Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds

Re:Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds by senorjazz on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @09:10AM (#14193123)

I cannot do it (excuses excuses I know) if there is no purpose. Exercise sake I find the most boring thing in the world and just don't do it although I know I should.

Excercise to get somewhere on the other hand - not a problem. When I lived a 40minute bike ride from work, I enjoyed it and looked forward to it.

When the daughter lived 30 minutes walk from school would walk her to school and run back (15 minutes - took a longer detour). Again, I enjoyed it.

If I need to go the shops, I'll walk and enjoy it.

All went to post last year when got a crippling injury and could barely walk. Now with the youngest child also needing to get to nursery not the time in the morning to walk daughter to school and I know work from home. Now that I have to force myself to do excercise for exercise sake, I do nothing

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Re:Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds by rsync on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @10:52AM (#14194027)

"I cannot do it (excuses excuses I know) if there is no purpose. Exercise sake I find the most boring thing in the world and just don't do it although I know I should."

You owe it to your friends and neighbors.

Never mind the health benefits or nicer looks or fitting into smaller clothes - you owe it to everyone around you to be able to:

- run for help

- carry a body

- move debris or pull a hose or help push a car

- (etc.)

If you have any expectation at all of being taken seriously and held as an equal by the people around you, this is the minimum set of capabilities.

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Re:Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds by pc86 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @11:15AM (#14194239)

If for not other reason than the fact that attractive and in-shape people have more opportunities and there is a clear bias in their favor should be enough of a reason.

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Re:Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds by Corrado on Saturday April 29, 2017 @11:52AM (#14227105)

I feel the same way - just exercising is boring. However, I found that doing other things in which my body moves is quite enjoyable. A couple of examples are martial arts and Zumba class. I took up martial arts in my 30's and after a couple of years I was able to take my shirt off at the 4th of July party without shame. My current drive is to got to Zumba dance class at the gym a couple of nights a week. I get to listen to some loud upbeat music and learn a couple of dance moves along the way. And since I'm at the gym anyway, I'll generally do a couple of the muscle machines too.

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