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I was athletic and active, weight training most of my life. As I aged, I did less, and less and stationary cycle became boring.
In time I developed type 2 diabetes, and remain untreated. I did what the dieticians told me and am free of medication now 15 years. I have three heart conditions and have had at least one minor stroke.
The best, absolute best thing I can do is walk every day. Walking shaved 60+ lbs off in 8 months. walking has kept me trim, and the other day my pharmacist expressed surprise at my age, 75, thinking I was in my mid 60's.
Walk, never under hard stress, never with an accelerated heart beat (keep that pressure low after 40) and never, never, never push a car or shovel snow over 40.
I don't know if it's relevant, but I still have a head of hair...the only male in my family who does. It's white, but it's hair and of course I never cut nor comb it.
Oh....old age means you will have an intimate relationship with a thing called "chronic pain". Marijuana works