Lately I have been reading so much about older peoples achievements. A 89y old lady winning swimming records for her age group. A 102y old lady teaching japanese. An older couple(can't remember their ages) walking around Australia. etc. etc.
One of my elderly neighbours walks every morning one kilometre to the local Swimming Pool, and then walks back again, and twice a week she helps in one of our OP Shops.
Here I am sitting on my backside, doing nothing constructive. Do you agree with this fellows ideology; Age is in your mind. ?
I should be ashamed of myself for always finding excuses not to get out of the house and smell the roses. It is either to hot, or to wet and windy, or to cold. What other excuses can I find?
Erica
Oh come on Haizy the gods save the best till last - you know that 
No, age isn't in the mind at all, it's in the body. Minds don't age unless they are ill.
My mother used to say "The Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" and that's about the sum total of it.
Lots of very elderly people are achieving now, because they are allowed to stay active and are encouraged to be active. Back a generation or two people were expected to grow slow and weary whether they liked it or not.
On top of that, the food is (generally) better, the health care is better (not the Medicare issue, but the actual care).
You see, the Baby Boomers are now aging and they don't want to grow old, so they are encouraging us to stay active so they can have someone to compete with
I absolutely believe in Move it or Lose it and exercising even more when you get older (ailments permitting of coourse) as this wards off so many age related and overweight issues and I am furious with myself because I just won't do it. I used to be a gym junkie and love athletic activities but lately have become so terribly lazy I just don't know what I can do about it. 
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I'm only 45, but sometimes my knees feel like they are 90. Today is one of those days, not sure if its the muggy weather or what, but they are certainly giving me some grief.
