i am 68, female, and exercise 7 days a week; i live across the street from our health club and either i lift weights and take a spin class, or do a minimum of 30 min. on cardio machines and then lift weights. i take 25mg. seroquel nightly to sleep.

i believe exercise has more benefits than negatives….but i exercise early in the morning to burn off my mania and the music on my iPod is used only for exercise…very high energy, motivating and fast.

when i leave the club, i `shut it down' and try to keep things sane, quiet and non-stimulating. i am retired so i may be at a different stage in life as far as work, kids, etc. (am also married to a gym rat).

i have 100% bone density when i have that checked and my weight is good for my height and age. could never even think about not exercising and just came back from being out of the country for 3 weeks and used a band and improvised every way i could so i could exercise daily. ok, so i'm an exercise addict but am merely offering my input.