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Have things improved in your 60s?

(7 Posts)
Colls Sun 14-Jun-26 17:08:03

I was wondering if others in their 60s whose health and mobility has declined for various reasons over about 7 years, actually had things improve with a better diet and more activity?
Social media is full of 'do this, do that' but I was looking for real life experience from real people please.

J52 Sun 14-Jun-26 18:02:59

I enjoyed my 60s, no work commitments certainly could choose what I wanted to do. Not much change in my 70s, I realise that I am very fortunate to have excellent health and can be very active.
The only sadness is that a few friends have gone, some no longer here, others to dementia.

Shinamae Sun 14-Jun-26 19:07:03

I am 73 and still work part-time in a high dementia care home
I consider I am quite healthy. I don’t smoke or drink alcohol (Recovering alcoholic) And I do try to exercise with kettle bells and tai chi walking and various other exercises for somebody of my Age like sit to stand,toe raises and things like that which are all available freely on YouTube..
My diet is not a particularly good one and I’m trying to work on that at the moment 😬

BlueBelle Sun 14-Jun-26 19:11:02

I was fine in my sixties felt very young, worked until I was nearly 70, felt fine in my seventies, now in my eighties I m starting to get a few aches and pains, but hey ho it ll pass still having fun if not going so far now, still working 20 hours a week voluntary, walk 15 mins to buy my groceries, dig my allotment and swim in the sea. Don’t eat anything special but grow my veggies and take a few supplements like fish oil, vit D, turmeric and a few others

Harris27 Sun 14-Jun-26 19:32:45

Inspirational post.

J52 Sun 14-Jun-26 19:44:15

Fabulous you BlueBelle, go girl. I hope I can say the same when I reach 80! ⭐️

petra Sun 14-Jun-26 19:51:57

Other than a cock up with my thyroid meds which will be sorted soon and having aB12 injection by monthly that’s it.
I consider myself very healthy.
Like BlueBell I work in a charity shop 2 days a week and that’s not sitting at the till but at the coal face, sorting and bagging rag. I’m 80.