Get Fit As You Get Older

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THE BEST WAY TO MANTAIN HEALTH AS YOU GROW OLDER IS GO BACK TO NATURE. CHECK ON MANY OF THESE MEDICINAL SPAS/HEALTH CENTRES AND JOIN FOR A WEEK . THE KNOWLEDGE YOU WILL GAIN IN ALL ASPECTS OF NATURE CURES/ YOGA / RAW AND ORGANIC FOOD WILL
HELP YOU TO LEAD A HEALTHIER LIFE.

L K KAJARIA of NV 9:30PM April 19, 2009

At age 45 I decided to start lifting weights. I tried lifting weights while deployed to Desert Storm around the age of 30 back in 90-91 and my max was around 215, but I stopped lifting after the war ended and I returned home. I am now 48 and stronger than I have ever been. I am benching 320-325 max and my body weight is around 194. Folks in the gym can't believe how strong I am because I out lift the younger guys. I can tell you from personal experience that you are never to old. At my age I am more determined, more focused, and still competitive. I will not take “I can't do it” as an answer (to myself). If you don't push yourself you will never know you capability. Taking the time to work out is also important. I make time to hit the gym at least 5-6 times a week and run 3-6 miles 4 times a week. I built myself up by taking baby steps and doing a little at a time. Running is still hard, but as I said before Push Yourself, Push Yourself, Push Yourself and you will be amazed at the results….

Kevin of FL 10:03PM March 17, 2009

At the age of 67 and after a very debilitating stroke I hired a personal trainer. Am working out under supervision 4 times a week. Two months in the program and I feel like a new man. Am growing muscle, greatly improved strength and stamina. It's costing an arm and a leg but worth every penny. If another stroke gets me at least I'll go out healthy as a horse and enjoying life.

Riche 10:20PM February 18, 2009

I'm surprised that yoga isn't mentioned in this article??? Yes, all types of exercise are good but yoga covers most of it. If you do some type of cardio workout regularly and yoga at least 3 times a week, you're doing great stuff for your body, your mind and your spirit. Yoga not only builds flexibility, but it strengthens the whole body, builds bone mass, helps with balance, teachs you to breathe, calms the mind. etc. etc. (It's amazing how many people don't know how to breathe, have poor balance and get so stressed out all the time.
I'm 56 and feel like I'm 39 (or less) I've been practicing yoga and walking/hiking my whole adult life. The weight training came and went...the step class came and went...but the yoga has been with me since I was 17...it's here to stay.
Yoga keeps you able to do the everyday stuff more easily ... that's what keeps you young. If you should slip on the ice ...yoga will come to the rescue. Yoga is for every*body no matter how old or young or size or shape. Try it and get hooked on life...you'll be glad you did.

Stephanie Litwin of NJ 8:46AM January 11, 2009

I am a 53 year old man who is very overweight, I lost 130 lbs through exercise but it came back! I am about to have gastric bypass surgery to help control the weight, but I never gave up the exercise routine that I started when I lost the weight. I swim 3 time a week for an hour, and do about an hour of mixed cardio and weight training on the other days. I have lost another 25 lbs, but can now drop the diabetes medication and my blood pressure is under better control. Even an overweight person should keep moving, don't be discouraged by excess weight at the gym, most people are busy with their own exercise to worry about other people in the gym.

Andrew Wagg of MI 11:23PM January 04, 2009

I am a 73-year-old Vietnamese American, retired two years ago as a "retired DA Investigator." I regularly worked out an hour session a day, 4 times a week,basically doing cardiovascular exercise 35 minutes, and 25 minutes of strengh training (weigh lifting-20, 40 to 50 lbs pending on the machine.) Sometimes I felt tired, sore on my arms and shoulder. After resting a day or two, I could resume my work out. I believed physical exersice helped me out to stay fit and healthy. "We never know what will happen," but I think, at my age, in so doing prevent me from living in a nursing home. I wish if God calls, I will die immediately, (I don't have to stay in the hospital day-after-day, month-after-month-and year-after-year.) I do what I can and expect what occur.

Mike Ng of CA 12:22AM January 02, 2009

I was 35 years old with a 36 inch waist, and growing. Once I cracked almost 200 lbs (without the muscle mass to justify it), I got scared. My friends were already on heart medication, one hospitalized (and he's younger than me!). I was gaining weight even though I played racketball 3x/week!
I added weight training in to my regimen, and carefully controlled my diet, and lost 30 lbs in 30 weeks. With that confidence that I had control, I started thinking about just getting stronger (I still didn't have 6-pack abs at 165 and 6' tall!). I had to figure much of it out by myself, through the web, and a dozen books. Now, 6 years later, I deadlift 315 lbs (that's not my max, that's my working weight), bench press my weight 3x (still working on that, but I can do 3 sets of 50 pushups), and can do 3 sets of 5 wide grip chin ups. All I did is make 3 hours a week count. Fun workouts are about progress, not "fun". Make every minute count. Get a copy of "The New Rules of Lifting".
Same for you girls! My wife can almost dead lift her weight. She's getting plates (weight lifting) straps (lifting straps) for Christmas. That skinny sickly ideal of beauty doesn't work outside of a magazine, in real life or in the bedroom! You can't maintain it without osteoporosis, and frailty in old age. I want my wife to be active with my as I get older, not stuck in the kitchen! There's a "New Rules of Lifting for Women" that does a lot of good helping women get over this "skinny weak is health bologna". Look up Maura Shuttleworth!

J Slater of OH 10:06AM December 25, 2008

I have lost 60 lbs in 9 months with 40 more to go. I have changed the way I live by eating good foods and seldom indulging in bad ones. I walk 3x weekly and work out at the gym 3x weekly. There's nothing more fun for me than the treadmill and upper and lower body workouts (w/ the exception of taking a college course just for the fun of it...even though I got my degree back in 1986). I just turned 46 and hope to be at my ideal weight by age 47. I feel GREAT and cannot believe I didn't love myself enough to begin this "journey" sooner!

FLNonny of FL 4:50PM December 21, 2008