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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How would you know what walking is for a 90 year older for a 79-year-old? Do you work in a retirement home or where so that you know?[/quote]

Well I go to a gym that has a large senior membership. 70s and up. I see women taking step classes and I can’t believe they are my moms age! I guess that’s what makes me wonder what’s going on with my mom. Are these women anomalies? [/quote]
Are you really this obtuse?
There’s a in shape 20 year olds and out of shape 20-year-olds. Some 30 year olds can run triathlons, some can’t  complete a 1 mile walk without being out of breath. 
Same applies to old people.
And 79 isn’t the same as 72. Just like 2 year old isn’t the same as 9 year old. Or 12 compared to 19. 21 compared to 29. A lot happens over a decade. 
I went hiking with a ladies group in Asheville. The oldest was 73, and has been hiking her entire life. She was still very slow. I hope that I am still hiking at 73, even at a slow pace.
if a woman has been sedentary her entire life, by age 79 it will definitely show.[/quote]

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