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05-23-21, 05:03 PM | |
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Pam, I am similar to you, not with respect to having always done senior workouts, but with respect to having always gravitated towards gentler stuff. Even in my 20s, I did not like doing intense cardio/high impact! I have always enjoyed strength training though, and I think lifting as heavy as possible is even more important as you get older.
I love the Yoga for Healthy Aging blog for age-appropriate information that is never condescending or too beginner: http://yogaforhealthyaging.blogspot.com/
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05-24-21, 07:10 AM | |
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I think age takes a toll on everyone, just to a lesser degree in those who stay in shape. I was thinking about this after reading an interview with Martina Navratilova the other day where she expressed her disappointment with her lack of speed as she got older. Then I woke up this morning to see that Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship yesterday at the ripe old age of 50 and was the first golfer to win a major over the age of 50 in 161 years. People are in better shape as they age these days, but we can’t escape aging completely.
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05-24-21, 08:42 AM | |
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Gams, I think this is exactly right. I do think that part of the reason people are in better shape is staying more active. I just want to keep exercising as much as I can to keep my body as strong, fit, and functional as possible as I get older.
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Way back in the day, one of my first yoga DVDs was one by Patricia Walden. She was such a bendy, pretzel-woman that it almost put me off yoga for good! Here is my VF Review from 2004: "I have been wanting to post about this for ages. Years ago, I had done a few yoga classes when I decided to try Patricia Walden's so-called "Yoga for Beginners". AAAACCCCCKK!!! PTOOOOOEEEYYYY!!! Beginners - my butt! It was hard and awful and she bends like a pretzel and seems so smug. I swear, that one video put me off trying yoga again for years and years. Thankfully, I finally decided to try a yoga video again. Yoga Zone's "Conditioning & Stess Release" with Alan Finger. It felt wonderful and I loved his voice. Since then, I have tried many instructors that I had avoided. I visited the Yoga Cross-Trainers check-in (a hotbed of enablers!!! ). I've found that I like Shiva, Erich, Eion, etc. And only recently even saw videos by Bryan and Baron. I like them, too! All these years, I could have been enjoying yoga and these fine and diverse instructors. I might even have gotten past the beginner stage by now. I can never forgive Patricia Walden. (And I know I'm not the only one!!!) Instructor Comments: Patricia Walden almost ruined my life!" Dramatic much? LOL!
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