Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for January 21, 2024

I may do that. I’d probably weigh less and be stronger. At least I’m walking without complaining.

Aunty, take it seriously. Dad did 75 pushups every night. Died at 100. Mom did ten sit-ups every night. Died at 103. And both were active enough to go dancing well into their ’90’s.

Sadly, I haven’t taken my own advice…

Death bed sayings must fall into several categories, several among them being the wish to have Lived, Loved, and Laughed more. To have Exercised More is an implicit sub-heading under each of those.

Actually it should be “hear someone on their deathbed say”.

I am not on my deathbed because I do exercise. A couple of years back, I had a “cardiac event.” The reason it is not called a heart attack is because there was no damage to the heart.

The subsequent cardiac catherization revealed that I have a perfectly healthy heart in every respect.

They threw in a pacemaker / defibrillator and put me on some meds “just because” (mainly because I was already in a bed and I have insurance).

They claim that the main reason that there was no damage (in fact i didn’t even lose consciousness during the event), was because I’d been in training for it for over 40 years. I started my exercise program in my 30s.

According to the electronic records (the implant reports back to the mothership daily), I haven’t missed a beat since.

I am on NO restrictions as to diet or activity.

I am healthy enough to have had a couple of operations to repair or replace limbs, ligaments and other body parts to keep me mobile and active.

Moderate exercise might help you enjoy more life, but it will help you enjoy life more.

If only exercising meant that you wouldn’t have a deathbed.

My mom was out dancing and bowling and hiking and other physical activity at 80 and was complaining that the old people she kept being forced to hang around did not do enough exercise.

Exercise does not extend your life as much as the time you put in to exercising, but it extends your lifestyle far longer.

Aunty the drunk, not likely to say exercise but – wished I never drink or lived life as a hater.Never loved never been truly loved. What a sham of a life wasted. Drink up ole biddy.

…..Maybe she should have said…..“on their last leg”??

Me too, Aunty!

Well you can downright strain yourself twisting those caps off the wine bottles.

That would be me.

No worries AA you exercize your mouth every day…

Altho I hear what yer sayin’, a relative of mine did say that of they knew they were gonna last this long, they would’ve taken better care of themselves!

They can’t. They’re too short of breath.