Old And Healthy: Is It Possible?

Health is more and more an issue nowadays. Even young people are staring to get more health-conscious, and they are trying to live a healthy life, to eat healthy foods, to cook healthy recipes and to practice sports, in order to keep their body fit.

For us, people in our 70s, healthy living has a slightly different meaning: there's no way I could go to the gym, do aerobics or run on the treadmill, or use one of those exercise bikes and not die the next moment. I'm just too old for that.

However, as strange as it may look, I still enjoy going skating. This was one of my favorite sports when I was younger, and I kept this good habit until today. Going in the park with my grandchildren, with the skates in the winter, or with the roller blades in the summer, is one of the biggest joys of my life. Please don't ask my arthritis what it has to say about my sport habits. If my knees had a mouth to speak, they'd curse a lot, that's for sure.

Despite the normal age issues, like morning stiffness, arthritis, a few pains in my joints and a low back pain, I can say I'm a healthy person. My eyes are still good, I can read without glasses. My heart is working just fine and all blood tests I've recently run showed that I don't have any major issues. Even the cholesterol levels, which would put many people on a diet, were within normal limits, so I have nothing to worry about if I exaggerate with unhealthy foods every now and then.

The only health issue I've had since so long ago that it became a second nature, is my allergy, for which I had to buy dehumidifiers in all my rooms. As for the rest, I'm always in perfect shape and ready to enjoy life.