With all my latest emphasis on excessive mileage, I believed I is perhaps scaring some folks away. However I do much more train than is important as a result of it’s my pastime and I get pleasure from it. For folks which may be rather less nuts about train than me, how a lot is sufficient for wholesome ageing? I feel that is just about answered by the standard suggestions, which is about 150 minutes every week of average exercise like strolling or equal, or 75 minutes of extra vigorous exercise. I additionally suppose it’s a good suggestion to maintain up your power and work on stability. When you discover one thing you get pleasure from, extra is ok.

And it’s by no means too late to begin as Patty Department, who began exercising at 66, demonstrates.