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Lifestyle
Leslie Barker

You’re never too old to exercise, these seniors say

DALLAS — When you are in your 80s or your 90s, or perhaps your 70s or 60s, you may think your exercise train has left the station and you’re perfectly happy not to be on board.

But exercise — or movement, if that sounds less intimidating — is both imperative and doable no matter your age.

“My mother goes out into a breezeway at the senior living facility where she lives in Florida and walks down and back several times a day,” says Eduardo Sanchez, chief medical officer for prevention with the American Heart Association. “If my 87-year-old mother can step outside and do that, everybody can do it and feel good about doing it. It’s never too late to start.

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