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[jibsey]

Forget running. Walk on a treadmill at incline for 20-30 minutes. Start at 3 or 4% and over months slowly work up from there but you don’t need to, and do not even touch the hand rails on the machine. Yes it makes it much harder.
If you have access to a stair climber with real stairs that climb then try that, once again not touching hand rails. I see people at the health club laying their entire body weight on those rails and what does that do? I hate that machine and don’t do it.

 

[BlueandOG]

Army JAG, 7 active, and in my 19th as a reservist. The run time slows every year, but I’ll go to the bittersweet end.

I did 11 in the Army and ARNG, infantry and combat medic. Good for you for staying in!

 

[Lafayette]

I did 11 in the Army and ARNG, infantry and combat medic. Good for you for staying in!

I salute you for your service! Daughter is stepping into ROTC for AFNG this Fall.

 

[CL82]

Live drilling aka live wrestling.

Because wrestling the dead is just wrong.

 

[HooperScooper]

Lol. Professional bodybuilders have an average mean lifespan of 47.7 years. Look it up genius. Weightlifting is ok while your body is growing but it’s bad for the cardiovascular system as you get older and grayer.

Hate to resurrect this discussion but I was just reading this article and I remembered this discussion on here from a few weeks ago. It supports the opinion on here from some that weight training is very good for you as you age.

What Happens to Your Body When You Start Lifting Weights After 50​

 

[RuffRuff]

Hate to resurrect this discussion but I was just reading this article and I remembered this discussion on here from a few weeks ago. It supports the opinion on here from some that weight training is very good for you as you age.

What Happens to Your Body When You Start Lifting Weights After 50​

The studies supporting are endless. Issue with starting after 50 is that it’s like organ rejection for many. It hurts and it’s uncomfortable. Key is starting small, sustainable and building up slowly. I cannot get my wife into the gym for the life of me (she’s 44). She complains about being sore and ends up working her thumbs out more than anything.

For those of us that have been doing it it’s a lot easier and we take it for granted.