IanPorter,

I retired nine years ago to care for my imobile father-in-law. When he pasted away three years ago, my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 oral cancer. She is now finally cancer free and healthy. Those years took a serious toll on my physical fitness. Two months ago I started walking with my two German Sheperd Dogs. Today I walk between fifteen and twenty miles five to six time a week. I walk early in the morning and early in the evening to avoid the heat here. I have lost thirty three pounds and reduced my pant size from 44 to 36. I am also off my high blood pressure medication.

This has increased my survival chances whether I encounter a diaster situation or not.

My two problem areas have been wearing out foot wear and breaking in new ones. I will post a report on the forum when I finish breaking in the current boots.

I still have forty pounds to loose to get back to my BMI number of 24. I turned sixty this spring. When winter gets here, I will hit the gym and resume weight trainning and skipping rope. My grandfather was a fight manager and trainer. Two hours of skipping rope at 80 revolutions per minute will make you or break you. I hope I survive that.

Good luck.