Posted on 07/09/2014 8:09:02 AM PDT by Foundahardheadedwoman
I’m 58. Granted, I’m pretty beat up these days. I’ve had my share of injuries, the result of having lived a rather careless active life outdoors, on horses, motorcycles, bicycles, and the field of competition. People my age who have not spent their years in a chair have an accumulation of aches and pains, most of them earned the hard way. And for us, beat up or not, the best way to stay in the game is to train for strength.
The conventional wisdom is that older people (ah, the term sticks in the craw) need to settle into a routine of walking around in the park when the weather is nice, maybe going to the mall for a brisk stroll in the comfort of the air conditioning, or a nice afternoon on the bicycle, checking out the local retirement communities — at a leisurely pace, of course. For the more adventurous, a round of golf really stretches out the legs. Maybe finish up with a challenging game of Canasta. Your doctor will tell you that this is enough to keep the old ticker ticking away, and should you choose to rev the engine like this every day, you’re doing everything you need to do to maintain the fantastic quality of life enjoyed by old people at the mall.
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Any type of movement is great and will help. Lifting just happens to work best and quickest for me.
I've seen it written many times that any repetitive motion,under stress,of the body's large muscles (legs and arms) is beneficial.I've also see it written that swimming is the single exercise that comes closest to be the "perfect" exercise.
I think it was Twain that said, “If I had known I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself.”
Getting old is not for pussies. If you are overweight get rid of it first, then walk to build back your heart function then when you and your doc think you are ready go with the type of exercise you think you would enjoy most.
Bad joints, swimming is low impact and great for cardio plus you get to look at near naked young girls. What could be better?
IMHO life comes down to the choices we make, they are derived from our attitude towards life. Just take the first step. As the Chinese used to say, “A thousand mile journey starts with the first step.”
Your comment about doctors reflects the same
Same here, but I had my doc change my profile to the 2 1/2 mile walk due to disc problems for the last few years. That all went away after I retired, got away from behind a desk and lost 30 lbs down into the 170s.
I still walk 2 - 2.5 miles in the hills here with the dog guiding the way. My BP is lower than it has been the past 10 years. Resting pulse is about 55 - 60 and BP is 110/65 and has been as low as 92/52 early in the morning.
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