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Conrad

This all assumes retirees wind down their consumption, but fails to spot the new breed of older person now that is very active and engaged not like those that sat about watching re-runs of Murder She Wrote, slowly growing fat and rusting solid.


I'm noticing women and men are no longer getting to that odd point where they start wanting to dress unfashionably and frumpily, that instead of taking up bowls are taking up surfing or Iron Man, that instead of letting their home stay fixed in some past style are wanting to keep their homes updated.


Todays mid 40's people will be clubbing when they are 70 in older peoples high tech clubs. We will want Helly Hanson jackets, not flannel grey rain jackets, we will wear surf sneakers when we are 75 not funny old peoples shoes.


My generation are very keen exercisers in their mid to late 40's in a way unimagined by our parents. It's a whole different mindset.
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chucknorris

Conrad wrote: »

that instead of taking up bowls are taking up surfing or Iron Man,

Actually I've taken up both, and I really like bowls and I have always ran and cycled, but recently I have also started improving my swimming, with the view of doing triathlons (not iron man distances). But with work getting in the way of training properly, I probably will wait until I retire to do my first triathlon.

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Conrad

chucknorris wrote: »

Actually I've taken up both, and I really like bowls and I have always ran and cycled, but recently I have also started improving my swimming, with the view of doing triathlons (not iron man distances). But with work getting in the way of training properly, I probably will wait until I retire to do my first triathlon.

Hey I've now't against bowls, I would enjoy it myself and table tennis but I also like the adrenalin stuff. My main exercise is full contact Koyukushin karate (plus some boxing - not boxercise and some MMA) and it's a never ending journey of trying to face my demons - nothing like one on one full contact combat to really get the sphincter quivering like a crisp packet in the wind. Injuries are a constant bloody drag.


Need to switch to something more pedestrian tbh but I feel like I'm hanging up my gloves and it's not something I can yet contemplate as it feels like the passing of youth!!


Swimming appeals to me, but I'm no great swimmer and also it puzzles me that I see quite fat keen swimmers so I wonder if it will keep me trim enough.

chucknorris

Conrad wrote: »

Hey I've now't against bowls, I would enjoy it myself and table tennis but I also like the adrenalin stuff. My main exercise is full contact Koyukushin karate (plus some boxing - not boxercise and some MMA) and it's a never ending journey of trying to face my demons - nothing like one on one full contact combat to really get the sphincter quivering like a crisp packet in the wind. Injuries are a constant bloody drag.


Need to switch to something more pedestrian tbh but I feel like I'm hanging up my gloves and it's not something I can yet contemplate as it feels like the passing of youth!!


Swimming appeals to me, but I'm no great swimmer and also it puzzles me that I see quite fat keen swimmers so I wonder if it will keep me trim enough.

I like swimming and cycling because of the low impact on my joints, running and working out on a punch bag causes me knee and elbow problems, which will obviously increase as time goes on (I'm 57 now anyway). But I definitely agree with the theme of your post, I think 60 is the new 40 (as long as you make it so). I remember my father saying to me when I was 18 that I wouldn't be exercising when I was 30, how wrong he was.


I was hopeless at swimming, I have improved up to 'not very good' now, but I do like the technical challenge of mastering it, not close to that just yet though.


EDIT: You will find a lot of good videos with excellent technical help on Youtube for improving your swimming stroke, I am now in the position of knowing what I should do, but need to implement it better. That is an improvement from knowing I wasn't doing it right, but not how exactly. I have found those videos more helpful than the lessons that I have had.

Conrad

chucknorris wrote: »

I like swimming and cycling because of the low impact on my joints, running and working out on a punch bag causes me knee and elbow problems, which will obviously increase as time goes on (I'm 57 now anyway). But I definitely agree with the theme of your post, I think 60 is the new 40 (as long as you make it so). I remember my father saying to me when I was 18 that I wouldn't be exercising when I was 30, how wrong he was.


I was hopeless at swimming, I have improved up to 'not very good' now, but I do like the technical challenge of mastering it, not close to that just yet though.

