50ish and staying fit.

I guess my program is balanced as it's a mix of cardio and strength training. In the summer I'm a cyclist who lifts weights and in the winter I'm a weight lifter who cycles. When time allows I will train six times a week, three strength and three "cardio" sessions or rides.

Few knee injuries and restricted to a degree by a damaged lower back but fitter at 55 than (probably) I've ever been and getting back to fairly close to the strength I used to have in my 20's & 30's.

Probably train smarter than I used to and certainly take more care over nutrition but my self-competitive nature is the same. Always aiming to go further/faster or increase weights.

i alternate running and rowing(on water) through the week,but also have a knee which lets me know when it's had enough!current age 56.
interesting stat re knee arthritis is 98% sufferers are in obese wt range-and just 10% wt loss is more effective pain relief than any medication.
have a concept 2 at home which tends to be used for h.i.i.t
enter competitions through the year(10-15km run races,up to 21km rowing races) for motivation
aim to run 10km in 45mins.
find mfp great to get back on track if weight creeps up,prefer to be 70kg but can get to 77.
btw cooking pasta,letting it cool then re heating converts it to low g.i. resistant starch so i cook a batch,then freeze portions.
good luck to you guys!

56 year old male, 21.5 BMI
Back can be stiff in the morning but no real limitations

I conscientiously do floor exercises every day soon after rising. Right around sunrise is best, but it varies
Around 20 - 30 minutes now, but I want to reach 60 minutes. Most of the exercises are core and upper body; I have to add flexibility and balance sometime in 2016.

I average an hour or so a day of "cardio" -- swimming, bicycling or both during the 9 months of the year that our climate is nice. I haven't found a consistent activity for the lousy weather days.

I used to be an avid player of racketball and squash but stopped due to shoulder pain. I'm sorely tempted to see who is about the courts at our local Rec center.

In the winter, I try 2x/week at the gym with 3 days cardio (trainer or cross country ski). In the spring/summer, it's 1x/week at the gym and 4 days cycling 20-30 miles. But I still need to watch my food intake at 54!

I'm 51, full weight workouts Sat & Sun because I have time, then 2/3rds of a weight workout Tues, Thurs... and on the Sat & Tues I finish with 10-15min on the elliptical.

I'm quickly pushing 53, and still get at it when I can. I got lazy for a while and packed on some pounds, but right now I'm back at about 180, and starting to strengthen up some over where I was for a while.

It's just a number. My goal is to be lighter (already there) and at least as fit as I was when I got out of the military 25+ years ago.

And here is a link to one of the 50's groups. Near the very end there is mention of another group for 40's and 50's.

community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10125551/over-50-group-recruiting-new-members/p1

I'm 56 and have been maintaining several years. I walk to work. I had a fitbit, now an apple watch, and try to hit my steps. I always do in the spring/summer/fall. I lag in the winter. I eat modestly but work hard at making every bite as delicious as possible. I really like the watch feature that reminds you to get up every hour. It also calculates steps and active steps/calories differently, which I like.

Very good company here!
I have to say I feel very balanced. Maybe not daily, LOL. But weekly? Monthly? Yes, and yes!
In your late 40s and early 50s you get the great gift of really knowing yourself, both strengths and weaknesses. My fitness plan really reflects that now. I'm not chasing some external ideal but just building & expanding what I authentically enjoy.
And the same goes for food. I cook & eat simpler, but focus on what is enjoyable to me... @robertw486 ¡TACOS! ... and I really feel like I'm in control of my weight & nutritional needs.
But it is a 'balancing act' that on some days feels like full on carney juggling. With knives. Flaming knives. And for that it helps to stay flexible & have a sense of humor... I had a baby close to forty, so I've still got a 13 year old at home. And my big one is at Berkeley with big Cal bills to match. I'm done with menopause -hallelujah! - and because of that I sleep better than ever & seem to lose weight easier than in the peri menopausal wasteland that was my forties.
I walk a lot, 100k steps a week usually. I do yoga and a few dance type classes that incorporate HIIT intervals and terrific music. I do body weight training now & want to branch out into free weights with some guidance. I stopped coloring my hair. I still believe squatting might someday get me a little more junk for my trunk. I banished high heels from my closet. I still love frye boots with an unholy passion. I'm really really really comfortable in my skin, wrinkled & freckled such that it is. So yes, balance.

rabbitjb wrote: »

I can beat my 14 year old son at push ups ...I'm pretty pleased with me

Better get that kid to work .

I'm almost 60. I'm 6'2" around 205 pounds. 40+ year weight trainer and runner. I don't fill them out as well but I can wear the same size clothes as my 24 yo son who is the same height and maybe 5 pounds heavier and has been approached about fitness modeling.

My biggest challenge is trying to fight off the effects of 35+ years in an office job and 2 hours a day of a driving commute. I've had 6 shoulder operations and 2 hand operations, the need for which, per the surgeon, were at least partially caused by sitting hunched over a computer for my work life. Also bad mobility in hips and upper back from office work.

I do about and hour of flexibility/mobility work 5-7 days a week and an hour of strength training 5-7 days a week. Want to get back to the running but feel I need to concentrate more on mobility.

psposey wrote: »

Looking for fellow 40 to 50ish group discuss and encourage fitness challenges as we get older. I am balancing the office, the family, and a bum knee but still setting fitness goals and seeking others who enjoy going to the gym. Does anyone have a balanced program they like?

Well, crap. I’m too old. Too bad. I could have told you what works when you really get older, rather than the post-teen years of 40s and 50s.