I couldn't say it better myself!

Oh Mare, you just made my day! :lol3:

I keep saying that I want to be a little old lady in the nursing home doing squats, but your idea is even better.

Would you believe that I spent the first 46 years of my life convinced that I loathed exercise with a passion? I'm still not sure I really like it, but I really like the results. :D

I read the question and thought why? why would I want to stop? As others have said, hopefully I'll adapt to suit my abilities rather than giving up entirely. For one thing, my only hope of winning races is likely to come when I'm a vet ;)

I want to be that 70 year old who still runs. Maybe not fast, but still out there and still doing it. I can't imagine not being a runner, it's changed my life in so many ways.

I've recently had to change my words. I've always hated exercise. However, I have enjoyed physical activity. I don't mind hiking upstream several miles to find a fishing hole that I like. Well guess what?! That was hiking!

I don't mind (well, I'm beginning to mind) going up to the mountains, driving down 13 miles of unimproved mountain logging road and setting up camp by myself. Guess what?! That's weight lifting! Trust me, pitching a 15 x 11 tent, carrying propane tanks (5 gal), going to get water in a 3 gallon bucket, gathering and splitting firewood plus getting all the other stuff out of the back of the truck is a lot of work! It takes over an hour if I push it. I take breathers now so it takes about 2 hours.

My change of words? I like physical activity! My WATP dvds are physical activity not exercise. If that is what I have to say to myself to stay motivated, I'm doing it.

Glad I made your day. :D

When I first started exercising, when I was around 28 my mom asked me the exact same question: "When will you stop exercising?" At 28 I told her I would do it till I was 40 at least... I'm 50 now and there is no way in heck I will ever stop exercising, like Meg said, "I will stop when I die!" I actually exercise more hours per day now than I did when I was 30sh because I have more time, the kids are grown, etc...

I plan to never stop. This is for life.

And here is my role model. Shoot, I wish I looked like this NOW!

http://www.citypaper.net/articles/20...03/naked.shtml (It's not naked, don't know why the page is called that... LOL.)

http://www.momsonthemove.com/show_detail.asp?id=45 (a video)

WOW Ript at 86! And for her cats! What inspiration:carrot:

:woohoo: those pics are AWESOME!! That's ME at that age!!

Holy Cow! I gotta work harder!

I :love: that lady! If I look anywhere near as good as that at ANY age I will be stoked! :D

:rofl: Can you imagine the looks her grand and greatgrand kids get when they say she's in a lifting competition?

Your great grandmother is doing what?

I want to be HER when I grow up!

Tiki

I heard this nice piece on the radio today about Joy Shellard who's 79 and competes in ice skating.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womansho...7_11_tue.shtml

Apparently, she can go lower than any of the others in the group and ... jump higher! :cool:

I read the little blurb. It wouldn't let me listen to it. I got a delightful voice stating, "Sorry. We can't bring you the program you requested." :(

These women are great!

Yes, that's our BBC voice! Sorry you couldn't hear it. At the end of the interview, Joy's younger friends all said they wanted to be like Joy when they were her age and be able to go so low and jump so high! They want to be like her when they grow up.

Brilliant! They are all marvellous.

btw, I bumped into one of my gymn friends in the supermarket this morning and he told me he is 75. I had no idea! I thought he might be about 65! He was just killing time before he went to one of his stretch classes....