How do you accept change as you age?

I was a physical Therapist. A simple exercise to kee the legs strong is: 1)Take a chair and raise the level of sitting with some firm Pillows. Put the chair in front of the sink. Holding onto the sink, Do deep squats.(Not below the knee level), Sets of 5 or 10. While at the sink, Come onto your toes on one side 5-10 time. Repeat on the opposite side and and do both for a series. Bend your knee, while at the sink and flex each knee 2 or 3 series of 5 or ten. At the sink, with your knee bent, extend you hip 2-3 series of 5 or ten. At the Sink, move your leg sideways in abduction 2-3 series....Sitting in a chair, extent your leg 2 sets of 20. Sitting, lift your knee up with hip extension 3 sets of 10. Sitting, raise your arms over head( turn your thumbs out when you are shoulder high. No weight 3 sets of 10. Standing, put your hands behind your head and go to your hands behind your back at the waist. 3 sets of 5-10. Lying down on the bed on your back lift one leg as high a possible with the other leg stationary and bent with the bed flat. Repeat. Reach forward as far as possible for the abdomine. Reach up and over for the obliques. You can repeat this with your legs bent. With legs straight, arch your back slightly, hold, do the pelvic floor kegel exercise (anus contraction), hold and then do a mild pelvic tilt.hold for 50-100 count This is the correct way to do a core exercise. Just walk back and forth, side ways and backwards in the house. Too long or to much trouble? I do them every day and I am 90 yrs old. So it will take 30-45 minutes of your time. Try limiting food when not out of the house. No junk food. Cook your own. Limit your sugar. Cut down on alcohol. What? What? Who is this guy anyway.. A friend.

Hi, @IndianaScott Napa is a beauty! Thank you for posing your question.

I was deeply offended when my body and mind began the conflict over what I could and could no longer do as well. It has taken me some time to recognize that this frolicking 30 yr old mind resides inside a 76 yr old bod. Irritating and often frustrating to say the least ...vbg However, now that I am becoming more accepting of the 76 yr old's dominance, I work to be grateful for what I can still accomplish, albeit with far more sit down breaks than before.

I so enjoy your phrase,@fiesty76, "I was deeply offended when my body and mind began the conflict over what I could and could no longer do as well."

I can certainly identify with that struggle! You are right, gratefulness is definitely the antidote to that struggle.

Thank you once again for articulating this so well for many of us!

@bill54321 Awesome thank you. Remember Jack LaLanne? I used to exercise to his tv program every morning when I was just wee little one. I liked his two big white dogs (Happy and Walter) hey, are u our Jack?😁

I remember Jack when I was on breaks going to College in Chicago in 1949-50. He had an advantage. Maybe he weighted 150 #. Smaller people have an edge in % fat. You must be close to my age at 90 Yrs.Very good luck to you.

@bill54321 I’m younger than you. That 1952 is the year I was born. I’m just an old soul that has a tendency towards comedy as a coping mechanism. My Mom was a ballet dancer in NY prior to marrying my Dad. They settled on this coastline because of my grandfather's business. Timber. Growing. Purchasing timberland, logging and building homes. So, my Mom would put Jack on every morning to exercise and I would exercise with her. A habit that I continued to have throughout my life (in some form). Remember the 60’s a leg warmers? Yep, I did that. Anybody else have any exercise trends (embarrassing moments) to confess??????

How interesting. I sent my Daughter, Deborah Monlux to Akron U and she graduated with a BA in Chorerography. After dancing in NYC, she and her husband bought a fire sale loft and turned it into a 3 apt business. She became a well known medical practistioner of Homeophathy in Brooklynn, She practices by phone and the internet during the Coronavirus.

My Mom continued dancing here for exercise and eventually became interested in martial arts(how I got started, talked w/ginger about it in a chat) she was in her early 50’s and I was mid 20’s. In the system I trained there was the yin and yang to balance your art. My mother after several years of training , trained exclusively in the yin arts - Tai Chi, becoming a instructor and teaching in the school for 25 years. I was required to learn Tai Chi, but my first love was fighting and the yang arts (i was young and could handle the beatings) She and I became interested in Chinese/eastern medicine and would seek out people like your daughter. As we (Americans) become more educated in alternative medicine , we will see the benefits in the alternative choices. Thank u to your daughter. Sounds like she has had a interesting life. U too bill54321 virgo😊

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Hi @nene22 Unfortunately I have a brand that is no longer made, but others might have more current brands. Mine is now 16 years old, but still working well.