For gays who will be seniors one day - A Steve5380 Topic!

[Steve5380]

Another video posted for "gays who will be seniors one day" and... and are smart like you should be:

 

 

Don't care for the title... it's bullshit!   There is not an ONLY science-backed routine to stop muscle loss. There are many. But this video is a good summary of how to prepare for older age in hopes of maintaining full functionality and health, and continue with such lifestyle until ???  the end ???

 

The guy on the left looks horrible, and this is how I might have looked in my 70s  had I not followed advice similar to what is given in the video.  And I assure you that this advice is very good!   Maybe it is still early, but I never had yet any feeling of being "old".  Now at nearly 82 I feel very little difference from the days I was 50 and 60, and this makes me happy. 

 

But I cannot do today what Nureyev does in the following video:

 

 

but, to my excuse, I could not do it even when I was 30,  ha ha.  

 

Hopefully when you guys are seniors, instead of looking like the pitiful old folks I remember seeing resting on benches in Chinatown, you will be dancing like these two...  or being able to do it while making better use of your time.

 

[Steve5380]

I want to post a video I found that addresses a common misconception affecting seniors and even, the not so seniors:  the obsession of washing ourselves for the sake of "hygiene":

 

 

The Instruction Manual parents receive from Nature when we are newborns does not specify what washing routine we should follow.   Many of our fellow members of the animal kingdom do no wash at all.  Yet they appear healthy.

 

We understand perfectly well the motivation behind washing:  to keep our skin clean, good looking and free of smells. Less common is the motivation of "healthy",  and this becomes increasingly important as we get older.  

 

All of our skin is covered with bacteria that exist in symbiosis with our skin, which does not mind this at all.  Not only is our skin impermeable, it keeps the bacteria at bay thanks to its secreted natural oil, the sebum, which also prevents it to become too dry and crack.  Sooo... how often should we "clean" our skin, washing away its protective sebum?  It turns out that not-too-often  ( in an extreme likeness, never ).

 

Personally, I have never felt much need for showering,  mostly when I was young and did much aerobics and became sweaty. I have lived in warm weather but not excessively so like in SG.  Lately as a senior I enjoy showering in summer a couple of times a week,  but in cold winter it's about once a week.  And my skin is perfect, ( thanks in part to ingesting mega doses of Lactobacillus Reuteri that Dr. William Davis has found that they help the skin stay healthy )  And lately when I came down with the Flu for 10 days I didn't shower... at all, ha ha!  And no one told me that I smelled bad. 

 

Now for decades I have NEVER washed my face with soap and warm water.  It is twice a day with just plain cold water,  and any dead cells that the skin may shed are transferred to the towel, cleaned periodically by a good washing machine. People ( usually women ) call attention to the skin of my face that does not show the typical decay in an octogenarian, but it is still shiny. 

 

So my advice to gays who will be seniors one day is:  FORGET about this misconception in society that our bodies should be clean like fine porcelain.  We are ANIMALS COVERED WITH BACTERIA, and we should not mind living together with these bugs.

 

The video also warns fragile old folks that showering increases the risk of falling, getting colds, etc.  But I am confident that BW gay seniors have already learned a lot about training our legs and our balance to make this irrelevant.    

[Steve5380]

Tonight after I returned from my Aikido class I saw this video with top male dancers performing their difficult skills:

 

 

What a great motivator!   Not that I compare myself  (an octogenarian) with these magnificent athletes,  but when I see what THEY do,  then it is not so unreasonable my training with much younger people with the goal of getting a black belt like they have.  And frankly, I don't feel that years have to take a toll on my body if I keep doing the best I can for it.  I like to be a role model for future seniors,  which I am for many who know me personally,  and why not?  to be also a cyber-role model for those who just read what write here.   I'm not bullshitting, ha ha.

[Steve5380]

Today after watching the following video I have found a new role-model, a new Hero:

 

 

Not that I didn't admire Mikhail Baryshnikov before.  But in this interview one learns about other worthwhile activities he is involved with,  and his attractive sense of humor.  An interesting personality who was able to identify his vocation early on,  actively pursue it early on, and make it into a successful career.  An example for all of us!