Originally Posted by
AzTallRider
Some of us choose to delay the decay brought about by aging for as long as possible. We want to be healthy and fit right up to the end. What's graceful about losing your fitness and health earlier than you absolutely have to? It's far more graceful to maintain athletic ability than it is to hobble around with a walker, wondering how you will handle your next ailment. IMO, "Aging gracefully" sounds like an excuse to not exercise strenuously enough.
You can do both but realize the body doesn't work like it did 40 years ago. I remember a comment Charles Barkley made on TV about playing back to back on away games. He said something like when you're 35, the big difference is recovery time after a big effort the game before.
So I say to myself, if I want to go 20 mph for one hour, good luck the next day. Better to adjust speed or distance and get another day of riding in.