Oh I do hope so…I need all the help I can get with that. 
Hi - sorry, didn’t realize that’s against the rules. I actually started my site because I saw that poor fitness is the biggest cause of preventable death for people 50 and over. My hope is to get people to my site so they can find articles and information relevant to people 50 and over, and hopefully, persuade 1 or 2 people to make a lifestyle change that will add years to their life.
Hi David, you can plonk a link for your website here
Had a couple of decent runs this week, a six on Tuesday and an eight on Thursday. Managed to shake it up a bit on Tuesday with a couple of 70% intervals, but just took it easy on Thursday and felt I didn’t leave my best bits out on the road, this was demonstrated when, armed with a pair of shears I managed to bring an overgrown bush back into shape. It wasn’t easy though in the heat…‘Such a hero’ I heard Mrs Fox say…
A much awaited parcel arrived today containing a Pulse Oximeter (thanks Mark for the heads up) had a play around with it this evening and what an amazing piece of kit, it appears to be very accurate. In just a few seconds it will calculate your average pulse and the percentage of oxygen in the blood. It has already drawn my attention to an irregular heartbeat.
So what are you up to these days Mark? Have you received your Pulse Oximeter Yet? And if so, what do you think to it?..
A Ten miler planned for early in the morning to try and avoid the heat…Nothing too heroic though…
Should’ve seen this Holly Bush before I went to work on it…
http://www.over50sforum.com/picture.php?albumid=873&pictureid=10366
I love your lolly pop tree OGF, I have made two privet balls down the garden (why does that make me giggle) they do look ghostly in certain light.
Anyway, I went for a 30min run this morning in the cooler conditions and that was enough. The sun suddenly popped out from behind the clouds and I thought thats it.
Thanks Cedronella, I put some lights on it at Christmas and it looks splendid…
I can certainly relate to that (running in the sun) I decided to try a newish route yesterday morning, for the last few months I’ve been doing a ten miler (nine and a half really) with about two miles along the canal bank. The grass is getting fairly long now and sometimes wet with early morning dew, so I’ve found a road section to replace the canal bank, that’s if the distance remains the same.
It’s quite a busy road normally but early on Sunday mornings traffic is reduced to Car Booters and fishermen. So I plodded off and made it to the other end safely, although warm and sticky, not too many problems under the cloudy sky. Then the sun peeped out from the clouds and my temperature rose considerably, sweat trickled down my forehead and stung my eyes, and my legs were feeling heavy. I did manage to make it home without walking but it turned out to be a very testing run with a gradual reduction of pace towards the end. And the bad news is…It was only 8.6 miles, not long enough for a Sunday run.
I bet it looks great with fairy lights on it;-)
I hate running in the hot sun. I always wear sun glasses and put a paper hankie down my bra…ewww it soaks up the sweat.
It was cooler today, so I decided to go running for about 20 mins. After about fifteen I ran into my neighbour(boom) and he insisted on talking to me. I jogged on the spot for a bit and then thought, he isn’t going to shut up IS HE so I gave up.
Love the idea of the paper hankie Cedronella, I could probably make use of it myself. I seem to have developed a pair of ‘Man Boobs’ these days…:surprised:
Ah yes, running into people you know…:shock::shock::shock:…I never stop running, I pass the time of day to be sociable, but run right past saying something like “I’ll catch you later”… I’ve even ran past pound coins laying in the road when I’ve been on for a good time, but I would probably draw the line at folding stuff…:-D:-D:-D
Nice to see everyone in here keeping themselves fit.
As some know, I’ve been having bother with my knees recently but I’ve worked out a programme of light weights with high repetitions for my leg training, which will begin today.
Yesterday, I returned to the gym after being so busy with other things the past couple of weeks. I put in a comeback-style complete upper body session which lasted two hours. It’s good to be back on the road to fitness again at last!
Do you ever get stiff after a workout when you haven’t been to the gym for a while Floydy? If I go out and rake the lawn, something I only do once or twice a year, and I’m as stiff as a board for the next two days. Fortunately, I never get stiff after a run because I run every other day, but it’s a nightmare coming back after a layoff, and the older I get the worse it is…
Morning bud.
I usually get the stiffness a day later, it’s called DOMS (Delayed onset muscle soreness), which is perfectly normal. It helps if you do a little stretching after exercise but I’m terrible with that as I can’t usually be bothered. Serves me right really!
As you say, if you’re running every day, your body will be used to it and any aches and pains should be minimal. It’s when you exercises muscles you haven’t used regularly for a while, that’s when the stiffness will occur. I’m waiting for mine to appear sometime during the night!
I get out of bed, stretch, put the kettle on, make a cup of tea, turn on the pooter and start the day.
