At 75, Your Health Falls Off a Cliff

[odanny]

This doctor is 52 and takes fitness to another level. He is Stanford trained and believes in preventative fitness. I noticed he was doing a dead hang and I'd love to know his thoughts on that as they are great for developing upper body strength (pull-ups are better)

My takeaway is the two most important things (excluding diet, which is very important) is cardio fitness and strength training. You should be doing some form of both, cardio fitness can be walking, and strength training can be bodyweight exercises you do at home. Going above this level of training is more desirable.

 

[wamose]

I'm right with the program but heredity, God and luck also play in that equation. So far, so good for me. And after I get these cataracts off, starting tomorrow, my putting should improve a bit.

 

[my2¢]

The quantity of life over the quality of life is way overrated.

 

[midcan5]

Nah, I'm several years past and I bet i can still outwork etc etc most of you.... Of course I selected healthy parents with longevity. I bicycled almost daily for forty years. Year round too. I don't envy cyclists today, too many cars, too many fools. Also mom was big on vitamins, take C and a multi most days but not every day. Wife is still kicking too mid seventies.

Quality comes from the mind and values....

 

[braalian]

Of course I selected healthy parents with longevity

How exactly did you do that?

 

[Woodznutz]

He has a point. Most of the men in my family died around the age of 75. My dad, 75, two older brothers, 75 and 73. Sister, 75. However, my mother lived to 94 as well as her sister. Many in my extended family lived well past 80. I'm 85 and in very good health even having had some serious health problems.

 

[initforme]

Every nation has a way of using up peoples most productive years.

 

[Concerned American]

I'm right with the program but heredity, God and luck also play in that equation. So far, so good for me. And after I get these cataracts off, starting tomorrow, my putting should improve a bit.

Cataract surgery works. My eyes got so bad I was not seeing deer standing alongside the road. Thank God for my surgeon.

 

[braalian]

Every nation has a way of using up peoples most productive years.

The government should pay to let able bodied people vacation on SSI in the prime of their lives?

Where do you think the money comes from?

 

[odanny]

And I'll say it again, or better yet, the doctor will.

 

[Lisa558]

This doctor is 52 and takes fitness to another level. He is Stanford trained and believes in preventative fitness. I noticed he was doing a dead hang and I'd love to know his thoughts on that as they are great for developing upper body strength (pull-ups are better)

My takeaway is the two most important things (excluding diet, which is very important) is cardio fitness and strength training. You should be doing some form of both, cardio fitness can be walking, and strength training can be bodyweight exercises you do at home. Going above this level of training is more desirable.

And don’t smoke!

 

[Woodznutz]

Dietary health is more important to longevity than fitness. Exercise can actually reduce your lifespan.

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[Meathead]

Dietary health is more important to longevity than fitness. Exercise can actually reduce your lifespan.

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As I get older I find that I prefer vegetables to meats, although at times I feel the urge for pate and things like that. I think one's body signals what it needs in types of nutrition.

 

[odanny]

Exercise can actually reduce your lifespan.

C'mon, man.

 

[odanny]

And don’t smoke!

I smoked for 15 years, quit when I was 32, since I paid my deductible for the year I'm doing a low dose CT scan of my lungs this week, for a little peace of mind.

 

[Woodznutz]

I smoked for 15 years, quit when I was 32, since I paid my deductible for the year I'm doing a low dose CT scan of my lungs this week, for a little peace of mind.

Me too. 15 years, quit when I was 30. Health immediately improved.

 

[Concerned American]

Me too. 15 years, quit when I was 30. Health immediately improved.

I quit 40 years ago after a pack a day for more years than I care to say.

 

[Lisa558]

I smoked for 15 years, quit when I was 32, since I paid my deductible for the year I'm doing a low dose CT scan of my lungs this week, for a little peace of mind.

Hope you get good news.

 

[BackAgain]

How exactly did you do that?

He will answer when he gets his tongue out of his cheek.

 

[MarathonMike]

This doctor is 52 and takes fitness to another level. He is Stanford trained and believes in preventative fitness. I noticed he was doing a dead hang and I'd love to know his thoughts on that as they are great for developing upper body strength (pull-ups are better)

My takeaway is the two most important things (excluding diet, which is very important) is cardio fitness and strength training. You should be doing some form of both, cardio fitness can be walking, and strength training can be bodyweight exercises you do at home. Going above this level of training is more desirable.

Don't forget maintaining flexibility, very important for seniors. Simple stretches and beginner yoga is a good idea. And bar hangs.