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You're going to tempt me into going out to join the Masters even though I've never rowed crew. I bet I'd love it, but I don't have time to make commitments to that kind of team.
When you come visit, I'll rent or borrow a nice tandem or you can paddle one of my solo boats.4 -
I'm 68. Got sick for a year and gained alot of weight due to inactivity and depression. Finally ready to work a plan back to health. Particularly giving up added sugar...my kryptonite.6
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You're going to tempt me into going out to join the Masters even though I've never rowed crew. I bet I'd love it, but I don't have time to make commitments to that kind of team.
When you come visit, I'll rent or borrow a nice tandem or you can paddle one of my solo boats.
@mtaratoot, we're scullers, two oars per person. There are singles. It's not just sweep rowing/crew/big boats/teams.
BTW,
That's the Masters Nationals result from this year in the category my rowing lineup from Saturday would compete in, if we competed. (Mixed = men & women, at least 2 women; G = average age of the 4 rowers, 65-69; 4x = four rower sculling boat, no coxswain.) It's a 1k distance.
If I did the math right, the winning time is about 10.2 mph/16.4 kph. (No way we'd hold our peak time from Saturday for a whole km.)
Other readers: In rowing, "masters" just means people who are post-collegiate, age 21 and over, who don't choose to compete in "open" races, i.e., against all ages in one race with no age handicapping. Masters Nationals is all age grouped or age handicapped, I believe. You'd expect the winners to be among the best/fastest such rowers in the US, though some fast people don't compete.
At this years event, there were many competitors 60+ in age, quite a few 70+, at least one 85+.
I'll shut up about rowing now. For a while. Probably.3 -
@LolaGatto, @MaryZZZZ, hello and welcome to the group! Like you, I had multiple times during weight loss when I either was ill, injured, or recovering from surgery, and ditto with various episodes when first working on fitness improvement. I know it is really challenging to deal with those activity limitations from illness or injury. We need calories and nutrition during the acute phase of healing, too, which makes it extra challenging. Hang in there, progress is possible IME!
Also welcome to anyone else who may be new to the thread that I may've missed. This is a good, supportive group of people!
@marci320, congratulations on all your health improvements: That's the best.
How is everyone else doing?6 -
@LolaGatto , @MaryZZZZ Good luck dealing with the physical issues.
I'm still peeking in here now and then, and also currently dialing the activity back a bit. After a number of years away, I was trying to get back into the three triathlon sports but apparently I'm not as flexible as I used to be. Starting back swimming lanes, I've quite unexpectedly strained a neck muscle. It didn't occur to me that I might not be as comfortable as I used to be turning my head that much to breath. I'll continue swimming once this settles down, but building back into it a little more gradually.4 -
Hi all! I’m 81, and just had a pacemaker inserted in my heart! It’s just like a little bean and is working perfectly. So I want to help it out by losing about 15 pounds. I feel like I got a new box of “ chocolates “ called Life. I have fought extra pounds my whole life and have always eaten right but could exercise more! For the first time in 2 years I feel great, thankful and lucky thatihad this near death experience. Thanks for this program to make it easier.8
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Hi Everyone. I’m 58 but would love to join. I’ve tried every diet known to man! I have zero will power so start all guns blazing until the second day and completely lose it 😒 I’m at my heaviest and need to lose 50lbs. So fresh start today. Wishing everyone good luck, I believe we can do this xx5
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@Ernest_Nigma
I am also a swimmer and hope to do another triathlon next year.
I've had a frozen shoulder for the past year that is finally thawing out. (I don't think that is the correct medical term, but anyway).
When I get back in the pool I'm going to use a snorkel until my flexibility improves.
We all have to do what works for us.4 -
@tnh2o Using a snorkel is a great idea, thanks! I'll still have to keep working on neck flexibility to wean myself off of it eventually but for now it gets me back in the pool sooner.1
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You're going to tempt me into going out to join the Masters even though I've never rowed crew. I bet I'd love it, but I don't have time to make commitments to that kind of team.
When you come visit, I'll rent or borrow a nice tandem or you can paddle one of my solo boats.
@mtaratoot, we're scullers, two oars per person. There are singles. It's not just sweep rowing/crew/big boats/teams.
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I'll shut up about rowing now. For a while. Probably.
Nah. Keep talking about rowing. I think I would prefer sculling (two oars) to using a single oar, although I know that the boats where each rower has one oar can FLY. Lots of power.
