Auto upholstery is not for the weak. You need strong legs, a solid back and hands like vice grips - especially if you plan on lasting in this industry as long as Lucinda Howard of Tin Lizzie Affair Automobile Upholstery. She opened up shop in Dallas Texas 33 years ago and is still going strong. That, no doubt, is due to a combination of quality work and a workout regimen that puts most trimmers half her age to shame.
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Yep, eating right and working out. If you want to be upholstering when your in your 70's.
Can't tell you how many people complain about the bulge around their belly. When I suggest a two mile walk every day they say, but I don't like to exercise. Who does? But it feels good when I walk across a parking lot and can say, I could out run most the people here, well maybe not that 25 year old over there but you know what I mean.
Running for the lower and kayak for the upper. All out side and enjoying nature. Doesn't get any better than that.
Am I a Hulk Hogan, or Swarchenegger? Not even close. But it sure feels nice after a good work out, standing in the shower, take a deep breath, and that feeling of euphoria.