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MAHDOOD | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 elderly that can't do pushups probably can't  be trusted either for not taking care of themselves
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noBody𓅦🧱 | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I’ll take them on a case by case basis but you’re not wrong. I had a great uncle who lived to 95 and played tennis/did daily pushups until he died
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MAHDOOD | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I believe it. My grandmother is 81 and can barely limp around the home. She's had surgeries and lives off drugs while her mother lived passed 100 without any medical interventions.