I was speaking more about the commitment to show up on a schedule for practices and meets. Right now I'm reticent to tie myself to schedules all that much with a few exceptions. Once a month to the aquarium. Once a week hike up the local coast range peak. Lots of paddling, and on a schedule if I or someone else posts a trip that I'll coordinate or join. The aquarium schedule is set well ahead. All the other things happen on various days. I'm also doing some other volunteer work that's been on the calendar for a while, but multiple nights per week and then some weekends traveling? Nah. Too bad. I think I'd like it. The person who leads the Masters here used to be the department director where I retired. He retired a decade or more ago. More. Nice guy. He's tried to recruit me.
And.... On the trip I was on yesterday (scouting for an upcoming event; we actually need to slow the participants down so they don't get to camp before land crew has camp set up), someone had one of those VERY ultra-light Advantages. It just had its 30th birthday in February. The owner knew it was from the '90s. I looked at the tag. It had the molded-on ash gunwales only inboard of the hull and no gunwales outboard. I picked it up. Oh my. I bet that thing is 26 pounds. Wow.
I paddled my Encounter just to see if I really want to sell it. Within five minutes I decided that yes, I do. Funny. It felt short to me. It's not. It's 17' long. My longer boat is only six inches longer, so only three inches longer out front. But it's so WIDE that my eyes perceived it as shorter. Then an hour later I decided I should keep the boat. It paddles nice, and it will carry a HUGE load. And it's paid for. And it really is gorgeous even though it's got a lot more wear and tear since I've owned it. Paddle 'em, don't polish 'em.
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You're going to tempt me into going out to join the Masters even though I've never rowed crew. I bet I'd love it, but I don't have time to make commitments to that kind of team.
When you come visit, I'll rent or borrow a nice tandem or you can paddle one of my solo boats.
@mtaratoot, we're scullers, two oars per person. There are singles. It's not just sweep rowing/crew/big boats/teams.
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I'll shut up about rowing now. For a while. Probably.
Nah. Keep talking about rowing. I think I would prefer sculling (two oars) to using a single oar, although I know that the boats where each rower has one oar can FLY. Lots of power.
I was speaking more about the commitment to show up on a schedule for practices and meets.
That was my point. A club with a sculling program doesn't necessarily have schedules, past the learning phase. We run a 4-week class (2 days a week), have some scheduled times soon after that are more flexible, to get people a little more solid. Then once they check out as safe on their own, people can come to the club anytime, take out a club-owned single all on their own (as long as they can carry it safely), row when they want to. Full members get boathouse keys. My group that rows together on a schedule is the exception at our club, not the rule. It's just a group of friends with regular meet-up times (varying numbers participating each time), not a formal program with required attendance. I row 4 days a week in season on a regular schedule because that's what I want to do, not what I have to do because the club imposes it.
Yeah, a single or even quad is not as fast/powerful as an eight. Still fun, pretty fast. Quads, especially.(snip)
And.... On the trip I was on yesterday (scouting for an upcoming event; we actually need to slow the participants down so they don't get to camp before land crew has camp set up), someone had one of those VERY ultra-light Advantages. It just had its 30th birthday in February. The owner knew it was from the '90s. I looked at the tag. It had the molded-on ash gunwales only inboard of the hull and no gunwales outboard. I picked it up. Oh my. I bet that thing is 26 pounds. Wow.I paddled my Encounter just to see if I really want to sell it. Within five minutes I decided that yes, I do. Funny. It felt short to me. It's not. It's 17' long. My longer boat is only six inches longer, so only three inches longer out front. But it's so WIDE that my eyes perceived it as shorter. Then an hour later I decided I should keep the boat. It paddles nice, and it will carry a HUGE load. And it's paid for. And it really is gorgeous even though it's got a lot more wear and tear since I've owned it. Paddle 'em, don't polish 'em.
A serious cargo/touring boat can be a good thing. Voyager is pretty much that for me.
ETA: I suspect all of this boat talk is boring for others. There's not a suitable group or thread, though we could start one.2 -
I don't mind the boat talk at all! I have a small single kayak that I purchased at Costco as a retirement gift to me. It's perfect for puttering around our local lakes on my own or with friends.
My husband and I have a Clipper Cascade canoe that's nearly 17' long. We bought it because it's super stable.....and there was a golden retriever in the canoe on the brochure haha (some people refer to it as "a dog and a cooler canoe"). We took a flat water course years ago and tend to use it just for a day of paddling with friends on our local lakes, though we did once venture down a major nearby river to celebrate rivers day with a group from the canoe club.
