Dad was still doing eight hours straight of mounting Big Rig tires with tire bars when he was 78. His mind went long before his health finally declined at 89. And even then he was still physically fit and walked miles everyday, he got bowel cancer that did him in pretty quick.
He pushed himself to physically work hard all his life and that was what preserved his health throughout. I have done the same all my life.
Appreciate the testimony of the importance to keep working. The allure is very strong to sit around and “relax”. Sounds like your Pops overcame that. And the realization is that eventually everyone goes and no one gets out alive.
Yep. There are members in my family who exercised and those who did not. There a noticeable difference in overall health and even recovery from health issues as they age.