Don’t retire from exercise

Katjlewis

Many women over 50 and older with similar reasons for not keeping up with a workout plan. These often include some sort of joint pain, but this is not the decade to stop moving. First, assess what you can do. Then, take away the “I can’t” phrase out of your vocabulary. Swimming, walking, exercising on the elliptical machine and biking are low-impact activities. You’ll also want to focus on developing muscle mass to help preserve your metabolism. Finding a good trainer can be the first step in determining which resistance training activities will work best for you.

eisterunicorn

I'm very young but that's a good post I'll remember when I get older

MostlyWater

Correct. The best way not to have to restart, is not to stop.

Graceious1

I'm 48 and still going!

Skipjack66

With all my chronic pain I feel that I am constantly having to think of new ways to exercise and get my workout in. My goals have to keep changing and I have to be accepting, but sometimes it's hard to keep going. But that's the key. No matter what, just keep on figuring out new ways to get moving. Because it's not gonna get easier as you age. The snowball of pain and inactivity leads to more problems and more pain and inactivity. Nobody wants to lose their independence, but sitting around all day and not moving much is a good recipe for becoming infirm in your later years. "Use it or lose it" is a real thing, and mobility is something that should never be taken for granted.

ninerbuff

As an over 50 trainer, I have my own aches and pains that have been chronic, however I can still sprint pretty fast, squat ATG, do pullups, etc. It's of course a very scaled down version of when I was in my 20's -40's, but I can still do much better than many 20 year olds who are new to exercise. It's amazing when you can do physically what a lot of people your same age cannot do due to physical inability. And that's possible because I've kept it up all these years, still training with weights 5-6 days a week.

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eisterunicorn

Graceious1 wrote: »

I'm 48 and still going!

wow you don't look 48 keep it up!

lorrpb

I agree, as someone who did not move for decades. Keep it going. Here is a great video posted on another thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZRCkUzROr0

snowyne

You speak the truth!! I have a close family member in her early 60s who makes all sorts excuses for why she doesn't exercise. As a result, she has probably gained @50-60 lbs. in the last decade. I'm 45 and I refuse to go down that road!