Alpha1 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-october-7-2018-1.4851817/seventy-is-not-the-new-sixty-just-ask-my-body-1.4851827 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jreboll Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Those pushing that thinking are the ones working behind a desk or in other non physical professions. I worked until 66 1/2 but my last few years were not at100%. I’m glad my co-workers were patient and understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 I'm 74 in two weeks. I work out 6 days per week, 3 at the gym in Plaza Bugambillas, 3 on a life cycle. I do pretty much everything I used to including riding a full sized motorcycle on extended distances. It is a proven fact you don't have to get weak when you get old. I notice few people in my generation at the gym. The ones who are are like me. We all have our aches and pains but we don't let it stop us. I may not live any longer but I should be less limited in the mean time. Cardio will help you live longer but strength training is for the here and now. That gym has everything for strength and/or cardio training. It works, give it a go! There are several trainers there who are fluent in English and knowledgeable about training for older people. I suggest either Eddie or Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 24 minutes ago, Mainecoons said: I'm 74 in two weeks. I work out 6 days per week, 3 at the gym in Plaza Bugambillas, 3 on a life cycle. I do pretty much everything I used to including riding a full sized motorcycle on extended distances. It is a proven fact you don't have to get weak when you get old. I notice few people in my generation at the gym. The ones who are are like me. We all have our aches and pains but we don't let it stop us. I may not live any longer but I should be less limited in the mean time. Cardio will help you live longer but strength training is for the here and now. That gym has everything for strength and/or cardio training. It works, give it a go! There are several trainers there who are fluent in English and knowledgeable about training for older people. I suggest either Eddie or Kim. I play table tennis 3 times a week, and it is a complete workout, including the mind. Nothing better for preventing dementia than table tennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 56 minutes ago, Mainecoons said: I'm 74 in two weeks. I work out 6 days per week, 3 at the gym in Plaza Bugambillas, 3 on a life cycle. I do pretty much everything I used to including riding a full sized motorcycle on extended distances. It is a proven fact you don't have to get weak when you get old. I notice few people in my generation at the gym. The ones who are are like me. We all have our aches and pains but we don't let it stop us. I may not live any longer but I should be less limited in the mean time. Cardio will help you live longer but strength training is for the here and now. That gym has everything for strength and/or cardio training. It works, give it a go! There are several trainers there who are fluent in English and knowledgeable about training for older people. I suggest either Eddie or Kim. That will be the place with really loud music that disturbs the neighbours then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 I noticed the music was quite loud in the morning, but when I would return for lunch on the first floor at Salvador's or Chopsticks that the volume was not noticeable around noon. Someone said the noise was turned down before about 10 AM. When is the music loud? Only in the early morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 I'm told it is loud in the morning. I work out mid afternoon. Not a problem then. I think the loud music goes with some of the exercise classes. Amazing people can't work out without being deafened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, Mainecoons said: I'm told it is loud in the morning. I work out mid afternoon. Not a problem then. I think the loud music goes with some of the exercise classes. Amazing people can't work out without being deafened. Ah, but they are already deaf therefore they have to play it loud so that they can hear it! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 And apparently asparagus is way better than spinach.....! 😉 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/corrine-jeppesen-bodybuilding-transformation-1.4850928 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matagorda Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 I´m 90. Play a decent game of tennis (doubles) 2 hrs. for 3 or 4 times a week. Have not been to a gym or any kind of work-out area for at least 25 years. eat what I like; drink regularly; occasionally smoke a cigar or pipe. Sleep 7-8 hours a night;do normal household chores (no more roof visits), help take care of my semi- paralyzed wife; for the past 5 years travelled to France or Italy with her and daughters for 2 week stays. Admittedly, have household helpers to help care for my wife;cooking; cleaning;laundry etc. Maybe I´m the proverbial exception that proves the rule. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 You are indeed the exception. Hope you understand that and are grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Yes they are exceptions who are hard of hearing like they were in their 30´s... funny how people can fool themselves. Although it is true that some people stay more mobile than others we all age like it or not.. Go out with young people hiking n the woods at high altitude and see how your old body like it.. My mother is 96 , lives by herself and is dong well but she is not 80 or 70 and even less 60, she is a 96 year old doing well nothing more nothing les and she is lucky. Yes the ones that are dong well are lucky but they too will die soon, let´s not kid ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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