Kudos to you for staying active. I truly believe that’s the main reason for a long life and a sound mind. My husband is almost 84 and he is stooped in the shape of his recliner. It’s sad.
I bought him a new recliner for Christmas and ended up putting it in the livingroom. It doesn’t have the lever to raise and lower the foot/leg platform and he didn’t have the strength in his legs to get out of the chair. He is almost to the point of needing a lift-chair but I’m holding out. I don’t want to enable him to not use his legs.
Yeh...I know...
Spouse is 82 and is an avid gardener....digs the soil with a 25lb pick ax....shovels dirt around to fill pots for planting veggies and herbs....Its what keeps her fit.
Everyone needs a hobby...anything physical.
Best read of all is "How to Grow Old...By Cicero...50BC
Get a copy stat
Timeless wisdom on growing old gracefully from one of ancient Rome's greatest philosophers Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all—and why you might discover that reading and gardening are actually far more pleasurable than sex ever was. Filled with timeless wisdom and practical guidance, Cicero's brief, charming classic—written in 44 BC and originally titled On Old Age—has delighted and inspired readers, from Saint Augustine to Thomas Jefferson, for more than two thousand years. Presented here in a lively new translation with an informative new introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, the book directly addresses the greatest fears of growing older and persuasively argues why these worries are greatly exaggerated—or altogether mistaken. Montaigne said Cicero's book "gives one an appetite for growing old." The American founding father John Adams read it repeatedly in his later years. And today its lessons are more relevant than ever in a world obsessed with the futile pursuit of youth.