ER's I've been trying to find a website that gives ideas about what constitutes "good health" at various ages. NOT measurements and numbers, but things like "no trouble with stairs," or "no back pain" or "can stand and move about for x hours without sitting." Or even preferably not something like "can do 30 jumping jacks without stopping."
I was surprised I couldn't find a single website like this. Perhaps the lack is an indication as to how subjective such descriptors are. Or perhaps "good health" is a misnomer because I guess you can be on your toes all day and still be in poor health.
I'm in my mid-60s with few to no aches and pains, but neither do I run 5ks or half-marathons, so I cannot use athletics as any indicator. I'm thinking of an acquaintance of mine, a man in his 80s, who goes on "pelagics" (sea trips on boats like commercial party fish boats) for 24 hours, and is known for scrambling up from his sleeping bag on the deck and rushing to the side for binocular views of birds) without any groans, or pains, or apparent stiffness, in fact with ease.
Indicators are probably different for everyone, but has anyone ever come across a website like this?
I was surprised I couldn't find a single website like this. Perhaps the lack is an indication as to how subjective such descriptors are. Or perhaps "good health" is a misnomer because I guess you can be on your toes all day and still be in poor health.
I'm in my mid-60s with few to no aches and pains, but neither do I run 5ks or half-marathons, so I cannot use athletics as any indicator. I'm thinking of an acquaintance of mine, a man in his 80s, who goes on "pelagics" (sea trips on boats like commercial party fish boats) for 24 hours, and is known for scrambling up from his sleeping bag on the deck and rushing to the side for binocular views of birds) without any groans, or pains, or apparent stiffness, in fact with ease.
Indicators are probably different for everyone, but has anyone ever come across a website like this?
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