After menopause keep walking

I am really a couch potato, I like nothing better than sitting on my confi sofa with a good book and a cup of tea. Luckily I get quickly bored and I move to the garden or go for a walk.
I must confess that seeing my own mother unable to walk to the bus unaided is enough to put the fear into me. I must clarify, she has osteoarthritis arthritis, has had a difficult life and I don't think that in my mother's day there was much worry about eating right and exercising, folks worked hard, ate meat twice a day and smoke cigarettes. We know better, and we have a chance to live longer and healthier, there is no excuse for us.
As we get older it is easy to get lazy, driving everywhere, I am also a bit guilty of that one, until I moved to the city. I decided to explore my city [Brisbane, Australia] on foot and using buses and the river cat only when I got too tired. It was a blast, I found lovely suburbs and the best little coffee shops this way, coffee being one of my great pleasures, i would walk several k's a day this way, just to find another coffee house.
All this walking had a great bonus: I got quite fit and lost a lot of weight as well!
I have since got the walking bug, when ever I can I put on my day pack, don my walking shoes and off I go. There are walking groups in most cities the world over, it is easy enough to join if you dont like the idea of walking on your own, alternatively start your own group.
There are many other ways to get outdoor exercise, try cycling or running or swimming. Most of those activities can be very social and there are many groups in the cities and bigger towns.
The main thing is to keep moving.