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FarCenter

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Sat Sep-19-09 12:47 PM
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6. I don't think that hard physical labor wears people out

So long as they stay phyically fit, keep the weight off, don't smoke or drink to excess, avoid accidents, and stay active after retiring, people who do hard physical labor can do very well in the longevity department. There are a lot of old farmers and ranchers in the Upper Midwest.

Urban workers tend that I've known with the "worn out" look were those doing highly repetitive manual labor, smoked too much, and worked in polluted workplaces. I think it is the latter that matter more than the physical labor.

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