“I love Len!

And I think we missed Len,” she said.

“I don’t think he takes away from anyone else that we have on the panel.

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He is his own thing, he’s ‘Grumpy Old Len!’

If you want a ‘10 from Len’ you know what you gotta do.”

But how does he stay motivated to keep it that way?

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“Keeping yourself loose and on the move, it’s absolutely key,” Goodman said.

“If you’re catching a bus, walk to the bus stop,” he advised.

“It will do you the world of good.

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Take the stairs rather than the lift.

I’m a big believer in that, as long as it’s not 22 flights!”

“You imagine it as a leisurely thing,” he said.

I absolutely love it and it’s great exercise too."

“I took that to heart and I exercised every day.

Starting with my shoulder, I was using resistance training and swimming.

Then when I had my knee done, I started off just walking in water and swinging my leg.

“Dancing for 40 odd years was terrific exercise because it didn’t impact my body too much.

It kept me loose and mobile.

Obviously I don’t go to the gym to bench press anymore.