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- nickem, on 05/25/2009, -0/+17I'm 67 and did my first half marathon at the Cleveland Rite Aid run last weekend. (2:40) I can do 250 squats and a bunch other stuff. I am planning to be 130. Of course, it's safe. Start slow and work up to your goals. Who cares if it's healthy, it's enjoyable.
- chicagojack, on 05/25/2009, -1/+16how bout your 30's???
- lepetitmousse, on 05/25/2009, -2/+14There is this guy in my town who goes on a walk down main street every day, three times a day. Hes been doing it since i moved here 15 years ago and he was probably around 70 back then. He's basically a local celebrity and waves to everyone. Even the google street view car caught him walking one day. I think the most important thing is just to remain active.
- audiRS4ever, on 05/25/2009, -1/+13theres an 80 year old down my street who walks 5 miles a day.
- misterrock, on 05/25/2009, -2/+12My grandfather is 80 and still goes skiing every year. Multiple times.
- RutgerB, on 05/25/2009, -0/+9Pretty cool that you're on digg with that age.
- sewje, on 05/25/2009, -0/+7Well do you wana die sitting down or freefalliing at 200+ mph para-gliding!
- inactive, on 05/25/2009, -0/+7My grandfather, who is 77, walks 5-10km a day, does heavy lifting, and drinks scotch like it's going out of style.
All the old ladies swoon over him. It drvies my grandma crazy. - carbonetc, on 05/25/2009, -0/+6Do whatever you can do without pushing yourself or taking risks. Repeat daily.
If a month later you can do more, great. If you can't, fine. Either way you're better off than you were on the couch.
Every workout program starts by repairing muscle atrophy no matter how young you are. That's the part that scares people off. They think, "Well, there must be something wrong with my muscles. Maybe I just can't do what other people can do." If they'd muster the patience to get through that first month they'd be fine. - huntermcwhite, on 05/25/2009, -0/+6yes
/thread - tinus, on 05/25/2009, -0/+6As long as it's possible for you to have sexual intercourse, you should be fine.
- SamSks, on 05/25/2009, -0/+6As a matter of fact, exercise actually keeps some older folks out of the care facilities. And with women, it helps keep their bone mass up - especially if you have osteoporosis.
Arthritis shouldn't hold anyone back either. My Dad's doctor told him to keep moving and take Motrin otherwise his joints will freeze up.
We're supposed to physically active. That's how we evolved. - diggB, on 05/25/2009, -0/+5Weight bearing exercising can help prevent osteoporosis and maintain the bone mass you have. My mother, who's in her late 70's, walks an hour everyday with light weights in her hands and shows very little signs of bone atrophy. My dad, who's just a couple years older, doesn't exercise (he calls it a waste of time) and has lost more than several inches in height over the years and is chronically hunched over. Seems pretty self evident.
- mtnboy, on 05/25/2009, -0/+4Sure its safe if you have been doing it all your life. You shouldn't just start after 20 year of sedentary life style to run a mile because you might have an heart attack.
- waydee, on 05/25/2009, -0/+4Of course it is. Exercise doesn't have to be strenuous high impact things, my grandmother is well into her 70s and walking 2-3 miles a day which seems to be keeping her in great shape, last time I saw her I couldn't keep up.
- shiftkgb, on 05/25/2009, -0/+4My grandfather's 90 and he only retired from 2 jobs last year and he walked to one (town hall - veterans affairs) and then took the path train to the other as a probation officer. He was actually more healthy when he was doing all that and walking so much, now hes starting to regress cause he doesnt walk as much anymore.
- daqq, on 05/25/2009, -0/+3I'm sure Pfizer will come up with something...
- badgerfight, on 05/25/2009, -0/+3i'm just killing time until magic pills and flying cars
- mrogi, on 05/25/2009, -0/+3If you are in your 70s, sex with somebody at least 30 years younger is the only exercise you could ever want or need.
- psykiv, on 05/25/2009, -1/+4ENDURANCE.
The third thing they taught us during marathon training is "if you can't talk, you're going too fast and you'll be exhausted soon" Basically go as hard as you can while still being able to pass the talk test
For the curious the first thing was "NO IPODS/HEADPHONES". The second thing was "NO IPODS/HEADPHONES". Apparently someone was not paying attention and was hit by a car during a training run. - nickem, on 05/25/2009, -0/+3Hoo, me? I was here before you were born,kid. I hate the place since you kids have taken over. haha. Now I have to go to reddit for the girls.
- Chapman9110, on 05/25/2009, -0/+2This is not relevant to my interests!
- LloydBentsen, on 05/26/2009, -0/+2floozy.
- PDF84, on 05/25/2009, -0/+2Answer: No, just curl up and die. Stop being a burden.
- Treason, on 05/25/2009, -0/+2My grandma is 90 and drinks every other day :)
- Ne007, on 05/25/2009, -0/+2Either exercise is good for you or the government payed scientists money to put out bogus information in order to trick u into killing yourself so they could save social security.
who will ever know the true answer? - cyrix, on 05/25/2009, -1/+3If you can't keep up with her maybe YOU need to exercise some more...
