Tag: Aging

Only a few people in the world look forward to getting older for this

An 87 year old Disney Cast Member
Richard (right) is 87 and still works at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa

 

Only a few people in the world look forward to getting older for this. To move up to the next age group bracket.

Exactly one year from today, I’ll move from being the oldest in my age group to the youngest. This has great competitive advantage.

But. And it’s a big but. But we must never forget the goal isn’t competition, the goal is motivation.

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Two health risks that never go away, until we die

Two bikes in a Florida driveway
Two risks, two bikes. Use them or let them rust.

 

Two health risks that never go away, until we die.

  1. Risk of getting hurt from exercising as we age
  2. Risk from getting hurt from not exercising, doing routine things around the house

While exercise requires time and energy, so does the recovery from an injury sustained from carrying a basket of laundry, or reaching high up on a shelf.

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Those who can walk but don’t are the physically illiterate of our age

Youth soccer player injured down on the field
Fall down seven, get up eight

 

Watching aging adults who no longer walk easily, or without assistance, the mystery is this, when they could walk and didn’t, didn’t they foresee the atrophy?

The genius of communication is the ability to be both totally honest and totally kind at the same time. ~ John Powell

So now, knowing this, what do we do? I wrestle constantly with this question.

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We’ve covered mental and physical, now scoot over to emotional (spiritual), click go.