I'm 54 and, after years of very intense workouts, I had to start slowing down about a year or so ago. I found that I could get through a tough workout, no problem, but by the time I got into bed that same night I felt like I'd been run over by a truck. I constantly felt like I was on the verge of getting sick, even when I took rest days. I finally (after much back and forth) stopped using heavy weights.
I have found that I can do lots of steady state running, pilates, some bodyweight work, and some light weight work. Anything more than that and I just feel like garbage. Pahla B. helped me to understand the estrogen connection, but I sure do miss lifting heavy. I have to constantly remind myself that I feel so much better now: better sleep, better moods, and better control over what I eat.
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Linda
Disclosure: I was a Beachbody success story and part of a P90X infomercial.
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