want to loose belly fat and get toned

rabbitjb wrote: »

so eat at a defecit

and lift heavy weights

and don't use the word toned

x2

heavy weights and other certain types of fitness training is all well and good for the younger ones who are of the ability, but were not all like that, I am nearly 59 and have ostioarthritis in most joints from my neck down to my feet I also have copd, these conditions and others need to be taken into consideration first, not all forms of fitness regimes are suitable for everyone.

tobybears8 wrote: »

freedomlass wrote: »

heavy weights and other certain types of fitness training is all well and good for the younger ones who are of the ability, but were not all like that, I am nearly 59 and have ostioarthritis in most joints from my neck down to my feet I also have copd, these conditions and others need to be taken into consideration first, not all forms of fitness regimes are suitable for everyone.

Yeah, they seem to forget about us mature people. As you age it's harder to lose weight. I am 61 and need to lose 50 pounds. Heavy weights is NOT an option for me. Young people have it made, they have youth and time on their side, plus better mobility but as you age that lessens. Anything for us MATURE people?

Well, the advice is aimed at the OP, and the OP is 19.

Well I'm 61 and lift heavy weights. You may have to go a bit easy at first and lift very light weights but it all helps the anti ageing process, and makes you feel better in your day to day life. Much better to be stronger and not have to rely on other people to do things for you. Of course if you have osteoarthritis then maybe its not an option, but age itself is no reason to not do it. It also helps with mobility and balance which tends to deteriorate as one ages unless one takes steps to prevent it.

tobybears8 wrote: »

freedomlass wrote: »

heavy weights and other certain types of fitness training is all well and good for the younger ones who are of the ability, but were not all like that, I am nearly 59 and have ostioarthritis in most joints from my neck down to my feet I also have copd, these conditions and others need to be taken into consideration first, not all forms of fitness regimes are suitable for everyone.

Yeah, they seem to forget about us mature people. As you age it's harder to lose weight. I am 61 and need to lose 50 pounds. Heavy weights is NOT an option for me. Young people have it made, they have youth and time on their side, plus better mobility but as you age that lessens. Anything for us MATURE people?

There's an early-mid 60's lady at my gym that constantly out-lifts me. I'm 42, and I do moderately well, but it's taken me 5 years to get where I am... I'm pretty sure that she didn't start heavy, nor start 2 months ago. It takes a long time. I have severe asthma, and lifting and cardio both have helped my breathing IMMENSELY. I'm not off of all of my medications, but on the lowest dosage available and my asthma is in control. The main reason I strength train is to combat the future of osteoporisis and arthritis that will come my way. I already have the arthritis, and lifting helps tremendously. But my corticosteroids cause bone density loss, and weight bearing exercise is key to maintaining what I can and strengthen them for the future.

Lifting heavy means lifting heavy FOR YOU. Lift as much as you comfortably can for 5 repetitions for 3-5 sets. And then progress each week or two. Start small, and then work forward. Especially with mobility issues, this helps so so much. I'm 143 pounds now, and I can ALMOST squat and deadlift my own weight, and that's after aggressively lifting heavy for 2 years (couple of setbacks and injuries unrelated to lifting, etc).

I don't talk about my story often - but when I started out, it took me 2 years just to get balance and range of motion under control. I started out 20 pounds underweight, and had never set foot in a gym and was terribly frail. I started with bodyweight and assistance at every stage. I worked out three times a week for a year before moving up to real weights - all while working on health issues that had kept me underweight. But continuously fighting and making progress, and I've gotten here. I truly believe that if I can do it, anyone can - and age has nothing to do with it. I started slow, and I still go pretty slow - but I lift as heavy as I can safely move the weight and every week or so, I try to move up the weight. I know ladies my size that outlift me by a lot - but they aren't me, and that's completely ok!

You can do it - but only if you want it and only if you believe in yourself. One of my friends at the gym is an elderly powerlifter. He competes, even. And he didn't get started until after he retired.

I have arthritis in both knees (they creak). Used to hurt all the time until, I what? started running. Also helps my compartment syndrome. . . Also haven't had an asthma attack in. . . 12 years.

Not lifting per se, but funny how "I can't do x because y" became "I can't NOT do x because y".

ExRelaySprinter wrote: »

HeySwoleSister wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q89xPnoTocg

I hope i'm like that Lady when i'm 75.
In fact, i wish i was like her now!

she does look fab

tobybears8 wrote: »

freedomlass wrote: »

heavy weights and other certain types of fitness training is all well and good for the younger ones who are of the ability, but were not all like that, I am nearly 59 and have ostioarthritis in most joints from my neck down to my feet I also have copd, these conditions and others need to be taken into consideration first, not all forms of fitness regimes are suitable for everyone.

Yeah, they seem to forget about us mature people. As you age it's harder to lose weight. I am 61 and need to lose 50 pounds. Heavy weights is NOT an option for me. Young people have it made, they have youth and time on their side, plus better mobility but as you age that lessens. Anything for us MATURE people?

I didn't do any exercise at all while I was in active weight loss mode, so really you could just skip the exercise all together if you wanted, or start with walking?

eta: my mom is in her 60s and has several health issues-I set her up with her plan of action to lose weight a few weeks ago (ran her numbers for her etc). She started with an obese bmi and could hardly walk a mile with me, without having to stop to catch her breath. In about three weeks she's lost around 5lbs, just by restricting her calorie intake and walking three times a week, a mile each time, at a slow pace

The only way to lose fat is the calorie deficit. You can't spot reduce, but for us women the lower body, lower stomach, lower back, butt and hips are the last to go. We all have to accept that we need some fat there and it's just not as pretty as we age. If you keep going with the deficit you will lose it, but at the same time keeping in mind the goal is not zero body fat percentage. Some people genetically have "prettier" fat storage patterns.

As far as weights, lifting weights is the fountain of youth. The sooner you start the better. Our bones start to deteriorate as we age, so if you wait until you are over 60 it's not impossibly but the deterioration has already started. If you want good health into older age, start lifting asap, I don't care of it's 10 pound dumbbells and a bench - you will get benefit. Don't let age be an excuse, use resistance bands and just start where you are at. We all start somewhere.