I like to ride my mountain bike in the off season and this helps tremendously. I usually ride 600 or so miles through the summer on mostly hills. Another thing I do is push mow my 1/2 acre lawn, sometimes twice a week and I bust my butt to get it done. My neighbors all have riding mowers and they think I'm crazy. Along with raising a garden and my full time job, that keeps me on my feet and active most of the time. I just turned 57 and I'm starting to feel some joint pain in my elbow. This just drives me to work harder. I figure if you don't use it, you'll lose it. I'm not ready to give up bowhunting or any kind of hunting for at least 30 more years. Wishful thinking, maybe but I won't know unless I'm still around to find out.