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GumboYaYa

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32. Exactly right....

Mon Jul 25, 2022, 04:26 PM

Jul 2022

The way we treat our bodies in our 40s, 50s, 60s etc has a dramatic impact on how we age. My great grandfather ran regularly into his 80s until his eyesight got so bad he had trouble. He is the person who got me started running. He lived to 96 and was sharp as tack until the day he died.

My grandmother is 98. She still walks on the treadmill everyday. She had Covid last year. Nothing but a thing for her, mild cough and a little fever. She facetimed me the day she got out of Covid quarantine because she was so excited she was able to workout and get her hair done.

My grandmother who was an alcoholic died at 63.

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Eighty is the new 60 [View all] rlegro Jul 2022 OP

Hot Dog, that makes me 55! tavernier Jul 2022 #1

And you only look 54! dameatball Jul 2022 #24

+100 Johnny2X2X Jul 2022 #2

Just his schedule and travel exhausts me! colorado_ufo Jul 2022 #16

I agree completely! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2022 #3

Everything they do now is payback for their imaginary grudges Walleye Jul 2022 #4

80 is 80 Sympthsical Jul 2022 #5

Absolutely BeerBarrelPolka Jul 2022 #8

Thank you! llmart Jul 2022 #10

Forget 80, I'm struggling with 40s. Sympthsical Jul 2022 #13

Your 40s are when your bod lets you know that your lifespan is finite Warpy Jul 2022 #28

When half your back muscles seize up because you bumped a wall in the morning Sympthsical Jul 2022 #30

Well said n/t Doc Sportello Jul 2022 #17

great post - nt Locrian Jul 2022 #20

Yes. And there are lots of politicians who are 80+ who should NOT still be in public office. Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #23

thank you Skittles Jul 2022 #31

Disagree GenThePerservering Jul 2022 #33

Biden healhier at 79, than trump was at 50. empedocles Jul 2022 #6

I want to be Nancy Pelosi when I grow up. Croney Jul 2022 #7

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Jul 2022 #9

I dig Cicero's take over commercial branding Torchlight Jul 2022 #11

Yup. Notek Jul 2022 #12

80 is still 80 Warpy Jul 2022 #14

In my own family Johnny2X2X Jul 2022 #19

My grand aunt was sedentary after her late 30s Warpy Jul 2022 #25

There's no guarantees Johnny2X2X Jul 2022 #27

Exactly right.... GumboYaYa Jul 2022 #32

I think we need age limits. Mosby Jul 2022 #15

Science News - Americans slow down the clock of age StarryNite Jul 2022 #18

So you're saying Social Security should start at 82? tinrobot Jul 2022 #21

President Biden is setting an excellent example for people to stay in shape Mysterian Jul 2022 #22

For me the age of Joe Biden is related to his experience in the Senate. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #26

Last semester, at 67, I returned to Berkeley to finish my BA. (Still working on it.) deurbano Jul 2022 #29