10-03-17, 10:11 AM
Granted our bodies& faculties wear out/decline at different rates-sometimes we are just "lucky" in our genetic inheritance but most experts(hate that word!) agree that we have to maintain that feel good factor & have a reason to get up in the morning. A generation or two back most men were totally worn out by 60-indeed a lot never got to benefit from their pension. The idea that you get your mantelpiece clock as your retirement present & put your carpet slippers on no longer applies
since all us post-war types had the benefit of the NHS etc-if we are sensible we can live happily for longer.
When my mum died last year age 86 my sister asked me when i was going to stop riding bikes. I said that I would know when the time was right. Since that conversation I have invested in a further 2 bikes-the Tracer & a Honda C90 Cub. This week I have ridden both the Fazer & Tracer & the feel good factor has been amazing. Bikes have been part of my life since I was 14 & I will be 70 next year.
No my physical health is not too wonderful (cant run or walk uphill too long due to COPD) but the mental component of well being is just as important as eating,resting, gentle exercise etc. In any case I am sure my sons will tell me if I become a danger to myself/others but meantime remember age is just a number :lol
since all us post-war types had the benefit of the NHS etc-if we are sensible we can live happily for longer.
When my mum died last year age 86 my sister asked me when i was going to stop riding bikes. I said that I would know when the time was right. Since that conversation I have invested in a further 2 bikes-the Tracer & a Honda C90 Cub. This week I have ridden both the Fazer & Tracer & the feel good factor has been amazing. Bikes have been part of my life since I was 14 & I will be 70 next year.
No my physical health is not too wonderful (cant run or walk uphill too long due to COPD) but the mental component of well being is just as important as eating,resting, gentle exercise etc. In any case I am sure my sons will tell me if I become a danger to myself/others but meantime remember age is just a number :lol