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Old Wed, Sep-30-09, 05:23
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Originally Posted by SidC
Staying active is also so important, even if it is just walking. I'm watching my parents now. My mom is doing OK, but my father has trouble getting out of chairs or just walking a few steps because he is carrying so many pounds. That would be me in 20 years if I wasn't mindful -
Funnily enough, this is something that I've been posting about here in my journal recently.

One of my biggest fears as I grow older is the loss of my mobility. I don't want to be sick and doddery, relying on various drugs to get me through, and on other people to look after me. However, I do feel that by following a low carb woe, exercising and using weights as I do, supplementing with Vitamin D and getting out in the sun and fresh air as much as I can, I'll hopefully avoid such a nightmarish fate.

If anyone is interested, here are several articles explaining why being active and doing some sort resistance training is such a good idea as we get older:

Study suggests it’s never to late to be active

'Pumping iron' helps pensioners live longer

At 86, great-grandmother Morjorie Newlin keeps pumping iron

Old broads: the golden years of pumping iron
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