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I’ll be 67 in May. Pushing 70 for wall it’s worth... LOL

I’ve noticed a few things that are different, but I’ll be honest, I feel better than I did at 45. My health issues corrected themselves to a degree.

I lost the major veins in my legs when I was 41-42. For a few years I would really swell up if I walked or sat for long periods. I’ve had my lower legs swell up at least double size on occasion. Today, my peripheral veins have kicked in, and I can walk around all day without support socks. I do wear them when I am out though.

For years I couldn’t walk up a 3% incline for more than a block or two without resting. If I rode a bike, I would go about two blocks under pressure, and have to get off the bik and lay down. The blood immediately pooled in my legs. I had to get it back to my head, and laying down was the only way. People would see me and think I had a heart attack. No, I was just resting. It was sometimes hard to convince them that was all it was.

Several years ago a friend asked me to support his charity by walking up a hiking trail. That trail went up 1000 feet in about one mile.

I made it 3/4s of the way up that trail without stopping. I rested a few minutes and completed it. I was literally shocked. I had no idea I had that ability any longer.

Today I’m riding the mo-ped, and peddling quite a bit.

I recently rode it from Glendale College (Glendale, CA.) to Boston and Santa Carlotta in La Crescenta, CA. That’s a trip of about six miles and has some serious elevation challenges. There’s probably a 750 to 1000 foot increase in elevation.

The ride there is tough. Coming home, it’s down hill all the way.

I highly recommend my mo-ped to anyone. It’s great.