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  Keeping the mind fit is as important as keeping the body fit. Otherwise, what is going to tell the body how to work? There are ways to combine both with daily living. After all, being a grandma comes first, ninja training second. Here are some of those ways: Remember the grocery list without writing it down → mental kata: recall drill, sharpening working memory. Balance on one leg while reciting yesterday’s chores → dual-task training, body + brain coordination. Match socks from the laundry basket → pattern recognition, visual memory, and fine motor skill practice. Cooking without a recipe → sequencing and problem-solving, ninja chef style. Storytelling while sweeping the floor → narrative recall, keeping language and rhythm alive. Russian twists while naming family members in reverse age order → core strength plus cognitive flexibility. Phone dash drill → sprint to answer, then recall who called last time — speed + memory. Cat litter farmer’s carry up 17 stairs →...

  I love the demands of daily living — they keep me trained-fit when I cannot make the gym. Every task is a kata, every chore a drill. Picking up pebbles from four Fresh Breeze litter boxes → good for 40–50 squats Cleaning out the dishwasher → a couple dozen bend-and-lifts Sweeping the floor → upper body activity, broom as staff practice Cat vomit on the floor → down on my knees, scrub-scrub, arms at work Bringing in cat litter (38-pound boxes, two at a time, up 17 stairs) → farmer’s carry with elevation — grip, biceps, glutes, and cardio all in play  Being jungle gym for the 3-year-old little tyke → lifting up and over my head, down and around — ah, finally, some tricep action Getting dressed → balance drill: one leg for pants until topple, then switch — 40–50 seconds per leg Phone ring in the middle of it all → sprint drill: dash to the other room, cardio, heart rate spike Break time — Russian twists → ah, finally, some core love: obliques firing, torso rotation, balanc...