I hate being 56!

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello,
Bah!
Being 56 means you're too old to do anything, but not old enough to do nothing!

7 hours on my hands and knees yesterday, on a concrete flooo w/a 3" scraper removing a coat of latex floor paint the previous owner had applied over top of a glossy oil floor paint = I'm sore in places that I didn't even have places there a few years ago.

[Ed Scolforo]

Wait till you're 61 !!

[Lee DeRaud]

57 is no picnic either.

One thing that really ticked me off was when one of my local theater chains changed their "senior" age from 55 to 60...about a month after my 55th birthday.

[Joe Pelonio]

I'll be 56 in July. As I recall that hands and knees next day ache thing started several years ago!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

There's only one alterative to aging. Don't rush it.

[Glenn Clabo]

Ya and you also need to know that it's all down hill from there...

[David G Baker]

The alternative to all of the pain is the correct type of exercise. If you are in good physical shape you can do many of those things you did when you were younger without all of the aches and pains. Good advice right, do you think I take my own advice? NOT!! I hurt all over when I try to do the things I did when I was in my 50's and exercised. Now at 64 and creeping up on 65 the pain is frequent but I still try to do many of the things I did back then. It takes longer and I try to find ways to use equipment to do most of the manual labor.

[Bob Rufener]

No batter how bad we feel some days, being on the top side of the grass is better than looking up at it. I'll be 65 in 4 months. My dad died when he was 51 of Lou Gehrig's Disease-ALS. Every day is a gift.

[randall rosenthal]

when i was 28 i worked at a ski area in utah and skied regularly with a bunch of great skiers that were all in their late fifties through late 60s. they told me the trick was to never stop....never take a few years off...keep moving.

i just came back from a two week snowboard trip....im 60....there's something to it.

[Greg Peterson]

I try to get to the gym four to five times a week. It is a commitment, but the benefits are exponential.

And even if you can't or don't want to go a gym, just doing some simple exercises at home produce noticeable benefits. Situps, pushups, jumping jacks, yoga (much harder than it looks). It really takes little activity to generate benefits.

Also, one of the most overlooked things to do before, during and after is stretching. Take five to ten minutes to stretch before starting. When you take a break stretch some more. And when you are done, stretch again. Don't bounce or swing around when stretching, just concentrate on slowly , evenly and consistently stretching a particular muscle group. And don't forget to breathe 'into' the stretch.

And don't forget to drink some water afterwards too.

[David G Baker]

I did the Canadian Air Force exercises for around 15 years and it did wonders for me. Had a couple of on the job injuries and got away from the exercises. I really need to get back to them. They are great and take about 10 minutes a day.

[James Suzda]

Have you ever noticed how that "old" benchmark keeps moving? When we were 12, 21 year olds were old. When we were 21 then 40 was old. At 40, 55 was old. Now that I will soon be 65 old is 90! I hope I can get to the point when I can say "At 100 that's old!"

[randall rosenthal]

Have you ever noticed how that "old" benchmark keeps moving? When we were 12, 21 year olds were old. When we were 21 then 40 was old. At 40, 55 was old. Now that I will soon be 65 old is 90! I hope I can get to the point when I can say "At 100 that's old!"

exactly.........(thats a new ,one the prompt told me my message was too short ........but now it not)

[Ken Garlock]

Rich, I will hit the 68 mark this October. I have found that with time a person's G.A.S. indicator moves from "Do/Does" to "Don't." I consider it part of natures way of putting on the brakes.

[Lee DeRaud]

Have you ever noticed how that "old" benchmark keeps moving? When we were 12, 21 year olds were old. When we were 21 then 40 was old. At 40, 55 was old. Now that I will soon be 65 old is 90! I hope I can get to the point when I can say "At 100 that's old!"

Maybe so, but I still don't trust anybody over 30.