How to get

[Thalia]

If it's the legs that don't do it as they used to and you are out of breath then aerobic stuff would probably be better Ron. But I would say that the first port of call would be your quack for a check up. There could well be an unseen reason for you feeling this way. That always seems to be the common advice given out to anyone of a pensionable age that wants to take up exercise

 

[alan]

Ron, the best thing and only thing you should do is go and see your gp. if you dont do a lot of exercise they will tell you whats best for your age and fitness level.

its not worth your life to try something your body cant cope with.

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay AMIMechE (SA) MIFE (SA) (ACA)]

Thre one thing that I cannot abide about fishing these days is carrying all that gear down the bank. This is why this winter I have taken to lure fishing for pike and maybe the odd perch. And I am having a little success too.

Lure fishing also enables me to do a little walking which can only be good for me.

Thank goodness I can still cast a fly well and use a multiplier as well as an expert.

 

[John H Member of THE C.S.G.. & The A.T.]

I used to play rugby 3-4 times a week, I wasplaying open age rugby against hairy $rsed tattooed miners when I was 14. Now I would literally fall over ifI tried to run.

If there is some magic way of getting fit(er) I love to hear.

 

[Thalia]

GP first Ron and if you'vge got the time to spare for training I'd get a dog.

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay AMIMechE (SA) MIFE (SA) (ACA)]

It is impossible for me to own a dog.

I live alone and I like the freedom of being able to travel at a moments notice. Living the way I live is not fair on any dog.

 

[Deanos]

Come on then Ron!...what have you decided on as a regime to get yourself back to peak condition? THE TIME IS NOW!...we are all waiting to see the results!

 

[Michael Howson]

Ron I can well appreciate your predicament. I am a few days from my 68th birthday and i really dont feel half as fit and strong as i did even just a few years ago.

I eat sensibly, walk almost everywhere, drink very little alchohol and do my best to look after myself but i have come to think that holding back the aging process is like walking up a down escalator.

I just grin and bear it and get on with my life as normal as possible.

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North)]

Send him with me for a night in the haunted house. I'll make the bugger shift.