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I can't swim due to mucked up shoulders, can't walk very far due to arthritic knees. What am I left to do? And I'm only 53!

Bicycle?

I just don’t get in a hurry. Surprising what you can walk up on!

I walk from two to five miles, over varied terrain, carrying a rifle, everyday. In the winter, I use snowshoes, if necessary. When it's icy, I use those slip-on studded shoes. I lift weights (not too heavy, high reps), and hit the speed bag and heavy bag. I quit sparring five years ago, on advice from the Dr., due to some neck problems but I'll still do a round now and then. I'm 70 and am still doing OK. One thing I find is that things go wrong more easily. A few weeks back, I bent down to pick up a nail, my back popped, and I was crippled for two weeks. I still managed to walk but had to use a cane! I guess these are the golden years.
From the time I was about 10 years old, I have been taking that walk with a rifle and it helps me feel good. GD

ditto.

6 days a week 5 miles a day walking in the foothills with a Garand, no sling. 3 of those days I add a pack weighing either 20, 30, or 50 lbs. Snowshoes when it gets deep. 60 Pushups and situps daily, half just before the 5 mile circuit and the other half right after finishing the 5 miles. I'm 66.

the old 220 minus age is nothing more than a rough guide to cover averages.

To really get your max you need to know your resting heart rate, the best way to do this is an average over a week or more IMMEDIATELY when you wake up. then you factor in age and weight. There are many charts on line to do this.

Excercise at about 75% of max based on that and you will build stamina and burn fat. Go beyond that and you go aerobic.