Lol someone told me - Running makes you old...

TavistockToad wrote: »

scorpio516 wrote: »

Two things make you look old:
Smoking
Sun

Runners shouldn't be smokers. But take care of your skin!

I guess a couple more too: having kids, stress, loosing volume out of the face (goon from a fat face to a skinny face and loose skin)

I always put sun cream on my face if I'm running for more than half an hour

I always put sunscreen on if I'm leaving the house for any reason! Better safe than sorry, IMO (I do, or rather did, have a relative who had melanoma, though, so perhaps I'm more careful than most).

Also, I'd rather be fit and look old than be obese with a young face.

2 years of cardio to include power walking and running outside. I am 2 years older on the right. I'll be 60 years old in august.

dewd2 wrote: »

edlanglais5 wrote: »

Biggest downside really is it can wear on your joints. Reach your daily calcium goal. Purchase quality running shoes and maybe compression socks and you're a step ahead of the game.

This myth just won't die.

http://www.runnersworld.com/sweat-science/run-for-your-knees
http://www.runnersworld.com/sweat-science/is-running-actually-good-for-your-knees

I agree.

Also I think trail running is even better for the joints as it develops all those stabilizer muscles that make the joints even stronger.

I also think most injuries are caused by people running too fast too soon. It takes much longer for the joints to develop than it does the heart and lungs, so most people feel like they can go faster because their heart and lungs feel better long before the joints are ready for the extra speed.

Bad shoes and a bad running style can also cause injuries, but running properly can keep your joints healthy.

JMHO

Ah yes. The myth that won't die!

I was an athlete as a kid and worked for years for the USFS in really steep and deep country. And I did a lot of different kinds of blue-collar work. Everything from my hips down was "wrecked." I decided to take up walking with a trainer at age 51. My hips hurt, I'd had a lot of trouble with my knees, and I had no cartilage in the large joint of one of my big toes. Within a year, because my trainer was so gentle, I was running. I did not expect that!
I am in far less pain when I am running than I am when I'm walking or sitting. I doubt I look any younger, I've got graying hair which I love, and I've been working on wrinkles around my eyes since I was young, since I associate that with people who smile! But I run. I do 5ks and a half or two a year. I run properly with a light, quick step, and stretch religiously after every run. I'm in better shape now than I was 10 or 20 years ago.

If you care to be inspired, check out a five minute video on YouTube called "Grandmothers of Endurance." It was made a few years ago about two women in my town. One of them didn't start running until she was 51. And when the video was made, she was approaching 80, and her running partner was approaching 70. They ran 100-milers at the time.
Barb, the older of the two, has given up 100-milers since turning 81, though she still runs long runs, and there is no way in hell that my 5K time can come anywhere near the time of the younger of the two.

I wish that I looked that kind of older!

I sure "feel old" when running. It's a humbling unpleasant absolutely horrible hour of my weekly regime. But I still do it because of the benefits.

Um....Actually, running can make you look older.
We lose facial muscle and skin tone as we age. If you have a little fat it helps to hide the loss of some of that muscle and plumpness behind the skin smooths out wrinkles.
Many runners get pretty skinny, and a skinny older person can look gaunt.
Sorry. I love running. I am an avid runner. But that is just true. There is a billion-dollar market for fillers and Botox in cosmetic medicine for just this problem.
If you are worried about it, add a cream or lotion containing some form of retinol to your daily skin care regimen, or an alpha- or beta-hydroxy acid. Those products actually do erase some wrinkles and sun-damage spots. They won't necessarily get rid of the big heavy ones, but they will help with the faint ones and they will make your skin look younger.

GiddyupTim wrote: »

Um....Actually, running can make you look older.
We lose facial muscle and skin tone as we age. If you have a little fat it helps to hide the loss of some of that muscle and plumpness behind the skin smooths out wrinkles.
Many runners get pretty skinny, and a skinny older person can look gaunt.
Sorry. I love running. I am an avid runner. But that is just true. There is a billion-dollar market for fillers and Botox in cosmetic medicine for just this problem.
If you are worried about it, add a cream or lotion containing some form of retinol to your daily skin care regimen, or an alpha- or beta-hydroxy acid. Those products actually do erase some wrinkles and sun-damage spots. They won't necessarily get rid of the big heavy ones, but they will help with the faint ones and they will make your skin look younger.

Alpha-arbutin is better for fading sun spots - AHAs and BHAs are more exfoliants than anything (BHAs in particular are good for acne). Niacinamide and azealic acid are also good for over-all skin brightness. If you do use AHAs and BHAs, use sunscreen with them, or you will worsen the problem.

I've heard the same thing that cardio makes you look old. I think that if you do cardio at the same pace for 60 mins is a waste of time. The body gets too accustomed to it, so to not make that happen, you need to go at different paces like sprinting 20 secs, do a normal pace for 1 min and do this until you get to 20 mins. I see people doing cardio everyday for 60 mins and they look the same. No weight loss and they look old...lol

No. I use a stationary bike for cardio for 20 mins since it has resistance. Changing it up is the key.

stevehicks28 wrote: »

No. I use a stationary bike for cardio for 20 mins since it has resistance. Changing it up is the key.

The key to what?

Cycling for 20 minutes won't help me hit my goals. That's me just going to the local village for a pint of milk.

You are thinking that people run to lose weight. Most runners are running for many, many reasons and it is rarely for weight loss.

I run to keep my bones strong, heart health, make me happy, help me get a better time in my next race/event. To challenge my body and mind. To run further and on tougher terrain.

Runners aren't just people who nip on a dreadmill.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

Joenali wrote: »

My mom is 67. She runs. Looks amazing and younger than all of her friends who do not workout. She ran her first marathon at 60. She's training for a half in October. She wins races (because no one her age runs anymore! Lol). She inspires me everyday to be healthy and run!

Your Mom is awesome

I think so!

I've heard it through personal trainers and I see it in some of my friends who run. They look old but they are not old. Just think of all the pounding going on throughout your body while running. Some damage is happening.

stevehicks28 wrote: »

I've heard it through personal trainers and I see it in some of my friends who run. They look old but they are not old. Just think of all the pounding going on throughout your body while running. Some damage is happening.