Yesterday I was listening to GRUFFtalk, one of my favorite podcasts. It’s for those who want to age well and I’m certainly in that group.

Barbara Hannah Grufferman is the host of this great podcast. I love the topics she covers and the guests she has on her show.

Yesterday’s guest was 102 year old Gladys McGarey who is the mother of holistic medicine.

I love how she believes the same things I’ve come to believe in regarding aging.

You need to move your body. You can’t bank energy like vacation days. If you’re moving, your body will think you can move. The same is true if you don’t move. Your body will think you can’t. Dr. Glady’s new book came out yesterday, and I can’t wait to read it! I want to live until at least age 102 and, after listening to this podcast, I’m certain this book is loaded with more awesome information.

I have talked about the book Younger Next Year for Women before and I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s such a smart book and I wish I had written it!

In this book, author Chris Crowley talks about how once we’re 60 and beyond, we need to workout like it’s our job. We are swimming upstream against aging and in order to stay off the rocks, we need to exercise six days a week for the rest of your life. They have seven rules to live by to age well and exercise is rule number one.

Dr. Issac Newton said that “a body in motion remains in motion” and Dr. Gladys emphasizes this fact. If your body is in motion it will stay that way. I have believed this myself and I haven’t altered how I work out over the years. I continue to try new things because I find I go through phases of loving different ways of exercising.

Right now, I’m in my dancing and kettlebell phase but I have an ultra marathon (100 mile race) and the Senior Olympics on my horizon. Mainly because I’ve never done them.

I encourage you to move today! You don’t need to start by climbing a mountain or running a marathon. Just get out and walk in nature. it’s great for your body and great for your soul.