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205. 8000 steps daily is plenty to stay healthy

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 11:48 PM

Apr 2017

much more than is risking bone joints wearing out prematurely. I find it works best if I walk every other day. That gives my 76 year old body time to heal and recuperate from the exercise, and get rid of the lactic acid formed in muscles every time one exercises.

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geezers and almost-geezers: what do you miss most about being young? [View all] Skittles Apr 2017 OP

Long walks SeattleVet Apr 2017 #1

I really would like to take that walk some day Skittles Apr 2017 #215

Running. Arkansas Granny Apr 2017 #2

I know what she means by the cigarette dreams Skittles Apr 2017 #7

I smoked for many years myself, but I've never had a smoke dream. Arkansas Granny Apr 2017 #15

average over 20,000 steps daily? DAMN retrowire Apr 2017 #70

oddly enough, the fitbit made me take it easier Skittles Apr 2017 #72

Like, do you have a car? LOL retrowire Apr 2017 #73

I only put 4000 miles on my car in a year Skittles Apr 2017 #87

Damn retrowire Apr 2017 #91

8000 steps daily is plenty to stay healthy golfguru Apr 2017 #205

I swear I get 8000 just searching for my keys, my shoes, the remote Skittles Apr 2017 #211

Make it a point to misplace your keys & remote! golfguru Apr 2017 #232

wow! NJCher Apr 2017 #83

I still have the same cigarette dream every few months or so Chemisse Apr 2017 #126

The two things that I quit and still dream about: smoking, and working. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #234

Something I miss. hay rick Apr 2017 #109

I miss running too LeftInTX Apr 2017 #149

Actually, not much. TDale313 Apr 2017 #3

I'm with you Applan Apr 2017 #182

My body seems to be in different "places"... Heartstrings Apr 2017 #4

LOL Rorey Apr 2017 #23

Stamina jehop61 Apr 2017 #5

Eating whatever I wanted Lebam in LA Apr 2017 #6

Me too! Rorey Apr 2017 #25

Erections n/t jaysunb Apr 2017 #8

well, SOMEONE had to go first Skittles Apr 2017 #13

LOL ! n/t jaysunb Apr 2017 #28

Thanks jaysnub MontanaMama Apr 2017 #81

LOL ! n/t jaysunb Apr 2017 #84

Yep safeinOhio Apr 2017 #49

Please share your secret... jaysunb Apr 2017 #69

LOL! I miss having a husband with erections! Chemisse Apr 2017 #127

You and my wife....n/t jaysunb Apr 2017 #140

you know what they say Skittles Apr 2017 #220

Go vegan Applan Apr 2017 #183

Less peeing, definitely less peeing JDC Apr 2017 #9

Less and shorter n/t Jeroen Apr 2017 #40

yes! Why do we pee more? I dunno luvMIdog Apr 2017 #77

one cause is the enlarged prostate Skittles Apr 2017 #180

I'm a woman ;) luvMIdog Apr 2017 #185

Bladder muscles get weaker with age. golfguru Apr 2017 #207

Omigod, my dear Skittles! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #10

awwwwwwwwwww Skittles Apr 2017 #11

Aw, thanks, sweetie! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #19

naw I'm not disturbed Skittles Apr 2017 #21

Oh, do I hear that!!! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #24

I guess we need to appreciate the fact that we can walk Skittles Apr 2017 #48

My first knee problem occurred 4 days ago... golfguru Apr 2017 #36

Try not to be afraid....that's the trick. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #38

When you start walking again avoid the beach/sand LeftInTX Apr 2017 #163

Thanks for the kind encouragement golfguru Apr 2017 #204

Do you like the pool? True Blue American Apr 2017 #227

Great suggestion! golfguru Apr 2017 #233

best wishes to your progress, Peggy steve2470 Apr 2017 #167

Time The River Apr 2017 #12

yes Skittles Apr 2017 #17

I don't remember. Yonnie3 Apr 2017 #14

Well, you know the two signs of old age. First your memory goes and then Arkansas Granny Apr 2017 #18

Wrong! Memory is the 2nd thing to go!! golfguru Apr 2017 #32

I'm unsure if I could tell I was losing memory ability Skittles Apr 2017 #216

Staying OUT late enough to have this inside the mind conversation with myself, benld74 Apr 2017 #16

