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Staying fit in advanced age

Aging Well | Last Active: Apr 20 8:04pm | Replies (139)

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@mydogsbestfriend

Thank you for your reply. I do walk 1+ miles each day but we just had 15” of snow so the rural road is not good now ( I could walk but the salt is bad for my dog); I am somewhat close to a couple of parks also but I don’t like driving in the bad weather. I am consider a treadmill, I find them expensive though I did have a manual one ( non-electric) until it wore out, so I am looking into those. I do have the elastic bands & just found a place in my house where I can use them for shoulder & arms stretches (steel beam in basement I’m sure I can pull it down 😭). I will be 77 this Fall and have bad disks in my spine and lots of osteoarthritis in my feet. I started changing my diet since my Nov wellness check but it’s never been bad. I get upset with my primary MD as my blood tests are usually a tenth (.1) more than the “normal “ numbers so he says I’m ( for example) prediabetic. . My glucose was 101 and my A1C 5.9. Just over the line. I only take a thyroid med and for the last 2 years Amlodopine ( lowest dose). Try to eat mostly no salt, no refined carbs and little red meat. I am about 10 pounds overweight. I just get discouraged when the doctors go by normal test numbers and tell me I should be taking ( ex) metformin. I refused.

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@mydogsbestfriend
Give yourself a postive as you are trying. I will be 77 in May. I too have lower back problems and severe arthritis in spine. It is why I do water aerobics as keeps weight of my joints when running and jumping.

But was told to keep from getting osterporosis needed weight bearing exercises. So I do walk 3 miles once a week and every night take my dog for a walk from 1-2 miles. I live in Florida so most of the time it is not too cold to do this. My dog loves the cold and will walk twice the distance he does when hot.

Again you are very proactive so give yourself a pat on back.

think about getting a recumbent bike. i put it in front of the TV, turn on CSI, and before i know it I've done 5 miles. I can feel it strengthening my knees...good luck !