I also dragon boat all summer. We are a bit more structured than rowing because we have to have a minimum of ten paddlers plus a steersperson to take the boat out of the boathouse. The boat seats up to 22 people but going out with any less than 10 is a bit iffy, especially if a wind comes up on the lake. The learning curve for dragon boating is super simple. Timing is more important than finesse. Then finesse comes with practice. We get together two evenings a week, weather (and air quality!) permitting. Our ages range from 20's to 80's.
I hope that instead of scrolling right past, all this talk about watercraft might encourage some people to try paddling or rowing. You don't have to be skilled to have fun. And it's great exercise.5 -
There's dragon boating up in Portland. I think it would be really fun, but there's no way I'll drive that far on any kind of regular basis, especially with the Portland traffic. Yuck.
I am going to check out the local rowing club. It looks like I missed the required two trainings that allow a person to join the club. If they let folks come down and row on an as-desired schedule, maybe it IS for me. I just don't want to commit to several days a week and also to sign up for races. I think that may be acceptable. The dues are a speed bump for me, but after my mortgage is paid off, I should be able to swing it. I'll get in touch with the person who used to be our department director who is in charge of "guest rows" for prospective members. After all, he did try to recruit me many years ago.
Voyager and Encounter sort of fill the same niche, but Encounter can haul far FAR more stuff. Also... so light. And if I sell it, that's fine too. Voyager just feels good under my butt.3 -
I find the older I get the harder it is to lose weight. Need support to keep me on track.9
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Hello All, joined MyFitness Pal some time ago, but today finally started logging food. Hope to exercise and eat healthy helps me drop the pounds that easily pack on after 60 plus 😌.6
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Hi, @shultz9 and @VAGal61, and welcome to the group! In my experience, MFP and food logging is can be a great help in managing weight, if it suits our personality. It's been perfect for me. Keep us posted on how you're doing; ask questions if you have some. I've found that people on MFP always do try to help. Not all the ideas we have may work for you, but possibly some will.
Wishing you success!4 -
Good for you! I'm 67. I've been at this for a few years. I used to go by the name dutchman24, but was somehow dropped and had to re-up. Probably a good thing, as I've finally re-committed myself and have lost 23 pounds. If you need support, I'll be there.5
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Hi, all! I was looking for a 60+ group that’s active and happened to stumble on this one; happy to find it. I’m 62 and first joined MFP back in 2011 but didn’t stick with it, then had a big, complicated surgery in the early days of COVID and promptly packed on a lot of weight during lockdown. Am looking to lose about 25 pounds. Have been tracking carefully for the last month or so and appreciating that doing so forces me to be mindful about what I’m eating. The scale isn’t moving much, but clothes are already fitting better and I’m feeling better.
The SO, a serious foodie, is getting excited about planning a trip to New Orleans in a month or two (he’s in Wisconsin, I’m in southern Ontario, Canada), and I’m slightly terrified that the food there will do me in. So I need to build up my willpower in advance.
I’m especially interested in how people are handling exercise and aging. I used to have more options for activity, especially yoga and walking, but now have various restrictions due to a connective tissue disorder and related problems: can’t lift weights, do isometric exercises, or do anything too high-impact on my feet. I use a stationary bike at home, just started a chair yoga class, and am finding some good Pilates videos online and a channel called SeniorShape that I like a lot (though I can’t keep up quite yet). Would love to know what others are doing.3 -
@history_grrrl This is a great group. Glad you found it. You have the right attitude to do this healthy thing right. I have similar issue with high impact stuff. Bottom line, for me, walk.3
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@history_grrrl Welcome to the group! In my journey, exercise has never been an issue. My battle has always been with food haha Even when I weighed 232 pounds, I went to the gym, and coached my daughter's ringette team. So movement has just always been part of my life. I'm not particularly GOOD at anything, but I have fun. I would love to be that person who excels at a sport, but that's not me. Instead I do lots of different things and I think because of that, I've never experienced any type of over-use injury. Actually, that's a lie.....I once did a 30 day yoga challenge and ended up agravating a rotator cuff problem! See? That's why I have to do lots of different activities haha
Now, at age 64, I do some yoga, do a bit of strength training, in the warmer months I paddle my kayak and twice a week I paddle with a dragon boat group, I go to a deep water running class once or twice a week, snowshoe and cross country ski in the winter, and walk and hike with my dogs daily. The one thing that is different now to previously is that I hurt my back a couple of years ago (hit a deer on the highway) so I'm always mindful of protecting that when I do activities.
And that's how I handle exercise and ageing 🙂5
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