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Welcome
Please read all the group announcements before joining "Fitness Over 50."
This group was founded to be a Virtual Workout Room were members go to share fitness and nutrition ideas and inspirational successes. QUESTIONS about the these things are welcomed.
Members with Obesity concerns can go here: view link Many who post requests for help with Obesity NEVER return, so I will remove those kinds of posts. There is plenty of good advice in the Weight loss group.
New Members: please tell us what you're doing to stay fit!
ADVERTISERS will be booted.
Please take care to protect your identities. Go here to learn how to protect your privacy: view link Tasteful pictures are encouraged. Please report related issues to EONS help view link
Please protect the harmony of the group by denouncing personal attacks or ridicule.
This group was founded to be a Virtual Workout Room were members go to share fitness and nutrition ideas and inspirational successes. QUESTIONS about the these things are welcomed.
Members with Obesity concerns can go here: view link Many who post requests for help with Obesity NEVER return, so I will remove those kinds of posts. There is plenty of good advice in the Weight loss group.
New Members: please tell us what you're doing to stay fit!
ADVERTISERS will be booted.
Please take care to protect your identities. Go here to learn how to protect your privacy: view link Tasteful pictures are encouraged. Please report related issues to EONS help view link
Please protect the harmony of the group by denouncing personal attacks or ridicule.
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Aerobic Conditioning
Aerobic Base Building is the single most important way to reduce bodyfat, next to eating wisely. Working out just below the tipping point from Aerobic to Anaerobic is the key to training your body to burn fat instead of sugar (glucose).
For many years I've struggled to understand that despite busting my butt in the gym my bodyfat remained in the 13-15% range. The reason is that I had trained my body to prefer glucose as fuel. An Aerobic conditioned athlete burns fat for fuel during training. Too much Anaerobic Threshold work turns off fat burning and creates other negative side effects such as cravings for sugar.
To find your Aerobic baseline number use 180-age +/- 5-10 depending on conditioning. Example age 60: 180-60= 120. Add 10 if you are in great condition, 5 if good. Subtract 10 if you're just resuming exercise, and 5 if you're deconditioned. Stay just below the baseline number to train your body to become a fat burining machine. One your reach your targeted bodyfat then introduce Anaerobic training (about 10% of the work) to increase your fitness further.
If you're working out hard and not getting the desired results then you need to working solely on Aerobic conditioning. Forget the hard stuff until later!
For many years I've struggled to understand that despite busting my butt in the gym my bodyfat remained in the 13-15% range. The reason is that I had trained my body to prefer glucose as fuel. An Aerobic conditioned athlete burns fat for fuel during training. Too much Anaerobic Threshold work turns off fat burning and creates other negative side effects such as cravings for sugar.
To find your Aerobic baseline number use 180-age +/- 5-10 depending on conditioning. Example age 60: 180-60= 120. Add 10 if you are in great condition, 5 if good. Subtract 10 if you're just resuming exercise, and 5 if you're deconditioned. Stay just below the baseline number to train your body to become a fat burining machine. One your reach your targeted bodyfat then introduce Anaerobic training (about 10% of the work) to increase your fitness further.
If you're working out hard and not getting the desired results then you need to working solely on Aerobic conditioning. Forget the hard stuff until later!
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Post your health statistics here!
It might be interesting to share our most recent health statistics. This includes a data base of blood lipids, glucose, stress test results, bone density scans, heart scans, bodyfat measurements, heart scans etc.
This would serve as a resource for others to examine their lifestyles, eating and exercise habits and demonstrate the impact of good habits on health and fitness.
This would serve as a resource for others to examine their lifestyles, eating and exercise habits and demonstrate the impact of good habits on health and fitness.
Back to it!
Did anybody here besides me get out of some good habits over the holidays? Yikes, I gained 5 pounds! It's not the pounds I mind, so much as losing the habits of good nutrition and exercise. How about some reports on your exercise sessions, like we did a while ago. For a week or so each day tell us here what you do to improve your fitness.
Drink Green Tea
Here's the best piece of advice I can give all the exercisers in the group. Drink decaffeinated Green Tea...without sugar... Reason: it's the proven anti-oxidant that will help you recover from exercise faster, reduce inflammation, improve your immune system, and just make you feel better!
Free radicals destroy cells and anti-oxidants help your body remove the bad guys.
I'm adding about 1/4 lemon to a 24 oz. of tea. About 1/2 of my liquid supply comes from tea or about 50 oz. a day.
Want further proof? A Chemotherapy company warns patients that the positive impact of the drug will be reduced by green tea because it's such a powerful anti-oxidant. They have done the gold standard of drug tests (double blind study) to reach this conclusion...powerful stuff.
Free radicals destroy cells and anti-oxidants help your body remove the bad guys.
I'm adding about 1/4 lemon to a 24 oz. of tea. About 1/2 of my liquid supply comes from tea or about 50 oz. a day.
Want further proof? A Chemotherapy company warns patients that the positive impact of the drug will be reduced by green tea because it's such a powerful anti-oxidant. They have done the gold standard of drug tests (double blind study) to reach this conclusion...powerful stuff.
Flushing Out Toxins
Has anyone tried drinking water with lemon in it in the morning to flush out the toxins? I've noticed some of the spas have water with lemon for customers to drink when done.
JUST KEEP MOVING
Adversity has a higher purpose. It brings people together and makes us stronger. No matter what adversity you're facing in this new year don't neglect yourself. Keep moving, exercising, trying. The only failure is failure to try.
Even is you can't run as fast or swim as far or fly as high, you can still move. So don't let anything stop you from doing that.
Even is you can't run as fast or swim as far or fly as high, you can still move. So don't let anything stop you from doing that.
Workout timing schedules
Curious as to when you time your workouts during the day. Are you a morning or an evening person - catch it when you can?
I found I fail miserably to stay regular if I wait until after work. I hear all the positive facts about getting an energy boost, but I'm simply not disciplined enough late in the day. However, once I switched to very early mornings, I'm finding I'm sticking to it MUCH better. Plus anything after that is a bonus and it usually gives me the incentive to do more......
I found I fail miserably to stay regular if I wait until after work. I hear all the positive facts about getting an energy boost, but I'm simply not disciplined enough late in the day. However, once I switched to very early mornings, I'm finding I'm sticking to it MUCH better. Plus anything after that is a bonus and it usually gives me the incentive to do more......
The Stationary Epicycle
How about purchasing one of these for exercise?
ONLY $12,000 - YIKES!
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ONLY $12,000 - YIKES!
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2012 Marathon Weekend in Houston
As I've mentioned before, I've had a torn hamstring now for over 4 months, and my orthopedic surgeon said that it might take up to six months to heal.
On January 4th I had some follow-up surgery regarding a surgery I had last June.
Then on January 10th I had Carpal Tunnel Surgery; so even though I registered for the 2012 Chevron Houston Marathon (and paid the full race fee - I think it was $120.00 - and it was non-refundable!), I’m a bit sad that I was unable to participate in the marathon.......
On January 4th I had some follow-up surgery regarding a surgery I had last June.
Then on January 10th I had Carpal Tunnel Surgery; so even though I registered for the 2012 Chevron Houston Marathon (and paid the full race fee - I think it was $120.00 - and it was non-refundable!), I’m a bit sad that I was unable to participate in the marathon.......
