“I figure 77 is a good number for me. At that age (which is still several decades off), I think I’ll still be able to function, but I’ll be looking at decrepitude coming up fast. That’s about as far as I intend to go.”
I’m 80 and do anything I want. Genes, good luck or whatever but I do know enjoying life does not include putting a future cap on it. And you have no idea where, what (or) if you will be at age 77.
Hear hear!! I’m 75, walk a minimum of 5 miles a day with my husband, take no meds. We were in the Rockies at 10,000’ last summer, and my husband and I both out-walked my sister and BIL - who are 60. And we are both in better shape. 77 might look old from 50, but when you get there, if you take care of yourself, you might find it more like middle age.