How much physical activity do you manage?

Just signed up for Gym membership-probably oldest member!.
With OA knee and balance problems walking is not much fun.No GC to play with.
Hope gym equipment will benefit total body fitness.-including those flabby arms!
Membership includes fitness room,most classes and free swimming.

Less than when I was pounding the corridors of a huge school! I am busy all morning in the house and the garden, and only stop for coffee (and GN!)

I do have exercise DVDs etc, but just do not enjoy them, or classes, or the gym. I have all these good intentions of walking more in Devon, so if it ever happens you can all remind me I said that.

Less than I would like but plenty nonetheless.

We also have a big garden and a house that takes a couple of mornings to keep on top of the housework. I try to do either half an hour of wii (winter) or half an hour walk (hilly) every day. I go to keep fit class once a week (when it isn't the French school holidays) and out on a walk with the ladies of the village once a week. I try to swim, but the opening times of French public pools makes it very difficult. I did go yesterday, but at ten o'clock there were about fifty people waiting for it to open and then only one lane for swimmers. In term time it is only open for an hour and a half at lunchtime. It is a very large and well equipped leisure centre, but not a lot of use.

I don't think they should classify everyone over 65 in one pot as I can do much more than that but at 80 I might not do so much!

I do 2 pilates classes a week and walk as much as I can. I'm hoping to find a zumba class in September and have found an over 55s dance class but think it might be too staid. The gym is very expensive, even with restricted timings so can't justify that. Gardening takes up a lot of time too. Its very hilly here so walking is quite aerobic!

Now I have read all these posts, I should feel inspired, but feel the need to have a little nap...

Totally agree with last sentence Greatnan. I have arthritis in my right knee and right hand - sequels of a terrible car crash when I was young. It can be quite painful, but the very last thing that helps is rest.

No time to do all the walking, as I have chosen NOT to downsize, lol, and I have a big garden to care for. My green gym. Out in a mo to go poo picking- well horse manure. We have 2 fields, 1 at back and 1 on East side, that a farming neighbour uses on and off for her horses. Back breaking work - but very satisfying as I can put a big layer in each of my 8 compost bins. Great accelerator and makes fab compost (mixed with grass, garden waste and regular layers of corrugated cardboard).

Will go and try the nearest pool on French side, by Lac St Point soon - as I'd really like to swim regularly, but outdoors. I use short 'physiotherapy' flippers, and a combination of breast stroke arms and crawl legs (can't do froggy legs due to knee). That really strengthen's the muscles around the knees, the back and stomach, without any strain. Must wear goggles to keep head low though, to stop getting neck ache.

I walk the dogs twice a day, however the elderly Lab now plods and sniffs a lot more and the Dubai hound ( inherited from eldest son) at 4 wants to race everywhere, so some exercise gained and a Pilates exercise class twice a week which is really enjoyable, if I could curb my eating as well.......

greatnan think you do the best kind of exercise because you enjoy it and I guess you have lovely things to see as you do it too! TBH I have rejoined the gym to encourage OH to do more exercise..he is very sedentary. I regularly walk to town and to see DDs etc and also chase after the DGC at least twice a week! OH drives everywhere and does not really see the point of a lovely walk in th woods or similar...

Well I play golf which many would say is sedentary but it is usually four hours of walking about, bendng stretching, hitting the ball (which is hard) and about 5 miles in all counting excursions into ditches and woods to find DHs ball not maine i'm a straight down the middle kind of girl - not far but I can find it! Other than that walks into town everal times a week. I tried Zumba but it played hell with my back - need something for the winter though and our leisure centre is being refurbed so its swimming lessons again!!

Non, nada, rien,zilch, in other words:- none at all!

A lot! No gc around, but I walk for at least two hours a day up very step mountain paths. On holiday, I snorkel with fins for several hours a day, which is very good exercise. I have found that the more I do, the more I can do.