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7. From personal experience, I found work and exercise are different
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 02:49 PM
Jan 2019

I was a very hard worker during my 40's, many times working from 7:30am to 9pm with 1 hour drive each way to work. So I was burning lots of calories, but my heart was not happy!

After I retired early due to health problems such as faint feeling at work (but never actually fainted), and heart racing, mainly until lunch time. When I retired, I had mild hypertension and suffered panic attacks when inside large stores. So it was either do something or be dead quickly. I took up golf which required me to walk 6-7 miles every round. That was a huge help but it took 6+ months until my health began improving.

I am now 78 and exercise one hour in the Gym every other day. It is keeping my alive and out of doctor's office!

Take it from an old geyser, ask your wife to cut down work hours and start a walking routine.
Walking is cheap, and does not strain your bone joints like jogging. Depending on medications is not good because every med has side effects. Best luck!

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