Old timers- Healthy and fit and living within their means...

If you like that kind of life it is perfectly possible now. I gave my dryer to my eldest daughter as I live alone and only have overnight guests from time to time. I hang my clothes in the sun in Summer and inside the bathroom in Winter. We can cook from scratch and save batches of food in the freezer. I do that and I never worry when someone comes to visit: I can invite my friend for diner with no problem.

Hi Kiran! It is true that old timers who used to live a disciplined life are even fit today and could manage their own affairs. And those who are from later generation sometimes fail to remain fit after they cross their sixties. The life-style has changed and so are pressures and tensions in life, which take a heavy toll on one's life span.

Well, I do agree that some of the things that old timers did and still do lead to a better lifestyle. They are healthier and more contended that us in many ways. However, the circumstances were different in many respects. They had to travel at max may be 10 to 15 kilometers to and from work (exceptions were there, but not too many). Their working hours were lesser. For our generations, we can have erratic work hours, long commutes, especially in and around cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai. Erratic working hours lead at times to erratic lunch/dinner hours(sometimes even breakfast).We get so tired by the time we reach home, that we are not able to exercise properly. And if we have children, it is even worse. Then, we have more pollution than what they had in their days. All these factors do make our lifestyle worse in some respects. Yet, we are better off in some terms. We have Air-conditioners at our homes. Many of us have cars as compared to them.What do you say?

Hello Kiran ji. I am agree with you old timers are much healthy. My mother is also near by 80 years but she is quit healthy and can do all his personal work without any help. Indeed in older time every thing is healthy. Healthy food pure water and pure air. At present we have not all these. Though we have too much in these for us but all are not good like older time.

I think there is still something to do with the technology nowadays and the new trends that influences us. Aside from that it has something to do with the population as well that we are all different that we are having conflicts with each other. In terms of technology we tend to pressure ourselves that we want something that others have. It was all in the mind. In terms of healthy living then by means it is only on the food that we are eating but of course it can be mentally and emotionally as well. Others are not really particular into healthy lifestyle but more on what is delicious to their tongue no matter if they will be having diseases because of that.

Before they used more physical energy as many things require us to use the energy in order to finish and settle something. But now we get to the era where we need to use more of the brain, fingers going it while sitting that make us less move and active. I agree that walking is beneficial to the body and looking at the my mom's way of life I believe that all yo mentioned above is true. She like to eat homemade foods, always walk and move here and there. It is simple and I am getting used to it too so I am sure other people can do the same too to themselves.(^^)

me too. people that grew up during the great depression and the war years are so much better with money than today's generation. when they wanted something, they saved up for it.

That is indeed true. Last summer I was traveling by train, and it was pure torture with all the heat, sweat, dust and the irritability of fellow passengers. But then, there was this old gentleman, pushing 90's who did not seem bothered! I asked him how he was managing to keep his cool (Literally and Figuratively). He said "Son, we did not have electricity in our village till I was 60, and so I never owned a fan. So I learned how to cope with mother nature with what it gave me." Yes he was one with mother nature, and was coping very well! So much for the "cool drink" guzzling generations now! I would not be able to say anything about his bank balance, but I can certainly vouch for his health, his health balance was way above mine and for that matter, most of the people on that train.

I somewhat agree with you that the old timers were definitely somewhat healthier and in better shape than us. I think it is because they were very active during their time and during those times, one needed to use a lot of physical energy to get all the daily tasks done and for work too. Whereas now, we have a lot more facilities and with technological advances we don't have to exert so much energy to get our work done. Also, things were much more natural and there wasn't so much pollution, etc so they are in bette rhealth compared to us...