Turning 30 hit me harder than expected

Hit 30 last month and suddenly all my joints started making noise. Knees crack when I stand up after sitting too long. Has anyone else’s body just give up at a certain number?

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barbara_baker578d ago

Girl, I feel you on the "joints making noise" thing. My knees started popping like bubble wrap around 32. It's like our bodies just decide to throw a tantrum out of nowhere. I've been doing light stretches in the morning, takes five minutes, and it helps a little. Hang in there, it's not just you.

the_zara8d ago

Wait, bubble wrap? That's such a perfect way to describe it though, @barbara_baker57. But seriously, 32? That is way too young for that nonsense. I'm a few years behind you and I'm honestly scared now.

parker_thomas7d ago

Oh, so now I have to look forward to my knees sounding like I'm packaging fragile items every time I stand up. Great. I guess that's what I get for sitting at a desk for 30 years hunched over a keyboard like a gargoyle. Seriously though, the pop and crackle soundtrack is real. I've started doing those stretches too but half the time I sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies.