I often hear from people - I used to be able to lift this much, I used to be able to workout six days a week, I used to be eat everything and not gain weight, I used to be able to....
Well, guess what?
You're older today, and unfortunately things that you were physically able to do two, five, or ten years ago, may now be out of the question.
You may now have minor aches and pains and limited mobility in certain joints.
You may now have a more stressful life, and throwing on too much exercise stress is just going to lead to more problems.
Let me be clear that I am not writing this post to the seniors crowd.
This is directed more to those of you in your thirties and forties.
I turned 36 earlier this month and I am amazed at how much longer it now takes me to recover from intense workouts.
Sure, I am not as strong on certain exercises as I once was, and I am not able to workout as much as I once did, but does it really matter?
My own area of focus now is on improving joint mobility and flexibility. Being strong is still very important, but it is has to be done in a way that it does not make me tight and hinder my movement.
As we age we need to adapt our fitness training to what suits us now, and in to the future.
Unfortunately, I see too many people who try to train like they did when they were in their early twenties.
That is not to say you have to ease off and take up lawn bowling.
All I am saying is that you should not be fixated on what you could do in the past.
Well, guess what?
You're older today, and unfortunately things that you were physically able to do two, five, or ten years ago, may now be out of the question.
You may now have minor aches and pains and limited mobility in certain joints.
You may now have a more stressful life, and throwing on too much exercise stress is just going to lead to more problems.
Let me be clear that I am not writing this post to the seniors crowd.
This is directed more to those of you in your thirties and forties.
I turned 36 earlier this month and I am amazed at how much longer it now takes me to recover from intense workouts.
Sure, I am not as strong on certain exercises as I once was, and I am not able to workout as much as I once did, but does it really matter?
My own area of focus now is on improving joint mobility and flexibility. Being strong is still very important, but it is has to be done in a way that it does not make me tight and hinder my movement.
As we age we need to adapt our fitness training to what suits us now, and in to the future.
Unfortunately, I see too many people who try to train like they did when they were in their early twenties.
That is not to say you have to ease off and take up lawn bowling.
All I am saying is that you should not be fixated on what you could do in the past.