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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> And the only exercise I ever do is what we would call homestead work.

Do you go from a winter of mostly sitting around to digging gardens? A few 
years ago I did that and my back ached for most of the summer. I've found 
that as I get older I have to keep flexible and strong all year or it isn't 
there when I need it.

I think this is one area where men have the advantage...a good bit of upper 
body strength is there whether you develop it or not, just because of the 
mass of muscles. Even my total couch potato son is now stronger than me, 
just because he's so big (over 6', over 200 pounds). He has no stamina at 
all, though; he tires after a few minutes of light work. I could always 
outwork my ex, too.

Lynn Wigglesworth