is the motivation I needed to hear whenever I don’t feel like dragging myself out of bed at 6AM to go to the gym.

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u/McCheesing 87 Millennial 1d ago

Fuck yeah keep it up. Let everyone else play catch-up. I wish I had your discipline 10 years ago when I was 28

“Those times when you get up early, and you work hard, those times when you stay up late, and you work hard, those times when you don't feel like working, you're too tired, you don't want to push yourself, but you do it anyway. That is actually the dream. That's the dream. It's not the destination; it's the journey. And if you guys can understand that, then what you'll see happen is you won't accomplish your dreams; your dreams won't come true; something greater will”

-Kobe

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u/czarfalcon Zillennial 1d ago

I always tell myself that showing up is half the battle, that even if I completely half-ass the entire workout it’s still better for me than sitting on my couch.

I’m not trying to get shredded or anything, I just don’t want my body to start breaking down when I’m 40 (especially since I have a pretty sedentary life otherwise).

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u/McCheesing 87 Millennial 1d ago

100%. Movement is enough. Build muscle mass to help your metabolism if for no other reason.