Exercise - how much is enough?

I'm near your age, healthy and active.

I walk dog(s) 4 times daily. Terriers are quite active. I think hoovering dog hair, daily, is exercise. The stretching sort one gets from pets.

I use exercise equipment when the mood strikes.

It seems to me you exercise enough. Perhaps add a bit on your bike if you believe you must exercise more? Balance pose while tidying?

I hate these posts (joke) - makes me feel like such a slob 😫

I used to walk for about 2 hours a day but I have hip arthritis now and have had to cut it down to one hour. I do some yoga and hip exercises most days. I feel I should do more but gets painful. I will be 78 soon.

M0nica

I am 81, nearly 82, I regularly walk several miles. On a day out in London recently I walked over 4 miles in total. I also do Tai Chi, a regular class and short daily sessions at home, plus gardening around one hour a day. At the moment I am preparing to move house so spend several hours a day bending and stretching as I sort out packing, lug stuff for tip and charity shops in and out of the car.

I have ADHD, which means I am not good at sitting down for any length of time.

OP, I would say, you and I, are doing far more exercise than most people our age.

I certainly would agree with your last paragraph, and would add you are more active than many people far younger than you! Well done!

keepingquiet

You are an inspiration! I hope I'm still out walking at your age.

I agree

Good luck with the move Monica.

I will be 77 in a few weeks and do a lot of walking, sometimes up to 10 plus miles. I only started walking at 50 but so glad I did.

I am 81, nearly 82, I regularly walk several miles. On a day out in London recently I walked over 4 miles in total. I also do Tai Chi, a regular class and short daily sessions at home, plus gardening around one hour a day. At the moment I am preparing to move house so spend several hours a day bending and stretching as I sort out packing, lug stuff for tip and charity shops in and out of the car.

I have ADHD, which means I am not good at sitting down for any length of time.

OP, I would say, you and I, are doing far more exercise than most people our age.

At 81 you do as much as you are comfortable with, try a few more minutes on the exercise bike, but dont overdo it.

Personally I think it’s not really about the spurts of exercise but more about what happens in between.

On your feet more than on the couch😬

Sounds as though you are doing plenty and I am inspired by you.

You are an inspiration! I hope I'm still out walking at your age.

Balance too, stand on one leg as long as you can. When you are cleaning your teeth perhaos or while the kettle boils. Try closing your eyes. Very hard.
I can’t do this and it’s reminded me that I shoukd be doing this too.

Why not go for more but short walks, you seem to be fairly fit if you play badminton. You coukd increase another 5 minutes on the bike. If you like.
Don’t forget resistance weight training is really important at our age. You can get those wrist or leg weights or else carry (carefully ) a tin of beans in each hand as you walk round the house.
Not that I am an expert, but you seem to be doing fine.