Thankyou Foxy, Bonnie and Clyde are both rescue Clydesdales that my other half owns, he does tend to spoil them a bit as they had such a poor start in life.
But like my dogs with the really long hair it’s best to do several grooms a week and daily brush out of tails, manes, and hoof feathers. Also exercise they love a hack out.
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For me, weight training helps a lot. It keeps me strong, improves my posture, and makes me feel more energetic. I also try to eat well and stay active. I think staying fit as we get older is less about looking young and more about keeping our body strong enough to enjoy life. 
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I agree Pimmy. I didn’t used to bother with exercising when I was younger, I thought it was a waste of time! Now I realise how important it is to stay fit at an older age,so I joined a fitness class and I also exercise at home.
I never bothered with healthy eating either but now I am much more careful and choosy!
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I think you have been told some porkies. My team have assured me that my Medtronic pacer’s battery will last on average 6yrs with a maximum of 8 with this 3 lead job.
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Surely it depends on the beats per minute!
I’m with you on that one Rose!
Sometimes less is more, this seeded rye bread is £2.00 a loaf but tasty, nutritious and filling
I wouldn’t want to go back to that overly processed cotton wool! 
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I don’t think so LongDriver. My first annual checkup back in 2022 apparently there was 13 years of battery life. It has been reducing by around one year on each of my annual checkups and now stands at nine years.
I have a two lead version and battery use is dependent on the amount of time the pacer has to assist the heart in keeping a regular beating pattern. If the defibrillator is ever used it will drastically reduce battery life.
An internet link on my bedside table sends regular reports to the cardiology department at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield so only annual visits are necessary. Unless something goes wrong.
I know what you mean about the cotton wool! 
Rye breads and other cereal breads are becoming very popular here.
I never thought I’d ever buy zero fat plain yogurt, I didn’t even used to like the sugary ones!
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My diet has always been healthy. I rarely do any fast food, never did even in younger years, preferring veggies and fish and chicken. I didn’t crave chocolate, or ice cream, only an occasional glazed doughnut or piece of fruit.
I preferred preparing a home cooked dinner over eating from a McD bag. My kids thanked me for this as they have stayed slim when adults.
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@Rose2 Absolutely! It’s funny how our priorities change as we get older. We definitely appreciate our health much more now.
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let’s hope someone is reading them OGF. These days likely a bot…
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Well done on that. Not only did you save your own health but that of the next generation.
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Seems this generation has fixated on some stuff that in their own lifetime cannot be rationalized.
They do point out that is not an emergency system as it’s not monitored 24/7 Annie.
Most of the time we discuss any unusual readings at the annual checkups where they will try to adjust my medication…No chance! 
If they do spot something wrong they will contact me by phone or letter (depending on the urgency) and I will be called in to the hospital as soon as.
Lots above are very inspirational. I’ve fallen off the exercise wagon this summer. I had CTS surgery, then it got very hot this summer and I decided it probably wasn’t healthy to exercise in the heat. Then I went back to Karate and my gym and after just a few weeks my father suddenly went into hospital for an eye operation and I am needed now for 2 weeks to put drops in his eyes 5 times a day as he can’t see to do so - so that has curtailed karate. I can go to my fairly comprehensive home-gym, but its a case of finding time, and I have been very busy around the smallholding this weekend doing Cardio and weight style jobs so haven’t done the gym, but somehow doing jobs outdoors doesn’t seem quite as valid or qualifying as gym time. I’ll have to get back to it - no point in eating a good protein rich clean diet if I am not doing stuff to burn it.
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We have quite different attitudes to exercise JOC, but I suppose they end up having the same effect on health and wellbeing.
Sometimes exercise gets so complicated.
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Not mine Spitty, I walk jog or cycle 5 days per week come rain, snow or heatwave.
Even if someone close to me died, I would still turn out for my early morning exercise…Unless it was me that died…
Simples!
Thank goodness for simplicity, just legs and a spreadsheet!
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Yes Spitty, I forgot to mention the obligatory spread sheet…Never go anywhere without my stopwatch.
