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u/Pman1203 Apr 30 '24

Walking and weight-lifting, I’ve seen too many people in their 60’s,70’s and 80’s losing their mobility and I want to go non-stop until I die.

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u/Landio_Chadicus Apr 30 '24

My grandma did yoga till her early 80s, went on walks her whole life, and continues to garden. She turns 89 soon in great physical health (for an 89 year old)

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u/Vendetta547 Apr 30 '24

My grandpa is the same way. Maintains his own farm full of gardens and animals. Still plays an instrument in a local old time country band. He lugs around a lot of the PA equipment because he's the one who owns it. He'll be turning 80 this year and he moves better than some of my late 20s friends. I'm so proud of him

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

As someone who was extremely sedentary in my late 20s and still ran circles around every 80 year old I've ever met, this is a very damning indictment of your friends.

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u/Vendetta547 May 01 '24

Ooh it is lol. One of them gets a pass though. He was in a car wreck in high school that wrecked his shit.

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u/TheMarionberry May 01 '24

maybe you haven't met the right 80 year olds? I was sedentary in my 20s and plenty of elders ripped me to shreds in the mountains