[jyl]

My opinion on how to stay fit and mobile into your 50s (and maybe beyond, I dunno)

- No contact sports. So many guys burn it up with football, MX, etc for a few years in their twenties and are seriously gimpy for the second half of their life

- No running. I may be biased by being forced to run my guts out in high school XC. But I firmly believe our knees were not meant to run for more than the average lifespan of a prehistoric hunter-gatherer, like 25 years.

- Keep your weight down. Pretend you're carrying 40 extra pounds. I mean, pick up a 40 lb kettle bell and carry it around EVERYWHERE 24/7. No wonder your back, knees, hips, etc are hurting.

- Easy on the booze. You get one liver free. The next one costs $400,000.