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Obama On Getting 'Older And Creakier'

The president tells retired NBA star Charles Barkley he's begun limiting some physical activity due to aging's effects.
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It seems even presidents aren't immune to the aches and pains of aging. 

President Obama recently told retired NBA star Charles Barkley he's limiting activities like basketball to around once a month. (Via The White House)

"You just get a little older and creakier. The second thing is, you've got to start thinking about elbows and you break your nose right before a State of the Union address." (Via TNT)

Obama is 52 years young and is said to spend 45 minutes on a typical workout. He told Men's Health he tries to get six days a week in. 

Still — there's no denying he's done some graying while in office. On the left, his first-term portrait. And on the right — just a few years later — the second-term portrait

He's been humble about aging, though, in 2012 joking that soccer superstar David Beckham was doing it better.

OBAMA: "We're getting old, man! But you're doing it better than me!" (Via CBS)

And fun fact — he may be feeling older and creakier, but at the time of his first inauguration he was among the top 10 youngest presidents in American history. (Via U.S. Navy