> Umm, my point was that not just some, but rather many of us are > paddling 70 lb. boats. Sea Lions are very common. OK, my relevant point is that even if the boat weighs 100 lbs. there is no reason a normally healthy 80 year old can't be strong enough to lift it onto the top of a car. My 83 year old could lift 100 lbs overhead without great effort after about 9 mos. of conditioning for 30-40 minutes, 3 times a week. Add to this the fact that nobody that age, who is smart about using their body, would just lift up the boat and put it on the top, one should lift one end at a time, which is about half the weight. If one is basically healthy, there is no reason one can't kayak well into the 80's and perhaps beyond. Things like arthritis, injury, cardiac illness, etc. can all stop this but someone without debilitating illness or injury can stay strong enough for this kind of thing into the century point, _IF_ they keep active and exercise. Exercise of any sort, and kayaking in particular, will help to keep the mind young. A healthy mind in a healthy body and life is really worth living. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Flory, San Jose, CA. dflory_at_earthlink.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speak softly and study Aikido, then you won't need a big stick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 15 1999 - 18:10:02 PDT
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