Joseph CascianiGeropsychologist, Consultant, Public Speaking, Freelance · Podcast Host of the Living to 100 Club | Clinical Strategies for Senior Residential Settings & Lifestyle Directors | Geropsychologist | Keynote Speaker

The World of a Busy Writer and Active Octogenarian with Marjorie Burns

13 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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In this candid monologue, Marjorie Burns shares her personal philosophy on staying active and vibrant in her eighties. She emphasizes doing activities she enjoys rather than following conventional gym routines, noting a particular fondness for rock climbing gyms while remaining open to other gyms. Burns describes her regular indoor climbing sessions, her love of cycling that makes her feel like a ten‑year‑old, and her enthusiasm for skiing in the nearby mountains, all of which help her feel youthful and alive despite her age. The narrative underscores the importance of choosing activities that bring joy, maintaining community connections, and embracing outdoor pursuits to defy the feeling of being 80.

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keep doing the things you like. I'm active. I don't like gyms particularly, except for rock climbing gyms, but I have nothing against them. Other people do. So I go outside as much as I can. I climb indoors on the climbing wall, not as much as I should, but I just did it again to the top the other day, saying I've got to keep doing this if I'm going to say I do it. But mostly, I do things because I want to. I have a friend in the community, a retired judge, a little younger than I, who says when he's on a bicycle, he feels like a 10-year-old kid again. And exactly, I'm on my bicycle, just flying along effortlessly. And the same when the snow is right where I live near the mountains, you can go out on skis. You can just skim over the world. You don't feel 80.