So you want to stay fit? there are lots of options out there that do not involve high impact. The easiest and most accessible is walking. Get a good pair of impact absorbing shoes and go for it. Bicycling is great too, whether indoors or outdoors. It gets you fit, extends your healthy life, and is low impact on your joints. Swimming clearly removes all gravity and is even more preservative of joint cartilage but does not ward off osteoporosis or thinning bones precisely because our bodies make strong bones in response to weight bearing. This is especially important if you do not get much sun, are post-menopausal, and fair skinned.
In the gym, the treadmill is better than running but allows way more impact than the elliptical machines where your feet remain in contact with the pedals, like on a bike. It's like biking while standing up only with larger circles and more gliding motion. Exercise bicycles whether recumbent or upright also are joint protective. So, you want to stay young, be heart healthy, and lose some weight, there are lots of choices. Some of them may be more fun right now but will get you in the end, or more correctly in the hip. Increase your chances of health while you decrease you chances of an artificial joint but choosing wisely. Less impact...less surgery. It's that simple.
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