• Aviandelight
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    10 months ago

    I tell myself every day that I’m not working out for my beach body, I’m working out for my old lady body. I just want to be able to tie my own shoes when I’m 70.

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      10 months ago

      You’ve got more lofty goals than I do. :)

      I’d just like to extend the years I’m able to go to the bathroom by myself without another human required to help me relieve myself.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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      10 months ago

      They were discussing this on the radio the other day - one of the key things is being able to get out of a chair without using your hands.

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        10 months ago

        I think there’s a lot of value in just lying down on the floor and getting up like ten times a day. Being unable to get up after a fall is a huge problem for older people.