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Why do people use age as an excuse to get out of shape?

Old May 26, 2010 | 08:52 AM
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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.



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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.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 03:10 AM
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That's awesome.. human spirit ahoy!
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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ElantraRage, you know the answer to that: people are LAZY.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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And as you get older it takes more work, and it hurts more.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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"embrace the suck"

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