Why are 40+ not active?
Z_I_L_L_A
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It would be nice to have a workout partner that is 40+ but works out like he/she is in there 20's or 30's. Whats happen to you people. I feel all alone in my quest to be fit.
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You are not alone though it does feel that way at times. For me I am getting to the point that I truly look forward to working, out all the pain an sweat that goes with it. Not a big guy but enjoying getting stronger. Age is nothing but a number and I enjoy feeling and acting younger than I am.0
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hey zilla you got a movie coming out soon? lol
Dude we are here, just a quite minority. I myself am in the middle of a cut, then back to a modified stoppani short cut to size workout I like. Looking to get (back) to ~ 9% BF and new PRs in squat and bench by Oct 140 -
I guess people our age are to busy to work out but I try.0
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There are a bunch of 40+ who work out like the young bucks. I'm one of them, and I see several at my gym every time I'm there.0
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Not as many as you think out there. I see some at the gym but don't have the intensity, looks like they are just going through the motions.0
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must be your gym...my gym has a healthy size group of us that sweat our *kitten* off.0
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Must be the area I live in then. Even events such as strongman comps and crossfit I seem to be the oldest there.0
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I think that is one of the reasons it's harder to lose weight in your 40's. We slow down. I tend tohave no go through phases- sometimes I am lifting weights more often than others. I have noticed people in their 40's reading a book while walking on the treadmill and vow that will never be me.0
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I have noticed people in their 40's reading a book while walking on the treadmill and vow that will never be me.
If i try to read a book on the tread mill i will fall off the thing. would be that video you see where the person falls then gets launched out the back of the treadmill. :laugh:0 -
Treadmill ugh! You need both cardio and weight training. Stick people doing cardio makes no sense unless they are training for a race. People reading a book while working out don't break a sweat. Why bother.... jmho0
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Treadmill ugh! You need both cardio and weight training. Stick people doing cardio makes no sense unless they are training for a race. People reading a book while working out don't break a sweat. Why bother.... jmho
I would agree 100% with this.0 -
Oh I'm that person. Not only do I read a book on the treadmill but...wait for it....
I facetime people on my iPad.
I KNOW!!!!
Crazy right?!?!?!?
It's called multitasking and it's also a great way to relieve the pain from my legs from the SQUATS I DID THE DAY BEFORE.
Plus walking at a slow pace lowers cortisol levels. ;0)
p.s. 40 rocks.0 -
Everyone has different fitness goals. Some people Lift, some run,some walk in the park on sunday afternoons. Its all good.0
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It would be nice to have a workout partner to keep my butt in gear.0
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its hard I find when I hit , well now 43, in my 30.s I was going 6 days a week, nothing could keep me away I loved, jeez ive really fallen into the im too tired to give a crap im so tired after work mode.
I go don't get me wrong, but jeez that 30mins on the treadmill takes so looooooooooooooong to finish, the entire time I making the shopping list in my head, what bills need to paid and oh crap so and so kids b day party is this week and I haven't gotten a gift yet.
younger years the motivation was dam im gonna look good at the club LOL now please give me the strength to finish this work out so I can go home and cook and saunter to the sofa LOL0 -
well, I know for me, I WANT to be working out vigorously, did running and intervals and stuff for years, but I am suffering from a lot of knee pain lately, and I suppose things like that get more common as we get older!0
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I understand being busy and your mind full of duties as a parent. I'm a single dad with full custody of my kids. Trying to figure out how to help my daughter through college. Son is 14 and being a dad having to raise him alone. I also understand injuries and aches and pains. Torn meniscus repaired in October, torn rotator cuff repaired in November. I won't quit, I will not fail, I will not give up. Majority of the people my age have given up on being healthy or staying fit. My days are always busy but I will find time to workout and eat healthy. Just wish there was someone along side of me with the same intensity. Not bashing the ones satisfied with a quit walk in the park or 30 mins on the treadmill walk. Me personally, I'm not satisfied with being average. I want something for me athletically. Strongman comps.,crossfit comps, Warrior Dash, Tough Mudder, Spartan race etc... I get tired of people saying you're getting old, you need to slow down and take it easy,lol. Why? Because you are?0
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I am here in Florida!
I have ran nine 5-K in the last year and placed three of them. First place in my age division(40-44),master female(40-49) and over all female(first girl to cross this finish line).0 -
I am here in Florida!
I have ran nine 5-K in the last year and placed three of them. First place in my age division(40-44),master female(40-49) and over all female(first girl to cross this finish line).