- JasonHennesey, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1Yes of course. Exercise at that age really helps prolong your life. It would be good also if they eat vegetables and fruits.
- tack65, on 08/30/2009, -0/+1Yes, yes, yes! People over 70 shoud definitely stay active. However, they really need an exercise physiologist to set them up on a program. Working with medical history is extremely important!
- SpeedyG, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1Ctrl+F "doctor"
one instance, near bottom of the article: "if your doctor approves".
Buried.
Piece of advice number one should be "ask your doctor what kinds of exercise are appropriate for you". - Angostura, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1The thing that seems to be missing here is that low impact forms of exercise should be perfectly safe. My father is 85 and goes swimming twice a week.
- waydee, on 05/27/2009, -0/+1A bit of an exaggeration maybe but the old girl is quick, I sometimes have her look after my dog and have seen it struggling a bit to keep up with her lol.
- inactive, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1there are girls at reddit?
- lead2thehead, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1*****. That's just something that flabby people say to justify their laziness. You're WAY more likely to die of heart disease if you don't exercise.
- OrangeTide, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1I like how I get dugged down, even those most of us have heard of young marathon runners having heart attacks. Or people complaining about their knees after years of exercise.
- tmyprod, on 05/25/2009, -2/+3I'm shooting a doc on a 79 year-old woman who can dead lift 250 lbs.
- hagfish70, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1How the f this got on the front page is beyond me... Unless digg just picked up a bunch of senior viewers.
- ViscidGobs, on 05/28/2009, -0/+1A stay at Castle Anthrax would not only guarantee physical fitness by doing the repeated horizontal mambo day after day, hour after hour, week after week, year after year, but also you would die with a gargantuan smile on your face. How's that for exercise?
- rblancarte, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1I mean seriously, exercise is never bad as long as you are not overdoing it.
- DarkBlueAnt, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1It's safe to do anything in your 70's. What's the worst that can happen? Death? At least have some fun.
Also, the worlds oldest man was a cyclist until 102 or something. - splorpdotorg, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1My grandfather is 83 and golfs several times a year (lot of walking there). He also works part time (because he was bored) delivering medicine for a local drug store to the (as he calls them) "old people". The old people tend to be at least 10 years younger than him.
He's a retired postal carrier. He was on a walking route, so he got plenty of exercise. If only he wasn't shrinking... - charlie55, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1i dont understand why you think that was funny. just repeating one word and changing another is not funny.
- fireinbergen, on 05/26/2009, -0/+1Dugg for the article calling old folks..geezers.
- docbob84, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1The short answer is it's safe. The long answer is, it's safe as long as you do the right things. Seniors have to be careful starting even low-impact exercises if they've been sedentary until now. Get a stress test done, get a bone scan if you've got any risks or family history of osteoporosis. An EKG and cholesterol panel cost very little, especially with insurance. Focus on low-impact things at first. Swimming, walking, and bicycling are great. Low-impact weight training is a good way to build and tone muscle mass. Another thing you might want to consider is your medication schedule. If you take a diuretic for high blood pressure, for example, it might not be best to take that right before a run. Same with statin drugs for cholesterol, which is what the heart uses for energy when it's being exercised.
Talk to a dietician about proper diet. Seniors tend to lose muscle instead of fat, which is bad for strength and also bad for the kidneys, which filter out the waste from the broken down muscle. It's important to maintain calories when switching to healthier diet, and if you cut down on even 100 calories a day you need to watch muscle mass carefully. Don't give up fat calories or carbs, it's probably better for seniors to simply increase protein intake than switching either fat or carbs for protein.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Of course *legal spiel* make sure your personal doctor agrees before making any lifestyle changes */legal*. Exercise is great at any age, it will give you energy and keep you mentally and physically fit and independent for much longer than sitting on a couch. Just make sure not to hurt yourself switching things up too fast. - docbob84, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1Another thing it does is helps keep us mentally "all there". If you have a huge family history of Alzheimer's, walking once a day isn't going to keep you from getting it. But it might help you with being able to remember that friend's name from when you were in high school, or where you left your car keys. Not to mention the extra energy and better sleep you get after exercise. Just don't change things too fast or without considering your health if you're a bit older.
- docbob84, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1You're a "senior citizen" at a given age; you're never "old" until you decide to be. Your grandfather is doing it right.
- docbob84, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1You laugh but in all seriousness, sex is great exercise, especially at that age. It also helps with blood pressure. The more strenuous (with "warm-up", so to speak, of course) you can build up to the better, unless you have an underlying condition. It's a shame people think their sex drive should shut off when they get older, and it's a shame that people are so afraid of talking about sex to their doctor in general. Public consideration of erectile dysfunction and low-testosterone syndromes are helping, but people are still too prudish. Do it, do it often, do it as long as you can. And if you can't do it, it means something is wrong or at least starting to go wrong. Talk to your doctor.
- docbob84, on 05/25/2009, -0/+1Young marathon runners who die most likely have a type of cardiomyopathy. They would almost certainly have a heart attack or heart disease of some kind by the time they turned 40 anyway. Young, healthy people who have trained enough to run marathons don't die of heart attacks.
- LloydBentsen, on 05/26/2009, -0/+1but then people will get pissy about it being a repost.
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