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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom cleans her own house and maintains her own 1 acre yard--mowing, weeding, planting a full garden.  She scrubs all her toilets herself, mops floors, etc.  She also paints, fixes light bulbs, you name it.  Guess what?  She's also obese and struggles to walk one mile without stopping.  House chores don't maintain the kind of muscle mass that keeps you fit as you age, and they do very little for overall cardio fitness. [/quote]

That is great she does all that! She should keep it up - use it or lose it. Strength training as low as 20 mins a week and cardio 75-150 per week are still recommended for overall fitness. But performing those household tasks is great functional work. My grandma did essentially what your mom does, only, and nothing else. Also plenty of walking around her town. She retained excellent mobility and lived independently well into her 90s. She is now 103 and still qualifies for assisted living (not nursing) because she can get around with just a walker.[/quote]

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