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Re:Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds by imesh on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @04:16AM (#14191662)
Both my grandfathers where professors who kept working up until their irrespective colleges forced them retire due to their alzheimers. One ran marathons up until his 70s and the other one did moderate exercise. Both did everything you are supposed to do, both got alzheimers. 80 isn't going to be a party no matter how healthy you are, it's 80.
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Re:Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds by grecy on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @04:48AM (#14191793)
The guy who ran my white water raft guide course was 74.

He did a backflip out of the raft in a 3+ rapid, into a glacier melt river North of 60. He laughed when I was given control of the raft for the first time and I flipped it with him and five others in it within 30 seconds.

I'm willing to bet he will still be having a ball at age 80.

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Re:Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds by ekianjo on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @07:32AM (#14192515)
in your 70s you age much faster than you think. 5 years do a lot more damage than you expect from 75 to 80.
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