40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

sdereski wrote: »

Showed up for my Wednesday fitness classes and the first one was cancelled. Stayed at the gym and rowed for 35 minutes. The second class was a go, so got another 45 min of good mix of strength and cardio in.
Not a bad day in the end.

@tojo_73 Oh, I feel for you. As @shellyld2016 , it will make home all the more sweeter.

Christmas Bridge party tonight. Not sure I am going to be able to fit a workout in.

I'm jealous you have bridge friends. My wife and I play SAYC socially but we haven't found partners yet. We tend to get made fun of by people who don't play. I don't understand how people can love Euchre and not want to play Bridge (adult Euchre )

HIIT class done.

gam3rguy wrote: »

"Body Beast Build: Back/Bis"=Done!

@gam3rguy= machine

44 and checking in! Lost well over half my body-weight over the past few years, but always gaining and losing above where I want to be now. Just need to learn mature consistency, I think. That impulse kid in a candy-store nonsense has to go.

what up

75 minutes on the bike trainer as cross training today. Goal is to maintain aerobic fitness and flush out the legs after 2 hard days of running.

So, yesterday I was on my glider trying to get minutes for a race challenge that I was part of since it was our last day and our team was trying to beat another that we were tied with. I got in 135 minutes and 9.11 miles...felt like calling 911 after that, especially since Sundays are supposed to be my rest days. We ended up tying the other team for first place overall in the 8 week challenge. Actually, sort of sad the challenge is complete, and hoping they do one in the spring.

Took it easy today and just did some strength training at the gym. Will probably do some planks later, though I'm thinking a mid-day nap may be needed.

Misnomer971 wrote: »

Hi all! I'm 45, and only got serious about losing weight/getting healthier earlier this year. I recently completed a 3-month LCD program and lost 25.5lbs, and now it's all up to me to keep it going (I still have quite a bit more to lose).

I'm doing ok with my daily calorie goal, but exercise is another story. I'm pretty lazy (with a sedentary job and hobbies), so getting off my butt has been the last piece of this puzzle. But I'm starting to improve: I've gone from walking for 15 minutes @ 2.5mph to walking for 1 mile @ 3mph, and I think I'm about to bump that up. Plus, this morning I finally used my dumbbells for the first time. Granted, I only used 3-lb weights and it was only for 12-minutes -- via a "beginner" workout video I found on YouTube -- but I have zero arm strength and it's a start.

Sometimes it can be hard not to kick myself for waiting this long to get my s*** together. Weight loss would have been so much easier 10 years ago...heck, maybe even 5 years ago!

Samarisa wrote: »

Just need to learn mature consistency, I think. That impulse kid in a candy-store nonsense has to go.

When you figure out the secret, please let me know!

Welcome!! This thread is great for motivation and for posting your workouts! There are some serious hosses and hossettes in here kicking booty and getting the job done.

I highly recommend perusing the challenge threads at the beginning of each month (though you can also join many of them at mid month with the expectation of trying to do half the challenge of a full month). At least for me, joining a challenge thread or two or three keeps me accountable to workout regularly (truth be told I'm inherently lazy)!

And I can't say enough good about the most recent challenge group I was part of...be on the look out for the next "Amazing Race" - they will post in the Challenge Thread category when they open the next one, hopefully in the spring (Mar or Apr). We just completed our 8 week race (it was at least the second they've done, and my first to participate in). It was a great way to try new workouts (dancing videos, country based workouts (like Radio Taiso from Japan), drumming, stair challenges, a Rockettes workout (for the holidays)) because as we virtually traveled to each new location, the organizer found something unique for us to try based on that country/locale. And being on a team competing with other teams made me not only accountable to logging my workout minutes and doing the challenges, but it also pushed me to work harder to get more minutes (which were considered miles to get to the destination) not to let my team mates down. I think I doubled my workout minutes over my normal while I was in the challenge. Honestly, I'm exhausted after the 8 weeks (and really need to go back to my 'normal' for a bit to recuperate), but it was good motivation to push me farther than I would have pushed myself. They only have 6 teams to fill, so we started with 126 participants, and ended with 120 (with some being switched out from a waiting list during the race as people fell by the wayside). It was AWESOME...and AMAZING...and I highly recommend joining it, if you can get on the teams since they fill up pretty quickly.

Misnomer971 wrote: »

Hi all! I'm 45, and only got serious about losing weight/getting healthier earlier this year..........
Sometimes it can be hard not to kick myself for waiting this long to get my s*** together. Weight loss would have been so much easier 10 years ago...heck, maybe even 5 years ago!

@Misnomer971, Congrats on your success so far! And no worries about a late start, you started 10 years earlier than I did.

BEAST "rest" day. I went to the gym and threw around the slam balls...'cuz I feel like throwin' stuff today!

b3achy wrote: »

I highly recommend perusing the challenge threads at the beginning of each month (though you can also join many of them at mid month with the expectation of trying to do half the challenge of a full month). At least for me, joining a challenge thread or two or three keeps me accountable to workout regularly (truth be told I'm inherently lazy)!

Thanks for the recommendation, but I'm definitely not ready for any challenges yet. At this point I'm focused on my self-challenges. I'll keep them in mind, though!

Djproulx wrote: »

@Misnomer971, Congrats on your success so far! And no worries about a late start, you started 10 years earlier than I did.

Thanks for the congrats! And it's inspiring to know that change can be effected at any age.

kat911 wrote: »

I have logged consistently for also a month and have lost around 5 pounds.

Awesome! Congrats!

While some of you are probably digging out from snow, I had a glorious 80F day out on the water...5.3 miles, and I was 20 minutes faster on my new race paddleboard than on my old SUP surfboards. I was out for over two hours which started out foggy, but as the fog lifted it was a glorious sunny day, with a light wind and low to no chop.

Was using the new paddle too, though I didn't notice a huge difference than my old paddle (though a bit less tired since it is a bit lighter). So, at this point, I don't think the paddle has a huge impact on my paddling times, whereas, the board definitely does. Which surprised me because I really thought the paddle would buy me more time. However, I was talking to one of the pros a couple weeks ago, and it seems like the paddle makes a difference depending on the conditions (ie, better to have this type of paddle in smooth conditions or for x length races; whereas, this other paddle is better in choppy conditions or sprints). So much still to learn about this obsession.

After I got home, cleaned the board, and cleaned myself, I went for a walk to the local market (less than a 1/2 mile round trip). So, all in all a nice workout day.