Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
I’ve told this story before. My mom’s dad had a heart attack at 80 and survived. He was 91 when he was knocked off his bike by a driver in downtown Cortez, CO. My parents neither made it to 80. But maybe if I keep pedaling…
I can relate. My dad and his older brother both had heart attacks around 54-55. They had the family history, but they also had terrible lifestyles: ate too much, drank too much, smoked too much, had stressful, sedentary jobs. Coincidentally, my generation, my siblings/cousins are pretty fanatical about fitness--running, cycling, skiing, hiking, open water swimming, triathlon. We can't change our genetics, but we can change lifestyle.