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[quote=Anonymous]Spent the week with my parents, both in their early 70s. My father had a knee replacement 10 months ago and has not recovered well. He swims a little but doesn't walk much and can't do stairs on that leg at all. He refuses PT, feels his light swimming is enough, and just sort of accepts it. My mother is quite overweight and walks with a limp. She hasn't had a knee relacement but definitely could use one. I belive it hurts her to walk and she can't go far. She likes to bike a little and says that doesn't hurt, but obviously walking is more important and she can't do that well at all anymore.

It's depressing and frankly maddening for me to see them like this in their early 70s. There's no will to change or better themselves; they've never been into real exercise so I suppose it's no suprise and they feel they're "healthy" since they don't take any pills. I'm 50 and paranoid I'll end up like this too, barely being able to walk a mile at once, etc. I do everything different, I exercise and eat well and all of that. I hope to make it to 80 before having significant mobility issues. Is this possible or do genetics trump everything?[/quote]

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