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With my wife being a nurse we try to eat as healthy as possible but not in a freaky way and portion control is VERY important.
Treat your food as medicine , if you do not than medicine will be your food.

Houtman has the right attitude in that we all should try to find the kinds of exercise that we enjoy doing. It becomes less of a chore, then, even if the exercise happens to be "chores". That said, I do enjoy doing strength/weight training and I need to get back in to the habit of doing so.

Some people are naturally healthier than others. Top tier athletes fall over and die in the prime of their lives. Not saying exercise and eating healthy doesn't help, because it certainly CAN, but with anything in life there are no guarantees. I've seen interviews with people in their hundreds that claim all kind of goofy reasons for living that long. In the end IMO it's generally a matter of genetics, a good dose of luck, and doing everything in moderation including eating, drinking and exercising, not having too much stress in your life and getting enough sleep.

Amen, Ferret. And besides, if you look at those lists of "Life Shorteners", motorcycling is in there someplace anyhow. So have a cocktail, or go hunting, or do some gardening, or lift weights, orrrrr ride your motorcycle and try make each day a happy one. Now I'm heading home on my motorcycle and going to dust the house because it's a healthy activity -- not because dusting is a great exercise, but because Cheryl will shorten my life if I don't.

In studies with identical twins it showed that life style had a far greater influence on long livety than your genes. You can NOT change your genes but YOU have a big say in your life style. Do not leave it to luck alone....

(11-16-2020, 06:47 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Houtman has the right attitude in that we all should try to find the kinds of exercise that we enjoy doing. It becomes less of a chore, then, even if the exercise happens to be "chores". That said, I do enjoy doing strength/weight training and I need to get back in to the habit of doing so.

Well said MTC.

As an example: Most people loath shoveling the driveway, especially if it is wide and/or long. I treat mine as an opportunity and can usually clear it faster than the neighbour who uses a snowblower and has less than a third of the area to cover. I work fast, usually only in a t-shirt because I still hate the work - but it has to be done (otherwise the bike ain't getting out). The neighbours: Completely zipped and scarfed up. The downside of manual shoveling? If snow dumps three times in a day, the wear and tear can be overwhelming.

(11-16-2020, 08:07 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Amen, Ferret. And besides, if you look at those lists of "Life Shorteners", motorcycling is in there someplace anyhow. So have a cocktail, or go hunting, or do some gardening, or lift weights, orrrrr ride your motorcycle and try make each day a happy one. Now I'm heading home on my motorcycle and going to dust the house because it's a healthy activity -- not because dusting is a great exercise, but because Cheryl will shorten my life if I don't.

RE dusting: Again, another thing that's gotta be done.

re shoveling snow

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news...ach-year#1

You don't want to shovel my driveway lol ... you don't even want to use a big snow blower ... I use a Honda ATV w/blade. Even then it's a chore

No Ferret - I definitely would not want to hand shovel all that. I am sure there are enough "little bits" to do where the ATV won't fit.

Nevertheless, what a fun facsimile to riding a motorcycle when clearly the day won't allow.

Yea extra hours in the saddle lol. Like you said though, dont plow it out of the way, cant get the motorcycles out.

Now, when all gyms are closed, I do exercise at work/2x a week. Done.