LONG OVERDUE
I just realized that it had been several months since I have entered any additional blog information which, at my age, may have some wondering whether I am still around! Obviously, I am! My wife recently asked me why we are still exercising at our age and my answer was, "Why not? We have everything to gain from it and nothing to lose." After my recent physical, my doctor and I got in to a discussion of healthy lifestyles and what works best. He gave me a copy of a speech he had given at a conference of physicians in which he detailed the epidemic of obesity and its effects on America. My daughter, who is also a physician, fully concurs with his view. The recent data illustrates how we, as a country, have continued to grow fatter with each passing decade. It is particularly disturbing to note what this costs each of us in terms of health insurance, lost work days, and premiums on a whole host of services. It may be that some segments of our population are starting to take note of this and are beginning to develop programs and other means to counteract this growing trend.
As for me, exercising and eating clean are like health insurance. They are not a guarantee but they do allow a quality of life that I could not enjoy otherwise. I am still very active with my grandchildren, participate in a hiking club, perform all of my own home and yard maintenance, go dancing, do volunteer work for church and community, and travel. I am thankful for the ability to be able to perform these activities and more and am hopeful that my training program will be beneficial in that regard.
October 23, 2007 at 6:50 pm
I think you are right on. We need to exercise all the more as we grow older to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle as long as possible. Keep on training hard my friend!
November 28, 2007 at 8:49 am
You are so right a scary trend is going on. A recent study said by 2015 almost 75% of people will be overweight if people continue on this trend.