Exercise and Fitness

tavernier

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48. I am 78 and I went back to work as a lunch lady in a high school

Sat Mar 15, 2025, 08:48 AM

Mar 15

after I retired from 50 years of nursing. There is a lot of walking and lifting and carrying as well as mental challenges, and it’s so great to be around healthy kids for a change! I told my boss that it’s like going to the gym every day, except they pay me! Another plus is the social interaction; kids keep you young and I’ve made so many new friends with cafeteria staff and teachers. And no one I’ve talked to believes that I’m nearly 80.

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So, I don't have anyone else to really tell about this [View all] Bettie Mar 14 OP

Good for you! SheltieLover Mar 14 #1

I'm 58 and want to retain my mobility Bettie Mar 14 #2

You're right, it is the way to retain mobility! SheltieLover Mar 14 #10

IMO, fitness will aid greatly in injury avoidance. Prairie_Seagull Mar 14 #19

My advice Chi67 Mar 14 #20

I made it a point to learn form last time Bettie Mar 14 #29

Great! Chi67 Mar 16 #61

Not just mobility leftieNanner Mar 14 #25

Especially as a post-menopausal woman Bettie Mar 14 #26

My mother had terrible osteoporosis leftieNanner Mar 14 #27

How I got the better of osteoporosis... BobsYourUncle Mar 15 #47

Have you tried water aerobics! True Blue American Mar 15 #54

It helped me Katcat Mar 14 #37

I recently had knee replacement gab13by13 Mar 14 #3

Oh, I'm nowhere near where I was when I stopped Bettie Mar 14 #5

Good for you! Keep at it, it's worth it. jrthin Mar 14 #4

Good for you! It feels good to start again, doesn't it? CrispyQ Mar 14 #6

Excellent! Its not easy to start over. Keep up the good work! Srkdqltr Mar 14 #7

Yay You! umroman Mar 14 #8

Congrats on believing in yourself and not giving up! Nt Trueblue Texan Mar 14 #9

Slowing natural muscle loss, getting - or staying- in shape IS the 'fountain of youth.' FailureToCommunicate Mar 14 #11

Good job getting back into it! DemMedic Mar 14 #12

Good advice. Thanks! erronis Mar 14 #18

Right now, I'm doing five sets of five Bettie Mar 14 #21

Good for you! Americanme Mar 14 #13

Congratulations, Bettie. Great comeback after your ankle issues. wordstroken Mar 14 #14

Congratulations Bettie! Good stuff! Keep going! calimary Mar 14 #15

Good on you! 3catwoman3 Mar 14 #16

Excellent, every little that you do every day will do wonders for your health, both phisically and mental. Escurumbele Mar 14 #17

Good for you! LoisB Mar 14 #22

Never give up! joanbarnes Mar 14 #23

Good for you! piddyprints Mar 14 #24

Bettie! Scrivener7 Mar 14 #28

I plan to hang in there Bettie Mar 14 #31

Also focus on your nutrition! colorado_ufo Mar 14 #42

Got the blood test and it said I have sufficient levels. Scrivener7 Mar 15 #50

I am SO glad for you! Keep going! Alice B. Mar 14 #30

that is so great!!! samnsara Mar 14 #32

It looks like you're doing StrongLifts or starting strength Alpeduez21 Mar 14 #33

Yep, Stronglifts Bettie Mar 14 #34

Have you tried resting a bit longer Alpeduez21 Mar 14 #35

I'll do longer rests when Bettie Mar 14 #36

I'm 74 and am stronger and have more endurance than ever duhneece Mar 14 #38

Good for You, Bettie!👍 Daleuhlmann Mar 14 #39

You are awesome! colorado_ufo Mar 14 #40

Cancer in complete remission is huge! Bettie Mar 15 #49

keep going! WVGIRL Mar 14 #41

I'm an old girl, 76. Been doing the same daily 40 min Joinfortmill Mar 14 #43

Wife with Alzheimer's paul91046 Mar 15 #44

Lily has a new drug, too, that's showing promise. But that's interesting that Scrivener7 Mar 15 #51

Stay the course DennySmith Mar 15 #45

The way you get there is keep going. Safely, of course. Sounds to me like like your results are positive! marble falls Mar 15 #46

I am 78 and I went back to work as a lunch lady in a high school tavernier Mar 15 #48

Congratulations. True Blue American Mar 15 #55

You go... workin out is the best drug!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 15 #52

Being on DU True Blue American Mar 15 #56

Good for you. 👍 underpants Mar 15 #53

One step at a time turns into thousands! True Blue American Mar 15 #57

I have one that's probably 15 years old. underpants Mar 15 #59

That's great! Lilithschyld Mar 15 #58

Amazing to hear!!!! stoned Mar 15 #60

Great! Keep it up wolfie001 Saturday #62

I ride the exercise bike, but Bettie Saturday #63

Yes! Moving and exercising makes us so much more mobile wolfie001 Saturday #64