Krav Maga

[socks 32,253]

Knitting and painting by numbers is very good for all round fitness .......

[Astanley 11,676]

I think your an exception to be honest youngster ,reading your posts you have trained and been strongly involved in health and fitness all your life ,an average fella in his mid fifties after twenty or so years of not training is never going to get to the levels of when he was thirty .

I would advise BB to get involved and active but be gentle with himself ,pushing yourself is disaster waiting to happen (I know you didn't tell him to push himself )

But I have been wrong before ,and I know there are a lot on here with more knowledge than me .

[Blackbriar 8,569]

 

I'm 53 Wilf, so in truth I'm probably past it now. I know and accept that however hard I might try, I'll never be as fit and strong as I was even in my 30s. Im looking to use it to increase my strength and agility a bit really - I certainly don't want to be the next Jason Bourne !

I think I'm drawn to "combat sports" because I've done that type of thing in the past.

And at the risk of having my sexuality questioned, I can't stand football !

 

It depends what you class as " past it " in my opinion........we are around the same age and barring a year off with illness a couple of years ago ive not had a spell of more than a few weeks off of training since i was about 10 years old,not counting injuries of course.......ok i accept that very few people take strength and fitness to the levels i have over the years but even so as long as you keep your goals realistic the personal achievement that can be gained through training can serve you all your life i very much doubt i,ll ever stop training until i physically cant do it anymore i just start getting all edgey and aggressive when i dont train but focused and motivated when i do train its just about attitude i think....you say you wont be as fit and strong as you was....why not ?.....im probably as strong and wouldnt be far off the fitness i had in my thirties if i approached training in a certain way but again you have to be realistic with your reasoning..... i still hit a heavy bag,speed ball,jump rope even spa the odd few rounds but i dont kid myself im nowhere near as agile and supple as years ago,my speed and timing is way off,recovery takes that much longer etc........but the wonderful feeling of strength and fitness is still there and thats motivation enough at our age.......give yourself realistic goals and achieve them one at a time,if you,ve fought,wrestled,grappled etc before then it wont take long for your muscle memory to kick in and then its just about your own challenge with yourself to achieve the higher goals you have set......i wish you the very best,returning to a high-ish level of fitness after a long lay off is hard enough for youngsters,it takes balls to do it later in life so fair play and good luck to you.

Thank you, Gnash ! You've bolstered my confidence a good deal with that....... and I think a lot of it is exactly that - just having a bit of confidence in yourself and your abilities.

[gnasher16 31,602]

I think your an exception to be honest youngster ,reading your posts you have trained and been strongly involved in health and fitness all your life ,an average fella in his mid fifties after twenty or so years of not training is never going to get to the levels of when he was thirty .

I would advise BB to get involved and active but be gentle with himself ,pushing yourself is disaster waiting to happen (I know you didn't tell him to push himself )

But I have been wrong before ,and I know there are a lot on here with more knowledge than me .

LIke i said its about being realistic theres certain goals he wont achieve due to the ageing process/inactivity you describe......outright pure strength and aerobic capacity is not one of them in my opinion......it all just takes longer.

[bird 10,014]

 

I think your an exception to be honest youngster ,reading your posts you have trained and been strongly involved in health and fitness all your life ,an average fella in his mid fifties after twenty or so years of not training is never going to get to the levels of when he was thirty .

I would advise BB to get involved and active but be gentle with himself ,pushing yourself is disaster waiting to happen (I know you didn't tell him to push himself )

But I have been wrong before ,and I know there are a lot on here with more knowledge than me .

LIke i said its about being realistic theres certain goals he wont achieve due to the ageing process/inactivity you describe......outright pure strength and aerobic capacity is not one of them in my opinion......it all just takes longer.

 

ive just started biking , i try to do 12 mile a day , as long as i do 1 - 1 1/2 hour a day for 5 days , and it 75% up hills , so getting out of breath alot . i not in bad shape for my age (64) yeh old fart lol , i am just under 6ft and just under 13st , not loosing any weight, but bloody hell i go out like a light when i go to sleep, i am tired typing this . so if i can start exercise at 64, a man at 53 deff can .