I used to do that regularly Rorey Apr 2017 #29

Oh Man.... Zoonart Apr 2017 #79

What I DON'T miss.... Rorey Apr 2017 #20

will run another thread later Skittles Apr 2017 #22

Then I'm there! Rorey Apr 2017 #34

Never having to think about my health at all. Cattledog Apr 2017 #26

true, dat Skittles Apr 2017 #219

My body. tazkcmo Apr 2017 #27

I have found that you have to do more Skittles Apr 2017 #221

Running, climbing trees Hayduke Bomgarte Apr 2017 #30

heh Skittles Apr 2017 #116

Mid-70's here, and miss eating a large pizza golfguru Apr 2017 #31

... Skittles Apr 2017 #118

Health and Energy padfun Apr 2017 #33

Attending parties full of young, attractive people Binders Keepers Apr 2017 #35

hey Skittles Apr 2017 #66

I'm the same weight I was at 23. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #80

I am too, but my 108 pounds sure doesn't look good in a bikini anymore. skylucy Apr 2017 #92

My stomach was a lot flatter then, before decades of sitting at a desk. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #95

yes, it is arranged a bit, er, differently Skittles Apr 2017 #107

I always had lousy eyesight with ferocious eyestrain headaches Warpy Apr 2017 #37

The belief that someone could fall in love with me. AJT Apr 2017 #39

aw no, that should never go! Skittles Apr 2017 #67

No no you can find love you just have not look for it; it will find you kimbutgar Apr 2017 #96

Yes, it is. I am 67, and have lost and gained that which I should have kept and never acquired! WinkyDink Apr 2017 #111

My grandmother was widowed a week after her 40th birthday Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #117

Firm buttocks and the sexual capacity of a rutting rhinoceros. Ron Obvious Apr 2017 #41

you can no longer bounce a quarter off my ass Skittles Apr 2017 #60

Not wondering who the hell is that person in the mirror. NT enough Apr 2017 #42

Oh yes! You definitely nailed it! This whole journey is just plain weird. How can I feel the same skylucy Apr 2017 #89

i miss having a future. someday is over. mopinko Apr 2017 #43

I'm a big dreamer too. Chemisse Apr 2017 #128

My health in general rock Apr 2017 #44

Dancing! I could, and did, dance all night. And the kids I grew up with, many of whom are Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2017 #45

I'm with you, Floyd! Still love to dance but my old body has a hard time cornball 24 Apr 2017 #50

I never liked dancing Skittles Apr 2017 #217

Energy! I didn't need much sleep at all back then and I was hyper on top of that... Phentex Apr 2017 #46

I miss that wonderful feeling of immortality csziggy Apr 2017 #47

your parents had some longevity! Skittles Apr 2017 #62

I'm hoping I inherited their longevity genes csziggy Apr 2017 #102

I've heard great things about cataract surgery LeftInTX Apr 2017 #162

Cataract surgery is fine when you need it csziggy Apr 2017 #164

Really interesting story! jcboon Apr 2017 #229

The book is pretty good csziggy Apr 2017 #230

Thanks for this jcboon Apr 2017 #231

I turned 60 in December... I'm still a twenty-something kid inside... Raster Apr 2017 #51

Just turned 60 too Freddie Apr 2017 #98

I hear you Skittles Apr 2017 #198

Well, I'm a woman and I now look like . . . my dad. So count your blessings. Nay Apr 2017 #255

I hear my Mother True Blue American Apr 2017 #226

Energy. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #52

That your body just responded AUTOMATICALLY Golden Raisin Apr 2017 #53

Backpacking. I used to backpack all over the world. Now I can't carry more than a little day pack OregonBlue Apr 2017 #54

Coin-toss car trips. madamesilverspurs Apr 2017 #55

I miss drinking. Croney Apr 2017 #56

Standing up duncang Apr 2017 #57

right now I only feel that stiffness when I wake up Skittles Apr 2017 #64

Free Movement MFM008 Apr 2017 #58

Never giving a thought to the future! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #59

what kills me is, I worry about money more now Skittles Apr 2017 #63

+1,000 !! CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #178

what worries us all Skittles Apr 2017 #181

Kinda being up to date on music Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2017 #61

I use Google News and I routinely go to the entertainment section steve2470 Apr 2017 #225

