Going downhill

Question

Hi, How would you say going downhill in español?

I was thinking of the poem:

Going downhill is the natural way for the old folks work and the young folks play..etc.

Answer 1

Cuesta/colina abajo is the customary way to refer to downhill, like in that poem.

Answer 2

yes in terms of health you can use acabar(se) or agotar(se) which means it is literally to finish (to use up) or to exhaust (to drain up) respectively...

Answer 3

If you are talking about an old person´s health going down hill, I would use "acabándose."

Answer 4

I'd say "bajando la colina" or something similar.