What's a good way to condition yourself for when you're elderly?

[jinduy]

plain cardio?

would it be a bad idea to be lifting weights forever because you're constantly breaking your body down to repair its muscles?

of course better eating, veggies, etc is good.

 

[eldorado99]

50s is elderly?

 

[George P Burdell]

My plan is to die young and healthy.

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
My plan is to die young and healthy.

so you plan to kill yourself then or what?

 

[V00DOO]

a twenty something hottie.

 

[her209]

Have good genes.

 

[thespeakerbox]

unless you outgrow them...

 

[jinduy]

Originally posted by: TheGizmo

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
My plan is to die young and healthy.

so you plan to kill yourself then or what?

that made me lol

 

[Zero001]

Swimming/Aqua aerobics FTW. It?s a good cardio workout that builds muscle and doesn?t stress your joints from constant pounding. Even recovering athletes exercise in the water for that reason.

 

[BigJ]

Anything that's going to make sure you stay flexible and mobile while taking care of joints/ligaments. Also not things that aren't going to stress your back too much. Maybe cardio + yoga?

 

[FleshLight]

chest press, shoulder press, military press, dead lifts, leg lifts, pullups, diamonds, threes, flyes, fish tacos, etc

 

[sandorski]

Park/Sell the Auto and Walk.

 

[jinduy]

hmm swimming is interesting... might be a good time to visit the ymca

 

[lozina]

Originally posted by: her209
Have good genes.

or a really good pair of jeans

 

[vi edit]

Lifting weights is essential to retain bone density and prevent muscle atrophy. A low impact cardio like swimming and biking would be ideal to minimize wear and tear on joints but still provide a decent cardiovascular workout.

 

[leftyman]

Im going to be 45 soon..do I qualify for elderly

 

[WildHorse]

Start taking Checkers lessons now.

 

[cw42]

may i suggest some EXTREME KAYAKING?

 

[Old Hippie]

12 ounce curls?

 

[2Dead]

chase nurses

 

[desy]

3 components to health

endurance flexibility and strength

You need to train for all of these, nobody says at 60 you have to max bench, you can do super slows, high reps all kinds of weight training techniques
Cardio on eliptical trainers, swimming all kinds of low impact options
Yoga, martial arts, regular stretching DO NOT forget about these for flexibility.

 

[slimrhcp]

My grandfather is 79 and still does body weight squats, calve raises, tricep extensions, curls, and one arm rows. My man's a beast!