Playing... Disc golf, skiing, volleyball ghostsinthemachine Apr 2017 #65

Frequent and effortless erections. nt hack89 Apr 2017 #68

I'm almost seventy and never had one that was an effort. They just don't happen as often. rzemanfl Apr 2017 #97

Same time enid602 Apr 2017 #71

I'll go the opposite way by answering one thing I've learned. brush Apr 2017 #74

I ache in the places where I used to play. OilemFirchen Apr 2017 #75

My libido. Itchinjim Apr 2017 #76

Oh man... MontanaMama Apr 2017 #86

Not that I'll turn a romp down mind you.... Itchinjim Apr 2017 #93

Okay, that's good to hear. MontanaMama Apr 2017 #94

Now I am much better at golf than at sex? golfguru Apr 2017 #208

Healing quickly. JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #78

what do you miss most about being young? kayaking little river canyon . stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #82

I have always wanted to do that Skittles Apr 2017 #222

Eating whatever I want Generic Brad Apr 2017 #85

I miss tumbling. rug Apr 2017 #88

Guys (young) at work asked me (59) if I wanted to come over Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2017 #90

see, I always stay awake all night Skittles Apr 2017 #106

Yeah, There's That RobinA Apr 2017 #200

I miss knowing everything. n/t kacekwl Apr 2017 #99

Sex with a woman a few years older and much wiser than me. stopbush Apr 2017 #100

Funny how that works... malthaussen Apr 2017 #242

Knees and ankles that work right greymattermom Apr 2017 #101

I miss the physical games, running and walking rurallib Apr 2017 #103

Amen y'all roscoeroscoe Apr 2017 #252

I would love to move without pain WhiteTara Apr 2017 #104

Belief in the goodness of my country. bbgrunt Apr 2017 #105

the lack of being jaded steve2470 Apr 2017 #108

Swimming every summer day. (I could now, but I'm too self-conscious.) Having relatives to visit. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #110

wait Skittles Apr 2017 #114

I like the way you think! I'm a Scorpio water-baby who never missed a day! WinkyDink Apr 2017 #119

I honestly wish Texasgal Apr 2017 #112

see it ALWAYS made me paranoid Skittles Apr 2017 #113

I Have Had RobinA Apr 2017 #202

Legalization is amazing! Some of the CBD strains are the best painkillers there are. nolabear Apr 2017 #253

Senior stoners don't bother with joints. Too harsh. Use medical pot and the techs LuckyLib Apr 2017 #248

I'm with Bob Seger: "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" Jim Lane Apr 2017 #115

When I stoop down to pick up something, it's so hard to get back up. raccoon Apr 2017 #120

Being able to eat and drink whatever I wanted, not exercise and still not gain any weight. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #121

That lasted until about age early 40-something for me. smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #141

I just have to exercise more to keep the same weight. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #144

see I am lucky Skittles Apr 2017 #176

Regular exercise definitely does wonders for the emotional/mental health, I've found. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #192

Reckless driving. MrScorpio Apr 2017 #122

I miss my mom and dad. cwydro Apr 2017 #123

me too steve2470 Apr 2017 #124

Thank you. cwydro Apr 2017 #136

my condolences to you Skittles Apr 2017 #137

Thanks Skittles. cwydro Apr 2017 #143

When I was a young man... CanSocDem Apr 2017 #125

I'm not so sure that's a bad thing. Chemisse Apr 2017 #129

Just being able to run across a field if I felt like it. Chemisse Apr 2017 #130

No Insomnia! Dammit Jim Apr 2017 #131

lifelong insomniac here Skittles Apr 2017 #138

Playing tennis everyday N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2017 #132

great that you get that much walking in Skittles Apr 2017 #218

Losing friends and relatives Freddie Apr 2017 #133

it is hard watching the older generation go Skittles Apr 2017 #146

Looking in the mirror and saying, "You're next!" DFW Apr 2017 #189

Dancing. femmocrat Apr 2017 #134

Just standing up quickly instead of having to unfold The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #135

"It" Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2017 #139

As a man, not having to get up to urinate ... MicaelS Apr 2017 #142

I did not realize how much that affected guys until I read the replies on this post Skittles Apr 2017 #147

