Getting old is not fun, but...
If you are over 50 you don't need to be told that getting old is not fun. I've had that same experience myself. Last week I went to walk with my dog it just wasn't fun. I mean I heart all over, especially my legs. I was literally limping. Then I realized that about 30 minutes into my walk the pain slowly dissipated. What the...? That got me thinking hard and I decided to start doing my yoga workout every day again, or as close to it as possible, even if I had to do it at midnight, and see what happens. I was right. Yoga stretched and massaged my muscles to the point that the muscle pain disappeared.
I have a confession to make. A few months ago I reduced the number of my yoga workouts to once a week and then, since I was busy, to zero. Since I was fine for a while I didn't realize that I am making a mistake, but my body soon started to send me signals that something is wrong and here we are. I don't think I will make the same mistake again.
My usual workout is a 20 minute workout described in my book: