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05-22-21, 10:00 PM | |
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I do think that in the fitness world, older is often equated with beginner.
I notice a similar "dumbing down" (for lack of better term) in beauty/fashion stuff related to older women as well. For example, just a little while ago I watched a video on makeup tips for women over 50. One of the things was that women should use all cream makeup products b/c of the different texture of their skin. Well, I'm 53 and my skin is still super-oily, so no cream products for me. It also said women over 50 should use NO eyeshadow. Seriously? Now I'm not allowed to play with eye makeup either? I wish that our culture would work harder to see the nuances in people and stop trying to put everything into simplistic categories.
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05-23-21, 09:16 AM | |
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Gams, good point about classes needing to generalize to the majority. I do worry though that we are creating a perception that the majority of "older" people (often defined as over 50!) need slower routines. Kids classes are often broken down into little kids, tweens, teens, etc., so maybe we need that for older people too.
seagreen, I loved your comment about where do they think all the people went? Pat, agreed. I enjoy some over 50/over 60 videos, but instead of suggesting soup cans, I wish they would take a more similar approach to other videos (ie, "if you are new to working out, try no weights or soup cans; if you are experienced, go heavier!").
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