[runjake]

Healthy 50 year old here.

I see a lot of good advice in the comments but the one I don’t see which has had an amazing effect is an annual (or perhaps once every 2 year, if you’re still in your 20s) physical exam with a good physician.

My physician is an accomplished runner and we geek out on things during my physicals. He goes the extra mile on stuff like blood tests as indicators and whatnot.

Aside from that I’ve traditionally been into extreme endurance sports and while I wouldn’t change a thing, except perhaps doing more when I was younger, I’m questioning whether that’s wise or sustainable (injuries and wear-and-tear) for my ongoing health at this point.

It used to take a day or two to recover, but as I get older, it’s in terms of weeks not days.

[jen729w]

> I see a lot of good advice in the comments but the one I don’t see which has had an amazing effect is an annual (or perhaps once every 2 year, if you’re still in your 20s) physical exam with a good physician.

FWIW I asked the Australian doctor who was inspecting me, top-to-tail, in my 37th year, whether I should be doing this every year.

“Do you feel healthy?”

“Yes.”

“Then no. No need while you’re young.”

[runjake]

You’ll get roughly the same answer in America but I still recommend it every $x years , if possible, especially in the late 30s.