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BOSSHOG

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22. Thank You My Friend

Reply to Otterdaemmerung (Reply #20)

Wed Mar 12, 2025, 10:11 PM

Mar 12

I’m on the brink of 71 and read much about health. Movement seems to be the thing to do in all its forms. I’m kinda obsessed. And I’m enjoying it. And have been for decades. I enjoyed your post. Doctors are great with their unsolicited but helpful advice.

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Best Advice I got from a Doctor [View all] BOSSHOG Mar 12 OP

Movement is medicine. Drink water too Demovictory9 Mar 12 #1

When I'm not walking I'm peeing. BOSSHOG Mar 12 #2

I do 64 ounces...that's it Demovictory9 Mar 12 #4

I make 100 about half the time BOSSHOG Mar 12 #8

I pee while I'm walking to save time. Pinback Mar 12 #18

Isn't peeing in public okay BOSSHOG Mar 12 #27

That's too much BonnieJW Mar 12 #24

Motion is lotion. mac56 Mar 12 #10

that's another way to say it Demovictory9 Mar 12 #11

My mother is 101 years old. Staph Mar 12 #3

good for her. I walk inside when I don't get out. back and forth... listen to music because it's boring as %$#@ Demovictory9 Mar 12 #5

Good on Your Momma BOSSHOG Mar 12 #7

Love both of these and also the advice about staying hydrated ... cliffside Mar 12 #6

the people who say they don't have time to exercise Skittles Mar 12 #9

Right You are My Friend BOSSHOG Mar 12 #13

That's me regrettably jfz9580m Mar 12 #19

I kept the commercials with Neflix Skittles Mar 12 #21

I really should start running again jfz9580m Mar 12 #28

OK I AM CHALLENGING YOU! Skittles Mar 12 #29

Alright! jfz9580m Mar 13 #30

OUTSTANDING Skittles Mar 13 #31

Walking is something most anyone with working legs can do IronLionZion Mar 12 #12

I can no longer run BOSSHOG Mar 12 #14

We gotta keep moving. Get a walking partner or two. The peer pressure will make you go, even when you don't want to go surfered Mar 12 #15

Excellent advice My Friend BOSSHOG Mar 12 #17

I watched that game! I miss the Southwest Conference and the old rivalries. surfered Mar 13 #32

A dog is a great walking partner FoxNewsSucks Mar 12 #23

That'll work, too surfered Mar 13 #33

That's good advice wrt mental activity as well jfz9580m Mar 12 #16

To further corroborate your post: Otterdaemmerung Mar 12 #20

Thank You My Friend BOSSHOG Mar 12 #22

I agree completely. FoxNewsSucks Mar 12 #25

Thank You My Friend BOSSHOG Mar 12 #26

Walking and cutting sugar and carbohydrates has saved me. CentralMass Mar 13 #34