Recently turned 40. Generally speaking, I don’t see a big difference in the heal time of cuts or bruises. My joints on the other hand feel like they don’t hold up like they used to. Recently spent a day helping a buddy cut down and mulch some dying trees on his property, made it through the day no problem. The next three days of recovery were rough though. I feel like a random day of labor like that when I was 30 wouldn’t have had the same impact. I do weigh probably 20 lb more now but I’m also more physically active on a daily basis than I was when I was just a 30-year-old IT geek. That being said, seeing some of the responses here from the 60 and 70-year-olds gives me hope that it’s all in my head.

I think you might be right. And I still get excited everytime anyway.

Occasionally get rowdy with some light punching, has devolved into some wrestling until someone’s hurt. Happens less as we have gotten older and we don’t bounce up off the floor and shake it off like we used to. Hugs with other guys are limited to a friend’s uncle and his husband.