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Taking into account Rollo advice if you were to place the booze one side of the room and the ice another side think of the exercise you'd get....the crisps in another room...the sweets right next to the chair...well you need some guilty pleasures....

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I wear it all the time. Even have it on the shelf above my bed at night

It has to go on charge though every couple of days but I do this in the morning whilst I am in the lounge where it's charging
Takes about 2 and half hours to fully charge

I agree, Elizabeth, for the alarm - and as long as Shirley wears it!! :-D :-D :-D

I think the idea of a smart watch is excellent - my mil in fact asked for the emergency phone as a Christmas present and I was very glad t o provide it - but she seemed to keep it on the hall table, not handy for accidents - but I'm sure she would have been happy to wear a watch.

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Just think how old she'd have been if sober :-D

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My gran (lived to 99, just a reminder :-D), used to make her own wine from scratch!
Those vegetables growing in the garden - were they to eat or drink?
I suppose, whether they were on a plate or 15% proof, they were a source of vitamin C :-D

Nothing quite like a bottle of parsnip wine :-S :-S :-S

Well you would Shirley...obviously you're having "a glass or two" without company....isn't there a survey somewhere that people that drink on their own die younger..if not there should be don't be so cheap share the bottle :-D :-D

and what is age but a number...I remember as a kid thinking people in their forties were ancient...now I think they're young....

On a serious note it's great you have your gizmos...the only advantage over that is those other ones if you fall some of them can detect that...you may not be in a sober enough state to say "call whomever"....

But, but, RTR - Shirley is none of these people you mention!!!

I'm also darned sure they didn't use 'pedometers' to keep fit, neither would they have connected themselves to a smartphone, so they could be 'directed' - yet they managed to live to a ripe old age - surely that was impossible without technology.....
Or, perhaps they were just lucky!

If you want to boast about age, I can do that too:
my gran died in 2003 aged 99
My great granddad died in 1942, outside the grocery shop he both ran - and grew many of the vegetables for - aged 96 - due to enemy bombing
G g g aunt died in 1936, aged 100

All were, as far as I know, active before they died.

I haven't recorded the deaths of all my ancestors, but have found ancestors who died:
1834 - aged 91
1843 - aged 97
Quite a few, from the 13th to16th century who died well into their 60's - quite a feat in those days. One was 77 when he died in 1210.
Not bad for someone who had been on crusades.

But it's all relative.
My dad was an extremely healthy and fit man.
He died in 1994 aged 68, from a brain tumour.

My g gran died in 1906, aged 23 after the birth of my gran. Had there been 'useless' doctors with their (I assume) 'useless' degrees and knowledge that they possess today, the chances of her living would have been increased hugely.

You've also used the term 'infirm' incorrectly.
People who are infirm aren't unfit - they're suffering from (according to the dictionary):
'Poor or deteriorated vitality; especially : feeble from age' (that's age, not being unfit)

Infirmity can arise from a long-term illness or frailty from old age - no amount of technology is going to make them 'fit' again, neither will a long-term illness 'get better' from walking a bit.

Besides which, Shirley just feels she's unfit. :-D

well i do like a glass .or two ,of Rose lol

if that was the problem then I would only have myself to blame :-D ;-)

Of course, none of us is commenting on the obvious...maybe if Shirley would just put a little more water in her drinks every day she'd not be so tipsy/wobbly call it what you will :-D :-D
Now to be fair I know many people well into their 90's that can down a pint or two and still tickle a trout.

Or Euthanasia!

Yes, that was a sardonic response

My mother was playing croquet at 91and the Queen rides a pony. My GGF stood trial in Chelmsford assizes for bare knuckle fighting over a debt at Romford Market when he was 90. Despite the police evidence the jury found him not guilty. He got his money too. I used to go salmon fishing on the Avon with a retired civil servant over 90. You could have plenty of tread in Yr tyres.

GPS are entirely useless at dealing with the many lifestyle complaints from which the nation suffers. They don't have time for more than bromide and palliatives. Thatcher tried to get the NHS and govt spending onto keeping kids and adults healthy but most of the effort was lost to austerity so now we are faced with the impossible cost of looking after the long term infirm. The only rational response for the individual is to try and stay fit as possible.

....and labyrinthitis can't be diagnosed by watching an old TV programme :-D :-D

Bear in mind too Rollo I am 81 !!!!!!

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I did have an attack of labyrinthitis too late last year

I'm sure, when Shirley goes to her GP - you know, a trained doctor - someone with an appropriate degree - he/she will give Shirley suitable advice for her situation.
You never know, Shirley's MOT may be to see why she has balance problems!

Interesting though a TV article may be - even if it's a doctor, it's better to see the real thing.

I'm sure, RTR, that you wouldn't go to Youtube if you had, for example, chest pains, to get the 'low down' on the heart attack you're having :-|

Once people get past 50 they will only keep fit if they work at it the amount of exercise in the typical life is nowhere near enough. Becoming unfit is a gradual thing which creeps up on people by which time reversing the trend demands a serious effort as you are beginning to discover. Do nothing and the future is bleak.

You won't do much exercise if you keep falling over though so start with basics, sorting out your balance. Here is an excellent piece from the BBC "Trust Me I'm A Doctor" series which is focussed on balance for the older person.

https://tinyurl.com/zv4c6jh

Well my apple I watch is paired with my I phone and has all my contacts on it
By pressing the button in on hold I get the can i help you .i can then say ring Karen my daughter, or any of the contacts and it will ring them
So if I have a fall anywhere I can call for help

It has an activity app on it with a daily calorie aim to use by exercise and a step tracking etc on it. If I have been sitting a while it pings up a message of time to stand up and move around for one minutes

Lots of other innovations on it too

I know too that once a week keep fit won't be much help but I do exercise at home too several times a day. It's just I hold on when doing them .
Standing alone and trying to keep up with the music tempo was more challenging to my balance . But hey once a week is better than none

As for buses well we only have one an hour and they don't go where I want.plus I shop once a week so no way could I carry all the shopping on the bus

I belong the the local branch of the U3A and some of us meet every Tuesday for coffee morning as well as the monthly meet.
Last summer I went on several outings with them

Getting out every day though needs something to get out for.Afraid I,m not a walker just for the sake of it and sometimes my back is too sore anyway

But I am trying :-D