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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother-in-law, who is 80, has decided to just lean in to her sedentariness. If we're all together for a few days and DH and mention we're heading to the gym, she'll say, "I will NOT be going to the gym" with a big smile. Ditto for going on even short walks around her neighborhood.

She refuses to do even small amounts of exercise. She had a knee replaced last year and did no PT afterward. Now she says she's unsteady on her feet and needs a cane to walk more than short distances. When I asked her why she didn't work with a trainer who could help with balance, she made a big show of shrugging and saying, "It's easier this way." Even her daughter, the apple of her eye, can't convince her to move a little bit.

Is she actually enjoying her infirmity and likely deterioration? She lives alone and I worry a fall is in her future. At our last gathering at her house, we went in to hug each other and her foot caught the edge of her throw rug and she lurched into me. But when I suggested getting rid of the throw rugs, she said it was fine, that she knows how to pick up her feet.

Sensing disaster sooner or later.[/quote]

No one enjoys infirmity and the prospect of deterioration. What is wrong with you?[/quote]

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