Who Needs More than Cooking for exercise?

I don't know if this is an age thing or general malaise due to this seemingly long stretch of winter. After peeling and coring a pineapple, chunking it then putting it in a dish in the fridge, I feel exhausted. Worse, there is far more in the compost caddy than the dish after all this work! I'm now too tired to eat it Rolling eyes. Any recipe that says, 'beat eggs until they form a thin ribbon' [which takes ages] or 'peel, core and dice..' I feel a need to lie down for a couple of hours. Being virtuous and trying to eat healthily is an exhausting routine of chopping, slicing, par boiling, watching and waiting, to say nothing of the scrummage to do the shopping and dodge the usual connected social issues. These days, when I find a recipe that says, 'preparation 5 mins, cooking 10 minutes', which is very rare, I  almost dance with glee. Well, I think about it anyway Relieved.  I don't know why going to the gym and other forms of aged-body exercise punishment are recommended for older people, when eating, cleaning and shopping are so tiring. Anyone else of my years [73] experience this? Or does this happen for younger people too?

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  • Part of it is also needing something consistent. I have had a lot of uncertainty in my life for past years, lots of moving around and lots of stress and many changes and the daily bike ride was the one thing that was predictable and consistent no matter where I wen

    I completely relate to this. Before my accident last year I ran an allotment and two gardens. Now, I've had to give up the allotment and my fitness has gone right down. I have stiff joints and find gardening hard, doing a fraction of what I did before. Yes, you get used to, and look forward to, doing the 'things you've always done' and that hives off a great deal of stress. So I know where you and   are coming from. It's regular routines that keep us from getting over stressed in hard times, even simple things like chores and cooking.

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