Putting my back/biceps/pull session back a day until tomorrow, as I mentioned earlier I wanted to see how my knees were baring up, so I’ve settled on this short little high-reps-to-failure routine until further notice. It still keeps the form in there, so I’m happy with it. All went pretty well with no issues…
I:[/I]
Seated leg press:
50x120
43x120
30x120
Extensions:
25x40
27x40
21x40
Incline press:
44x150
36x150
28x150
Ham curls, seated:
37x40
27x40
22x40
Calf press:
28x150
21x150
16x150
Good girls (adductor):
36x50
28x50
17x50
Bad girls (abductor):
35x50
30x50
22x50
The whole routine was carried out with very little rest.
Time: 35 mins.
Brilliant stuff Floydy that makes me sweat just reading it:-D
Tonight, after resting up from a days work, I decided to go for a rum oops I mean run and managed 22 mins. I was quietly pleased with that.
I’m kind of new here but I love training in the gym!
Today’s workout began with 10 minutes eliptical.
Then - worked shoulders today:
Hammer strength overhead press
Push press
Behind the neck press
Upright row
Bulldozer Lateral raises
Finished with 1/2 hour treadmill
Went back to the gym after dinner for another 1/2 hour treadmill!
Thanks Cedronella:cool:
I think I’ll be settled with my new routine, give or take when I can fit a session in without having to clock watch all the time! This week has been rather scant on the exercise front thus far!
Do you go outdoors running, or is it done on a treadmill?
And do have that rumafterwards, it’ll relax you a little after all that pounding away!
Hi Deborah:)
Nice to see somebody else doing actual gym work, rather than cardio for a change in here. Nice session there:cool:
And back again after dinner, can’t be bad!
Hi
What we can do is relative to our age and any medical conditions and pushing yourself to hard can have completely the opposite effect to what you are wanting to achieve.
I ended up in Gobowen, a world renowned Orthopaedic Hospital, after my first injury.
I was both an inpatient and out patient, there for years with my knee injury, I do not live far away.
I was fortunate in that the Specialist I had was one of the best in the world on knees, whilst I was there Roma, the Italian Football Club, flew in one of their players to see him.
His advice, and that of his Specialist Physios was really very simple.
Listen to your bodies, knees are very vulnerable, if you do not listen and push yourself too hard you will have problems for the rest of your life.
You are not going to be doing heavy squats in the gym with knee replacements.
I have the highest regards for them, and their medical advice and knowledge.
I am not confined to a wheel chair, as per the original idiots diagnosis, and after several years on crutches, then two walking sticks with a screwed in full length heavy metal brace, then one stick, I now walk without either, it is just a matter of being sensible.
If it hurts, I stop for a rest, it is my left leg, so I drive an automatic, the knee can still seize and cause muscle spasms.
When I have one, it is not good and I am wearing a full length brace again for days, a new high tech one, costs in excess of £3k, not screwed in, the old one weighed 6lbs, this one weighs ounces, but does hold the knee immobile, so walk with a limp and getting in and out of a car and going down stairs is not good.
You do not get these on the NHS, luckily the injury happened at work and the Government pay for it.
I had a second work related incident a few years after I returned to work, this time affecting my upper body.
No more heavy bench presses for me, rehabilitation was at Lillieshall, the National centre of excellence for our Athletes.
Luckily that is only 30 minutes away by car and again I got it free.
It was the same advice there.
Listen to your body, you are not 20 anymore, when you hit 50, your body cannot repair itself as well.
You can still be fit and have a good quality of life, but you have to accept that you will not be able to do what you could before.
I will never run again, I will never walk all day on uneven ground, I will never lift more than 40 kilos again, or 25 kilos with one hand.
I still had a hell of a good life, until I got MRSA after a minor op.
I travelled the World, went backpacking, more slowly than others, I will admit, but still did it, saw wild tigers, white water rafting, caught huge fish, it took me twice as long as others to get them in, but still did it.
A cautionary note.
Tony, an ex colleague, was a huge bear of a man, a Rugby Prop Forward.
He absolutely dwarves me.
A good County Player, he trained and trained at the gym, his knees went, he did not listen and continued to push himself against all the advice from the Experts.
He needed a replacement, common complication, blood clots, he cannot have the other one done, they will not take the risk.
His quality of life is now shot, a tragedy to see such a powerful man shuffling around.
It has also affected his mental health, now suffering from severe depression, no longer working.
Your life, your decision, if you carry on you put yourself at risk.
You can still be much fitter than others of your age and still enjoy the Gym, just slow down, we are not 20 any more.
I was extremely fortunate in one respect, both my injuries happened at work, the Government paid for the best.
Tony was also a Government Employee, also an Enforcement Officer, but his injuries were not part of his job, self inflicted, so he got standard NHS , which is what you get will get unless you have private insurance.
I wish you the best , just be carefull and my advice is very simple. don’t push yourself too hard, it really is not worth it.
You will still be one of an elite group, one of the fittest, strongest 50 year olds in the UK.
You can be rightly proud of that, slow down and still be the envy of others.
Good advice Swim…
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