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Luke Benedictus

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“Getting older in

the traditional

pipe-and-

slippers wayis,

tosomeextent,a

lifestyle choice”

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Secretly, I’d always quite looked forward to my mid-

life crisis. I’d grow an unconvincing ponytail, pretend

I like dubstep, buy a red sports car (obviously) and

chase inappropriate blondes. This behaviour would,

of course, be self-indulgent and clichéd. But it also

sounded rather fun.

The catalyst for these pitiful antics, I assumed,

would be a milestone birthday. Confronted by the

slippery slope of physical decline, I’d embark on a

series of forlorn attempts to prove to “the kids” that

I’ve still “got it”.

In bad news for Sydney’s Harley Davidson salesmen,

however, our story “The Evolution of Man” (p89) may

have put this angst-ridden soul-searching on hold.

In the feature, four men on the cusp of a new decade

look to their forthcoming years not as a dull slide

into elasticated waistbands, but as the launch pad for

personal growth and physical challenge.

The message is that getting older in the traditional

pipe-and-slippers way is, to some extent, a lifestyle

choice. A milestone birthday isn’t the excuse for a mid-

life crisis but a time to set yourself up for a new decade

of health and fitness. Essentially, it’s like the New Year

on steroids.

But just as the dawn of a new year is a fairly

arbitrary time for making resolutions, a significant

birthday isn’t necessary, either. It doesn’t actually

matter how old you are. Your personal war against

weakness and infirmity can start today. Yes, ageing is

inevitable, but a messy descent into existential despair

is not. Stare it down and grow up.

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