If you’re 50 and unable to walk a block without panting, you’re not in good shape, says Dr. While experts hesitate to quantify what being in shape means exactly, the baseline for being in bad shape should be pretty clear. If you care for grandkids regularly, the question may be: Can you be engaged and active with them while they’re at play, not just sitting on a bench watching?
Listen to your body and discuss exercise with your physician before starting an exercise routine.” Add in light weight lifting and stretching. “Start small with short, 10-minute bouts of aerobic exercise, like walking. “A motivating goal might be to make activities of daily living easier, for example, walking up a flight of stairs or carrying the groceries,” said Megan Bowdon, clinical exercise physiologist and manager of Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.
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