tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831240265721085911.post6483871074752821427..comments2023-04-03T04:53:43.899+10:00Comments on Official Koops Blog: I Must Be Gettin' OldKoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237584261818518594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831240265721085911.post-39000735821930132862011-09-01T12:42:31.409+10:002011-09-01T12:42:31.409+10:00You still look in pretty peak condition, though, N...You still look in pretty peak condition, though, Nance. But I know how this can be deceiving. I once saw an interview with an Australian Rules footballer who was retiring at age 32. The interviewer said "Why are you retiring? You still look pretty fit." The footballer replied, "Because every day I wake up and I can barely move because of herniated discs, I have arthritis in my knees and ankles and shoulders, bones in my ankle have been fused, I need two reconstructive procedures and I can't run in the playground with my children." 'Fitness' and a healthy look are totally different things...Koopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237584261818518594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831240265721085911.post-78815194486828539452011-08-29T01:01:30.711+10:002011-08-29T01:01:30.711+10:00My poison was dance, followed in my forties by yea...My poison was dance, followed in my forties by years teaching aerobics, followed by years of distance fitness walking. Didn't know I had one leg a bit longer than the other and all that exercise was generating a time bomb that would go off at 58. The docs' answer? Aggregated and boiled down, it amounts to, "Take a ton of these pills that will wreck your liver and kidneys and keep you dopey, keep your scheduled appointments religiously, and keep that exercise level up." <br /><br />Does that make sense to you? Me, neither. I smell what you're stepping in, bro.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.com