If you are older, you may not be exercising to compete -- though I know some who are -- Right Old Geezer? (Robbie McLendon of Hartsville, SC who is working on a streak of consecutive running days well beyond 11 years and he continues to run up front in races of every mileage). You may not be a Robbie - I am certainly not, but you owe it to yourself Exercise. The adage -- "Use it or lose it" is not a throw-away line. There are many resources that help those over 55 or 60 get into the exercise habit. Go4Lifehttps://go4life.nia.nih.gov/ is one. Visit them and get both motivation and a plan. Start today to help build a new Prototype of you.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Don't fit the stereotype - Define a new prototype
Last night I heard a presentation by a colleague who was discussing one of her social psychology specialties - stereotyping. Dr. Julia Fisher, Coker College, was discussing the stereotype of girls not being as good at math as boys. And it was her presentation that got me thinking about the stereotype of age. How old might we be -- 55, 60, 65, 70, 75? What lens does a younger generation use to think about us? Often that lens is through the word -- elderly. Let's disabuse those younger than we are of using this stereotype. And the way to change the viewing is to be a prototype.
Put a spring in your step? Put a smile on your face? Engage someone in conversation by asking how they are doing not complaining about how you are doing. Schedule your regular exercise time and EXERCISE. And when you say exercise is for younger people you need to realize that fits the stereotype. Your job is to exercise and develop a new prototype. Exercise!
If you are older, you may not be exercising to compete -- though I know some who are -- Right Old Geezer? (Robbie McLendon of Hartsville, SC who is working on a streak of consecutive running days well beyond 11 years and he continues to run up front in races of every mileage). You may not be a Robbie - I am certainly not, but you owe it to yourself Exercise. The adage -- "Use it or lose it" is not a throw-away line. There are many resources that help those over 55 or 60 get into the exercise habit. Go4Lifehttps://go4life.nia.nih.gov/ is one. Visit them and get both motivation and a plan. Start today to help build a new Prototype of you.
If you are older, you may not be exercising to compete -- though I know some who are -- Right Old Geezer? (Robbie McLendon of Hartsville, SC who is working on a streak of consecutive running days well beyond 11 years and he continues to run up front in races of every mileage). You may not be a Robbie - I am certainly not, but you owe it to yourself Exercise. The adage -- "Use it or lose it" is not a throw-away line. There are many resources that help those over 55 or 60 get into the exercise habit. Go4Lifehttps://go4life.nia.nih.gov/ is one. Visit them and get both motivation and a plan. Start today to help build a new Prototype of you.
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