[terryd 8,955]

Its a good feeling to look after your self and keep healthy. I let my self go for 10 years or so but now I am as fit as I was in my 30's if not fitter. As you get older i think its easier to be more disciplined. I will cycle or run in any weather no excuses and plan to keep on moving till i drop or get run over Really lost the plot and started doing weights now as well haha. So good luck in your endeavours and keep at it

[terryd 8,955]

just to add you need to do some thing you can sustain and plan life time rather than just a burst for a month or two

[bird 10,014]

just to add you need to do some thing you can sustain and plan life time rather than just a burst for a month or two

deff will try to do it all year, ok it gets hard in the winter when it cold and wet, but having spent 30 years of walking around with a lurcher in the dark over fields , i surely must be able to go out in daylight hours on a push bike lol .

[terryd 8,955]

 

just to add you need to do some thing you can sustain and plan life time rather than just a burst for a month or two

deff will try to do it all year, ok it gets hard in the winter when it cold and wet, but having spent 30 years of walking around with a lurcher in the dark over fields , i surely must be able to go out in daylight hours on a push bike lol .

 

 

just watch out for road marking and drains when there wet get slippery as hell and obviously ice lol Don't bounce as well when the years get on

[bird 10,014]

 

 

just to add you need to do some thing you can sustain and plan life time rather than just a burst for a month or two

deff will try to do it all year, ok it gets hard in the winter when it cold and wet, but having spent 30 years of walking around with a lurcher in the dark over fields , i surely must be able to go out in daylight hours on a push bike lol .

 

 

just watch out for road marking and drains when there wet get slippery as hell and obviously ice lol Don't bounce as well when the years get on

 

true you dont bounce as good when older lol, i am hoping to go out at 1-30pm in the winter hopefully the roads have warmed up by then and drier

[steve66 3,811]

 

 

I think your an exception to be honest youngster ,reading your posts you have trained and been strongly involved in health and fitness all your life ,an average fella in his mid fifties after twenty or so years of not training is never going to get to the levels of when he was thirty .

I would advise BB to get involved and active but be gentle with himself ,pushing yourself is disaster waiting to happen (I know you didn't tell him to push himself )

But I have been wrong before ,and I know there are a lot on here with more knowledge than me .

 

LIke i said its about being realistic theres certain goals he wont achieve due to the ageing process/inactivity you describe......outright pure strength and aerobic capacity is not one of them in my opinion......it all just takes longer.

ive just started biking , i try to do 12 mile a day , as long as i do 1 - 1 1/2 hour a day for 5 days , and it 75% up hills , so getting out of breath alot . i not in bad shape for my age (64) yeh old fart lol , i am just under 6ft and just under 13st , not loosing any weight, but bloody hell i go out like a light when i go to sleep, i am tired typing this . so if i can start exercise at 64, a man at 53 deff can .

tell the truth ray , youve got a paper round lol

[bird 10,014]

 

 

 

I think your an exception to be honest youngster ,reading your posts you have trained and been strongly involved in health and fitness all your life ,an average fella in his mid fifties after twenty or so years of not training is never going to get to the levels of when he was thirty .

I would advise BB to get involved and active but be gentle with himself ,pushing yourself is disaster waiting to happen (I know you didn't tell him to push himself )

But I have been wrong before ,and I know there are a lot on here with more knowledge than me .

LIke i said its about being realistic theres certain goals he wont achieve due to the ageing process/inactivity you describe......outright pure strength and aerobic capacity is not one of them in my opinion......it all just takes longer.

ive just started biking , i try to do 12 mile a day , as long as i do 1 - 1 1/2 hour a day for 5 days , and it 75% up hills , so getting out of breath alot . i not in bad shape for my age (64) yeh old fart lol , i am just under 6ft and just under 13st , not loosing any weight, but bloody hell i go out like a light when i go to sleep, i am tired typing this . so if i can start exercise at 64, a man at 53 deff can .

tell the truth ray , youve got a paper round lol

 

haha

[TOMO 29,268]

It's not a paper round,,,,I bet there's some skirt involved.......lol

[terryd 8,955]

yea that folding bike wasn't fast enough for ray to make a get away had to get a road bike

Edited September 16, 2016 by terryd

[bird 10,014]

yea that folding bike wasn't fast enough for ray to make a get away had to get a road bike

yeh need them extra gears to get away