If you are 62 or older, and have a physical fitness program..What do you do? Be serious..No b/s if possible..
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If you are 62 or older, and have a physical fitness program..What do you do? Be serious..No b/s if possible..
I work out on a treadmill and a recumbent bike in the winter time....i get enough excercise in the summer doing yard work....big yard 3 acres. Lots of trees and shrubs to keep trimmed up etc. Lots of weedeating and rakeing and burning. Lots of spraying. Then there is houshold repairs...pressure washing...painting etc.
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First thing most mornings I get up and walk a mile.
I am like G, in the summer with the yard, beds, garden, and canning I get plenty of exercise. From about the 15th
of December to the 15th of February I don't do much of anything. On Feb 15th I start fishing again. It takes me a good month to get my strength back. I am going to have to find a way to be more active in those 2 months. I have a treadmill but it is so boring to walk on it. Just seems I'm not getting anywhere. I can see where people who retire and go sit down don't last very long. I was hoping my health would hold up and get a couple of years of outdoors in
after I retired. I'm working on 10 years and still getting around like I always did. Not as fast and not without some
aches and pains but still on rock and roll.
Something else that came to mind, years ago I went to a seminar with a motivational speaker. It was put on by the company
I was working for either Con Agra or Helena, I can't remember which. Doesn't matter. He said that the average American
male without a hobby draws eleven Social Security checks. It has always been stuck in the back of my mind.
I retired in June 1998......Had hobbies and business interests and stayed busy...still do...I have been drawing Social Security for almost 11 years now. I still do everything that I used to do...just in a slower gear now. I think the main thing is just stay moving. I will be 73 in about 5 months.
I retired and started drawing at 65 and 10 months (July 1 2008). I'll be 75 in 20 days.
Hope I get around as good as you do when I'm 75!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
On topic would be physical training programs...
that's cool, enuff said.
Sorry.
Physical training is...yard work and work around the house....winter months its tread mill and recumbent bike
WE just told you what is working for us...You askedQuote:
Originally Posted by KnightShadow10
If you want a actual program my advice would be to go to the hospital in Tupelo and join the wellness center.... sit down with a trainer and tell him what all you got going on and what you want to accomplish.....he will evaluate you and give you a workout program to go by at the
center using their equipment daily. It may get you in shape but your yard wont look as good as mine.
Mine will. Dang, I did it again. Sorry
I thought for sure you guys was going to say y'all Chase woman up and down the aisle at Walgreens while y'all waited on your prescriptions.
My question was simple...I am putting together a program for myself...and wanted to know what works for other older guys...We all have successful retirement stories, or we wouldn't be here...it is easy to get off topic..no harm done...just wanted the information I ask for
I have and sometimes use a total gym. Which I need to get back to using again more. You can pretty well work out a good work out program with it. Bought mine second hand was way cheaper than joining a gym.
walk 2 miles a day 5 days a week . Have been doing this for eight years having been diagnosed as a type two diabetic . Was started on metformin but have taken none in the last 6 yrs. I do not diet but changed lifestyle . No bread, softdrinks, sweets and very few things fried . Baked everything has become the standard . I am no small guy but have dropped 4 pants size about 50 lbs. for 5 yrs . Crash diets are not realistic over long periods of time . Lost 70 lbs. twice only to gain it back . Complete eating change will work but it's slow .
Good job Coach.. Life-style change is the way to go for sure...
My Dr. told me, walking is the best exercise, but walk as fast as you can. Get that heart rate up. It is easier on the knees. Lift lite weight but many reps. And water, water, water.
U r what u eat! Get on the high protein diet First!Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
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I wonder if morning or evening workouts are better..I seen to like mornings
I like mornings best too. My Doc says it doesn't make any difference when. He even says you can break it up and do part in the am and the rest at any time thereafter.
I'll be 72 the 25th of this month. Seriously if I'd known I would have lived this long I would have took better care of my body. I have a lot of health issue's, my doctor has my heart rate at 53 with med's. If I walk to my mail box [25 yards] it wears me out.
When I get my heart rate going the medicine is trying to keep the heart rate at 53, and I get very dizzy. So I've just been not eating sweets, very little bread, and half the amount of food that I use to eat, and watch the food that I eat. Two years ago I weighted 340 lbs. now I weigh 260 lbs. Losing weight can be done without working out, just stop eating every thing you see.
My blood pressure is down a lot, it has always been bad all my life even when I was skinny. I weighted 170 lbs. when I went to Viet Nam, and I'm 6 foot 1. When I came back I weighted 135 lbs. and I stopped smoking and started gaining weight, and like I said I hit 340 pounds two years ago, and I was miserable. I'd love to lose down to about 220 lbs. if I can?
I'm going to break the rule request because I'm 54 next week. But I've been active all my life and went from 280 lbs my senior year college to 170. I've been in decent shape ever sense.
1. Whatever it is you do it should be something you enjoy! Hard to stick with something that we don't actually enjoy. Walking on a treadmill can be boring. If that's the case, hike or walk in the woods. Scout deer, etc. for fun. It may change based on the season.
2. Mix cardio type activities with things to promote flexibility and to some degree strength. Doing stretches is nothing complicated. Google it and you'll find a tone of help. You'd be surprised what a 5 lb weight would do to help your strength w/o hurting joints with the proper approach.
3. Those rubber bands for exercising are great for both strength and flexibility and you can do it while in the house.
As some have stated, exercise often comes just from daily chores and activities around the house. At the end of the day a healthy diet has to be a priority if you are truly concerned with your health. Obviously, there are things that might be beyond our control such as "some" cancers, but its prudent to try to eat healthy.
My final advise is to simply Google what you are looking for and find things that might interest YOU. Good luck and happy health to you.
Good advice no matter what your age .thanks
OK..Thanks to everyone that contributed..Here is what I came up with...
Target weight 235...now at 232...Wife is in charge of diet
Goal..to increase general muscle tone, and dexterity. Increase strength, and stamina..Get sugar under 120
Plan
Monday, wendsday, Friday....walk 1.6 miles as fast as I can
Tuesday, Thursday ,Saturday...light weight training
Full Tai Chi workout at less 3 days
50 hand spring crunches..holding for 3 seconds daily
50 heavy pistol raises..keep scope from shaking
This will go on to end of August..then review...Hope to increase to an everyday workout by November
Morning seems to fit best..I get up at 430...for no reason
What did I miss..Any comments?
My wife is awesome!!!! She has found at least 10 projects in the yard for me to do....all manual labor.........
This is exactly what my Doctor told me. 30 minutes of continuous walking as fast as I could stand it ! I get out at least 4 times a week and do at least 30 to 60 minutes. I also lift some weights at the gym 3 days a week. trust me it helps..........