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To: Uncle Miltie
64 years old...Home gym, Smith Machine - 5 days - three on arms, chest, and back (M-W-F) and two on abs and legs (Tue-Th) - weekends off.

Recently realized I can no longer fit in my Dress Blues...arms won't fit in the sleeves :) and I'm okay with that! Trousers still fit, tho...

And it's nice at my age standing up from a seated position on the floor with the dog without using two hands.

6 posted on 01/17/2026 8:11:28 PM PST by IrishPennant (Days may go by slow...but the years go by so fast!)
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To: IrishPennant

“And it’s nice at my age standing up from a seated position on the floor with the dog without using two hands.”

At your age? You are just a spring chicken!

I am 79. Age really hits after 70 but I can still get up off the floor without using my hands.


7 posted on 01/17/2026 8:16:29 PM PST by TexasGator (I./1)
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To: IrishPennant
Nice story, similar one...

Late 70s, home gym 20+ different exercises, 3/4 days/week, I'm usually finished in less than an hour. Biking, skiing, hiking, running. I love it all.

I'll run four-ish 5ks per year, sometimes more, sometimes less. I still have a few 10ks in me, but no more half marathons.

I had surgery this past year from a fall-related injury. The nurses concluded from my heart graphs that I was a runner.

That said, I'm not special. Are you over 50?

You can do this. Start slowly, increase gradually, eat with the new nutritional pyramid guidance in mind. Don't let yourself talk you out of hitting the gym or bike path.

13 posted on 01/17/2026 8:53:30 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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