Does your doctor pay attention ?

All this advice from Official Bodies seems to go with a complete loss of common sense.

If you are reasonably fit then these recommendations are fine, but when people have disabilities they cannot hit these recommended levels of activity and after a doctor has undergone many years training at great expense you do expect them to realise that if a patient has severe arthritis and struggles to move telling them to walk up and downstairs for 15 minutes a day is likely to do more harm than good.

Own up, how many over 65s do canoeing?

I have a friend who did (once!) but not with me! (canoeing that is)

Another friend said that her DH was recommended to walk in the swimming pool to strengthen his legs after an Achilles tendon operation rather than swim

My accountant in York used to come up to Durham to canoe on the River Wear. He wasn't anywhere near 65, though. Still isn't.

Hey NanaandGrampy, after listening to all the conversion I think I am the lucky one who have an understanding GP who listens to me very patiently. According to my fitness he has suggested me to start participating in aquatic activities. One of my friend who is a cyclist was having pain in his back and often skips his cycling practice due to health problems started getting trained on Indoor biking equipment on her doctor's recommendation. I just want to tell you that consult a good doctor and seek the best advice form him according to your health and fitness level.

DH's cousin is over 65 and is a canoeist. I often see photos on FB of him going over rapids and in the sea here on the north east coast. He clearly does not suffer from arthritis that afflicts most of the family.
DH's financial adviser canoed across the channel and rode a bike across France in his 60s.
The last two visits to GP have been with a partner rather than my named GP and I found him to be most attentive. He is Spanish and is kind to us oldies.