Bravo! Thats what I'm talking about.0 -
crossfit and a long string of injuries. imagine thatI understand being busy and your mind full of duties as a parent. I'm a single dad with full custody of my kids. Trying to figure out how to help my daughter through college. Son is 14 and being a dad having to raise him alone. I also understand injuries and aches and pains. Torn meniscus repaired in October, torn rotator cuff repaired in November. I won't quit, I will not fail, I will not give up. Majority of the people my age have given up on being healthy or staying fit. My days are always busy but I will find time to workout and eat healthy. Just wish there was someone along side of me with the same intensity. Not bashing the ones satisfied with a quit walk in the park or 30 mins on the treadmill walk. Me personally, I'm not satisfied with being average. I want something for me athletically. Strongman comps.,crossfit comps, Warrior Dash, Tough Mudder, Spartan race etc... I get tired of people saying you're getting old, you need to slow down and take it easy,lol. Why? Because you are?0 -
My injuries came from powerlifting for many years. Crossfit had nothing to do with it. Internet media and blogs and bad coaches give crossfit a bad name.
Crossfit has no more injuries than any other sport. Depends on coaching and common sense.0 -
I turned 40 this year, and I've probably never been more active. When I was in my 30s I trained more intensely--Oly lifting, Crossfit, etc. But I was constantly injured and not really achieving my body composition goals. So now I'm not as intense, but I do more and more often (cardio, lift twice a week, am doing the 100 pushup challenge, and do some yoga videos at home to get my stretching in). Ran my first 15K race this year, and am training for a triathlon. A lot of us go hard, just not in the gym, so you're not seeing it!0
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I work out every day, but I don't go to the gym. I do body weight exercises at home, cycle, run, and dance. I see a lot cyclists and runners in the 40+ category. Without really trying, I've added 6 pounds of muscle over the last year. The only weights I lift are the occasional kettle bell swings. Otherwise I've been using the same kind of strength training methods as they use at Barr Stars.
I went from only being able to do an assisted chin up to being able to complete 4 full reps, no weight assist needed. Not bad for an old gal just getting started.
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Different people, different goals. I'm sort of confused by the fact that you seem to think it's everyone else's shortcomings that they don't have the same goals and drive as you. I'm further confused by the replies. I certainly don't feel the need to give you an explanation as to why I'm not in the gym six days a week.0
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@sherry9300 You must feel offended, I was just posting about the people I know and their lack of desire to do something about their fitness. Some people in my area family and friends are happy with just lying around and eating waiting for another doctors visit to tell them they need to lose weight and exercise. As for me, I was stating that it would be nice to have a partner that would push and want the same things I do.
Why so defensive. Seems like there is always someone in the crowd. It was more or less just a wish that there were more active people in their 40's plus. Geez..
I made a change 3 years ago, I was 60 lbs. overweight, hi BP, hi Cholesterol, liver full of fat. Doc said " Heres your pills"
Lost the weight because I needed to be around for my kids(Single full time dad with custody). I just don't want anyone dieing or needing operations or pills because they are not in shape.
My drive comes from people saying "You're too old or you need to take it easy"
Why can't we be active and in shape, theres no rule saying after 40 its over.
Have a nice day, and I'm sorry if something I said was offensive.0 -
LOL...I'm THAT someone in the crowd? I believe in finding your happiness doing what you love. I'm not going to say a word about anyone else. If I want to walk on the treadmill or run a marathon, what difference does it make? That's all I'm saying. And yes, as we get older, we do have to take it a little easier--at least the majority of us do. There's absolutely no shame in that.0
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I sing the song of Ibuprofen.
Even if I don't feel like it, I try to do SOMETHING. I have a friend who's in her 30's and good heavens, she's flaky. Her motivation level lasts for a week, then pfft for about a month.0 -
I have only became active in the past couple months doing cardio and strength training 5 days a week. I'm loving it and wish I new the machines/weights more than I do but someday. In the first month I lost over 8 inches to me that was great.
There is a lady who is on the treadmill and brings her computer and watches a movie, I give her credit I couldn't do that, not that I would want to.
I don't want my 40's to be slow and boring, I want to keep up with my teenage boys when hiking and this is the only way I know how to do it.0 -
Yes there are few people in their 40s concentrating on weight lifting, muscle building, shaping, they either give in and let themselves go or they focus on running in hope of getting lean again. I like weight lifting and i like also not looking like all the other 0815 40s dads/deads, yes i had to fight my way back, check the pics, and no, you're not alone :-)
I lift with my young cousins, run with my buddy, bike with my kids, HIIT, swim, dance and diet, my goal was getting into a good shape again since 2014 started, get rid of the fat keep while rebuilding or at least keeping my muscles, i'm still struggling, not yet there but i got everything else i did not reach out for but comes without being asked for: great cardiovascular condition, best in my lifetime i guess, good performance with the weights in the gym, good overall condition, healthy feeling, healthy lifestyle and well... not have to avoid the mirror in the sleeping room anymore :-)0 -
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