It really is. MicaelS Apr 2017 #161

I have the same issue steve2470 Apr 2017 #166

Playing Basketball ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #145

Feet that don't hurt all the damned time. Codeine Apr 2017 #148

I had that once Skittles Apr 2017 #175

Cortisone shot in the heel Freddie Apr 2017 #254

Not having to haul a bottle of water everywhere LeftInTX Apr 2017 #150

ooh Skittles Apr 2017 #152

I use Oramoist when I exercise and Xylimelts for the other stuff LeftInTX Apr 2017 #153

I have that too. smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #168

Not being in near constant pain. Coventina Apr 2017 #151

Speaking of vision, have you had cataract surgery yet? I wore big thick glasses Hoyt Apr 2017 #154

Everything. Boomerproud Apr 2017 #155

Not being able to do DIY stuff & not playing football, softball Panich52 Apr 2017 #156

I wish oh do I wish SonofDonald Apr 2017 #157

welcome to DU, SonofDonald Skittles Apr 2017 #158

I wish I had my taste buds. I'm about to make what i hear is a great applegrove Apr 2017 #159

Fwiw JudyM Apr 2017 #172

Thanks. I'm taking vitamins. Really I think it is age related. applegrove Apr 2017 #173

Could be. JudyM Apr 2017 #179

I will make sure to take my vitamins and see if that does not help. My applegrove Apr 2017 #187

Yes! That would be great. Good luck! JudyM Apr 2017 #188

My metabolism and my knees. Kali Apr 2017 #160

To be able to walk without pain Highway61 Apr 2017 #165

For everyone with joint pain, I'm going to put in a little product plug smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #169

I have occasionally used the big Salon patches Skittles Apr 2017 #174

Now that is the hard part! smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #191

I'm pretty good at laying it flat on the bed Skittles Apr 2017 #193

Naturally dark hair shenmue Apr 2017 #170

eh, I was born bald Skittles Apr 2017 #223

Innertubes, friends and lazy river floats with the antisipation of whats up ahead. Smickey Apr 2017 #171

Good enough health to be able to work CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #177

I do miss my body, fitness, and looks.... Bayard Apr 2017 #184

losing my older (by 11 months) brother was harder than both my parents Skittles Apr 2017 #194

Being young. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #186

Says it all n/t billh58 Apr 2017 #258

I took some pre-emptive action many years back DFW Apr 2017 #190

No attention to time no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #195

yup Skittles Apr 2017 #196

I'm with you on the vision thing shanti Apr 2017 #197

When I'm 64 :) Highway61 Apr 2017 #199

Lots and lots of free time. Long summer days that lasted forever. cheapdate Apr 2017 #201

73 Being able to drive. I'm in a wheelchair now and I long for the days when I wanted something, napi21 Apr 2017 #203

that loss of independence is a truly tough one Skittles Apr 2017 #209

Holding the hand of the man I loved thecrow Apr 2017 #206

..... Skittles Apr 2017 #210

Thank you, Skittles thecrow Apr 2017 #212

Not being able to fly LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #213

I had never heard of artificial shoulders Skittles Apr 2017 #214

I had a "reverse shoulder arthroplasty" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #235

I am curious Skittles Apr 2017 #237

Not a clue LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #240

wow Skittles Apr 2017 #243

I had the same reverse surgery after tripping and falling down a whole flight of stairs backwards womanofthehills Apr 2017 #247

The having to read small print with glasses is an annoyance steve2470 Apr 2017 #224

somemone who agrees with me Skittles Apr 2017 #236

yea, I need em for just about anything, always have steve2470 Apr 2017 #241

Holding my sons as babies and toddlers. Freedomofspeech Apr 2017 #228

awwwwwwww Skittles Apr 2017 #238

Running up stairs two at a time naturally, no thought given to it. argyl Apr 2017 #239

ooh, I still do that Skittles Apr 2017 #244

Sounds like you've got the knees and attitude of a young'n. I congratulate you. argyl Apr 2017 #245

I miss having unlimited choices HeiressofBickworth Apr 2017 #246

I guess I just don't notice what other people notice Skittles Apr 2017 #249

This thread is poignant and hilarious and... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #250

I really want very young DUers to read this thread Skittles Apr 2017 #257

Being 12, thinking how incredibly cool it would be to be 18! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #251

I miss griping about President Carter. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #256