Incredible medicine for aging well: Walking!

Yes, dogs and cats are the most common cause of falls in the US I think I saw it was like 80% of all falls. I had a neighbors dog jump on me without warning, it knocked me over and I fell directly on my hip on pavement! I survived that fall, I think, with just a bruise. I know someone, someone with osteoporosis, who came outside and their neighbors huge dog (like the 3-4 ft. kind) all of a sudden jumped up to "give then a hug". The person fell back against a wall thankfully. That was scary.

How in the world can people own dogs and not have them trained? In Europe dogs get trained by the entire society starting very young. The method is to bring them out into all situations and no one comes up to the dog to pet it. That's totally different than in America! That early attention and petting causes bad dog behavior. I think I read it causes a type of neuroses in digs.

And I will caution everyone (from personal experience) to wear proper walking or workout shoes in the house when you exercise there. Slippers on hardwood floors or tile can be as bad as slipping on the ice. And exercising barefoot (other than yoga) is an invitation to sore feet, an aching back or shin splints. Also remove obstacles or you may have bruised knees, and any loose rugs that can slide.
Over time, I have managed to do every one of these dumb things in my own home - I'm a slow learner I guess.🤷‍♀️

Thank you for the link. It will take some effort for me to walk indoors, especially in my rather small home, but I'll sure give it a try.

I live in a small place as well. I've found that the yes2next website has walking videos that don't require a lot of space. Take a look at it, you might find something that you can do.

Will you let me know if you find something?

I am an 86 year snow bird and walk five days a week have been doing this for three years now started soon as my last chemo treatment for lymphoma b and four surgeries for melanoma what a difference it has made mentally and physically latest pet scan very positive
Only do 40 to 45 minutes but able to do projects now replaced bathroom vanity shower and toilet last winter and starting second bath this year
So guys get walking and stop complaining
Merry christmas

I'm glad you shared your experiences with walking, @bobgallen! It sounds like regular walking has renewed your energy for other projects. Great to hear.

Dancing is a form of walking that can be more enjoyable than just walking straight.

Absolutely! Dancing is my favorite exercise. 💃🏼🕺🏼🎶

Posted by John in a different discussion: McMaster University has an Online Aging Portal with a lot of free online classes and videos - https://www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/e-learning/lessons.

See the lesson on Walking Speed as an indicator of health and how to improve your speed.

McMaster University also did a very interesting study on activity and premature aging. It's definitely worth reading the summary. Look up:

"Endurance exercise prevents premature aging" + McMaster

Also, years ago I knew someone who worked at McMaster University. Very nice person.