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Why do people use age as an excuse to get out of shape?
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Why do people use age as an excuse to get out of shape?
Why do people use age as an excuse to get out of shape?
Seems that there are plenty of examples of older people performing at a level far above that of a typical younger person.
101 and 97 year old marathon runners training
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Given a choice of a long, healthy, and active life in one's senior years, or being long dead and buried after several years spent mostly in hospitals and doctors' offices, it seems like the first option would be preferable.
Seems that there are plenty of examples of older people performing at a level far above that of a typical younger person.
101 and 97 year old marathon runners training
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Given a choice of a long, healthy, and active life in one's senior years, or being long dead and buried after several years spent mostly in hospitals and doctors' offices, it seems like the first option would be preferable.