You're spot on about the age thing, it really is a matter of mind-set. I know blokes of 75 doing martial arts (not the mamby pamby styles either) and fast fell running.


I love it when people say - it will all go saggy when you get to my age but this simply isn't the case for those I know that treat exercise daily as part parcel of life in the way eating or watching TV is.




Yea swimming is pretty technical. I always enjoy 30 minutes very vigorous swimming in the villa pool (we rent) on our summer holls to KAS in Turkey before breakfast, but I am all over the place breathing wise. Sets me up for the day though and allows me to eat n drink without feeling guilt.
I employ my martial arts style of training - interspersing top speed with moderate speed lengths (or should I say circles), repeatedly hauling out and jumping back into the pool etc. It's this full tilt excursion I find makes a difference for me and battles the beer!


Just for a laugh and to cheer us up with thoughts of holidays here is the very pool - not big but more than enough to workout in using these interval methods;

chucknorris

Conrad wrote: »

You're spot on about the age thing, it really is a matter of mind-set. I know blokes of 75 doing martial arts (not the mamby pamby styles either) and fast fell running.

I have only ran in one competitive race (the Dorking 10 mile road race), 5 years ago and at the age of 52 I was beaten by an 83 year old (obviously I mean that he merely finished in front of me, rather than he won and I was runner up). But that actually inspired me, I immediately started thinking, wow, I hope that I can just run 10 miles when I am in my 80's never mind run a fairly decent pace. Ok his time wasn't brilliant at 1 hour 43 mins, but at 83 years old, I reckon that is good (I was a seconds behind him and disappointed in my time, I set off too fast due to inexperience and suffered badly in the later stages of the race).

Conrad

chucknorris wrote: »

I have only ran in one competitive race (the Dorking 10 mile road race), 5 years ago and at the age of 52 I was beaten by an 83 year old (obviously I mean that he merely finished in front of me, rather than he won and I was runner up). But that actually inspired me, I immediately started thinking, wow, I hope that I can just run 10 miles when I am in my 80's never mind run a fairly decent pace. Ok his time wasn't brilliant at 1 hour 43 mins, but at 83 years old, I reckon that is good (I was a seconds behind him and disappointed in my time, I set off too fast due to inexperience and suffered badly in the later stages of the race).

Our friends from Epsom (Ewell village) are coming with us to Turkey staying at a villa next door, the chap often mentions Dorking. He plays Rugby for Chipstead.


Running I enjoy but I have this annoying issue with my right calf muscle always feeling like it gets a bit torn after 30 to 40 minutes so I don't think I will ever be able to run more than 45 mins and yet I relish the thought of 1 hour+ runs after work.


Same when I train in my living room such as last night, I hit 45 minutes and my calve is screaming out.


Makes me wonder if it's down to running too fast coupled with being quite heavy as I always do quite a bit of muscle work. My aim right now is to loose about 10 lbs to see if this aids my running and more importantly for me helps me fight better in terms of speed and lung gas (I often gas out too quickly in sparring). 3 x 2 minute fights get me more tired than anything else I've ever done and that includes 5 aside footie.

Crashy_Time

chucknorris wrote: »

I like swimming and cycling because of the low impact on my joints, running and working out on a punch bag causes me knee and elbow problems, which will obviously increase as time goes on (I'm 57 now anyway). But I definitely agree with the theme of your post, I think 60 is the new 40 (as long as you make it so). I remember my father saying to me when I was 18 that I wouldn't be exercising when I was 30, how wrong he was.


I was hopeless at swimming, I have improved up to 'not very good' now, but I do like the technical challenge of mastering it, not close to that just yet though.


EDIT: You will find a lot of good videos with excellent technical help on Youtube for improving your swimming stroke, I am now in the position of knowing what I should do, but need to implement it better. That is an improvement from knowing I wasn't doing it right, but not how exactly. I have found those videos more helpful than the lessons that I have had.

Try this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pa-kua-Chinese-Fitness-Defence-Defense/dp/1583941711

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