Staying Young / myLot

Los Angeles, California

January 2, 2024 10:44am CST

I was an adult figure skater and had many adult friends who were rink rats like me. We practically lived at the ice skating rinks. One of the things we would often say was that skating kept us young. That being at the rink, on the ice and in the cold, "preserved" us

. Do you think there is any truth to that

? Is it the cold or warmth that actually keeps any of us "young"?

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (49367)

• United States

2 Jan

I’m sure that all of the physical activity of ice skating definitely played a part in staying young. So you began skating as an adult or did you do any skating as a child ?

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Jan

We were thinking in terms of "refrigeration"

. But yah, the exercise did us good. I actually rollerskated a lot as a kid . . . the ice skating came way later as an adult but I picked up on it quickly.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (49367)

• United States

2 Jan

@much2say I roller-skated too, but I never ice-skated. I never was great at it, because of my poor vision.

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

3 Jan

@Tampa_girl7 Ah, did you have vision issues since your childhood? I never got to ice skate as a child, although my cousin was a figure skater from early on . . . it never dawned on me to even try!

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16575)

• China

3 Jan

Funny words- the rink rats ! I think there is something in that. Skating goes a long way towards improving blood circulation, which takes years off you.

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jan

I wish I could skate now, but life has taken over. I will tell you that since we talked about acupressure, I am also now into tai chi - through videos for now. I am hoping my mom will take a class with me sometime this year. I understand that tai chi is about body circulation and flow . . . that totally makes sense!

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

6 Jan

@changjiangzhibin89 There are some Chinese communities scattered around Los Angeles. When my daughter was taking her art class on Saturdays, I used to walk in surrounding areas in these Chinese communities . . . many parks had morning tai chi sessions outdoors. I wish our local parks had that. I can feel the benefits . . . and maybe now I count as an elderly person

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16575)

• China

5 Jan

@much2say Glad that you are interested in tai chi ! Here tai chi is popular ,especially with the elderly and it is very beneficial to health.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (87034)

• United States

3 Jan

Yes I absolutely do..I take a freezing cold shower every day..so it does work. Or I would surely have passed away by now. I do love the ice skating so much. My favorite..that and any snow sports and swimming. Would love to see you skating.

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jan

I have heard cold showers are healthier for us . . . that's great you do that!! I do love to skate . . . if only I didn't have this bum knee now . . . or maybe I'll have to test it out. Let's go skating . . . I wish I could try it on a real frozen pond

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

9 Jan

@RebeccasFarm Ah, you hung out at the rink! I only went maybe once a year . . . all the other days of the year I was outside on the sidewalk

. I think I would still be able to skate, but I'd really have to be careful.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (87034)

• United States

5 Jan

@much2say Let's do my friend..You know I would absolutely and I also love roller skating..I was good at it..I remember going every Saturday when I was a kid.

Sorry bout your bum knee..bet you could do it though maybe?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (461762)

• Switzerland

3 Jan

Surely the cold does not keep young. The population of Switzerland that reaches the older age is the population of the south, the warmer part of Switzerland.

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jan

I guess there goes that theory

. Honestly I prefer warm, or even hot. I am a wimp to cold

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

5 Jan

@LadyDuck If only there was that balance throughout the entire year . . . too hot or too cold is too much for most of us. How has your weather been this winter?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (461762)

• Switzerland

5 Jan

@much2say - I like warm weather, but I cannot stand hot. Cold is fine if it's not too cold and the wind is not blowing chilly air on your face.

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Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38722)

• Midland, Michigan

4 Jan

I doubt that it's either one of those. I think that doing things we enjoy and doing our best to live stress free keeps us young to a point. Also, are we young mentally or physically? I've found that every few to ten years something new seems to crop up to impact me adversely physically, but I'm able still feel fairly young. I prefer warmer weather but most of my life I've lived in States with winter weather.

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jan

Right - it's more about our lifestyles . . . not the temps that any of us live in. We will all inevitably get older no matter where we live

. State of mind counts for a lot - even if our bodies change as we age. My late father in law grew up in super cold NH . . . as soon as he could, he moved out to warm CA for good! I'm all for warm/hot weather too.

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Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38722)

• Midland, Michigan

5 Jan

@much2say I lived in Keene, NH for one year and found it too be similar to Michigan weather where I live. My favorite states were CT and NC. It wasn't warm in CT but our house was only a couple of blocks from the water. We spent a lot of time walking on the beach.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (160128)

• United States

3 Jan

The physical activity kept you young! How cool that you figure skated. Have a great day.

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jan

If I could only be as fit as I was back then

. Thank you . . . hope your day is going well!

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (160128)

• United States

5 Jan

@much2say You're welcome. It's going OK. I'm really behind here today though. I'd normally be done in the morning; and here it is 5:30 pm.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (71672)

• United States

9 Jan

I think it was all that exercise that is so good for your health!

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snowy

@snowy22315 (171910)

• United States

2 Jan

Well exercise helps to keep us young for sure. I don't know about the cold and hot part

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Jan

We were thinking that the cold of the rink was like a freezer .. . that maybe it kept us from aging

. I wondered if the cold made for less wrinkles

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (160786)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Jan

I think being active and around friends and family are both things that help us keep feeling young.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (160786)

• Boise, Idaho

3 Jan

@much2say ......Yes! So all we can do is a good thing.

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

3 Jan

Probably so. With some of these young ones too, we have to keep up our energy levels . . . we need to stay young

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130518)

• India

3 Jan

I think it is the activity and ofcourse your mind set

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much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

3 Jan

True. Having that right mind set not only helps to be active, but to continue on being active

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111544)

• El Paso, Texas

16 Jan

I think it's a whole lot more about attitude, if you think young and try to keep up with whatever it is you enjoy then surely you'll stay younger. Soooo, when you say 'young' do you mean as a teen or just younger than your age.