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I know exactly what you mean. That's why I try to work out every day, even if I can only squeeze in 10-15 minutes. I find that when I miss a day, it's easier to miss a second day, then a third day, etc. That rarely happens but when circumstances arise that prevent me from exercising for a day or two there is a mental hurdle to overcome to get back to it.
I always feel tired but relaxed and happier. I suppose it is something like that.
I used to, but after a couple of years working from home behind a desk, and missing my former running partner, I've gotten fat and very unfit because I got lazy and depressed.
Nope, still waiting. When I started running the treadmill about three years ago, I kept waiting for the 'high' to kick in. Even as I worked up to doing 5-6 miles a day, still nothing. The sense of accomplishment is definitely a positive thing, but the only 'high' I would feel was the satisfaction of hitting the 'STOP' button when finished. (I will note that the first 2-3 miles are tortuous, but once I get to about the 3-mile mark I feel like my breathing and heart rate finally catch up with each other, and I can keep on running for another couple of miles. But never what I would call a 'high'.)
I love that "pump" and "burn." It never gets old!
Feeling good about my progress thus far. Hope everyone is doing the same
48 here, and after pulling a muscle in my shoulder/back two years ago (mowing the lawnNo doubt it goes away fast, and as we get older, it's even tougher to get it back.
As an avid weightlifter from age 21 well into my mid-40s, I developed a fair amount of muscle and had some decent poundages I could throw around. But as I headed into my 50s, minor aches and pains, along with just lack of motivation lead to me lifting less weight and less consistently. I found any old excuse to skip a workout. Needless to say my poundages were going down quicker than I realized.
At age 57 I began concentrating on the cardio and weight loss aspect of exercising, and in the last 3.5 years I did lose a lot of weight (±70 lbs), but I also lost a lot of muscle mass in the process. Just recently started cutting back on the cardio and adding more lifting sessions and although I'm regaining some strength, I'm nowhere near my old totals, and likely never will be. On some exercises, the weights I used to warm-up with back in my 20s/30s are now the weights I use for my heaviest sets now at age 60.
These past few weeks have been encouraging, though, as I have increased the weight and/or reps on many of the staple exercises...overhead press, pull-ups, etc. I'm careful not to go too heavy, and keep my reps between 20 and 12 on most lifts. Here's hoping my joints allow me to keep on pumping iron.
) I determined to make some changes. About this time last year I got up to 254 lbs, and at 6'5" tall I could hide it well - but my knees hurt and I could 'feel it' more than I liked. Last August after returning from vacation I found a good routine that I can keep and I've stuck to it since that time.
No doubt it goes away fast, and as we get older, it's even tougher to get it back.
As an avid weightlifter from age 21 well into my mid-40s, I developed a fair amount of muscle and had some decent poundages I could throw around. But as I headed into my 50s, minor aches and pains, along with just lack of motivation lead to me lifting less weight and less consistently. I found any old excuse to skip a workout. Needless to say my poundages were going down quicker than I realized.
At age 57 I began concentrating on the cardio and weight loss aspect of exercising, and in the last 3.5 years I did lose a lot of weight (±70 lbs), but I also lost a lot of muscle mass in the process. Just recently started cutting back on the cardio and adding more lifting sessions and although I'm regaining some strength, I'm nowhere near my old totals, and likely never will be. On some exercises, the weights I used to warm-up with back in my 20s/30s are now the weights I use for my heaviest sets now at age 60.
These past few weeks have been encouraging, though, as I have increased the weight and/or reps on many of the staple exercises...overhead press, pull-ups, etc. I'm careful not to go too heavy, and keep my reps between 20 and 12 on most lifts. Here's hoping my joints allow me to keep on pumping iron.
. Its been really important for me to mix things up, and learn to exercise differently. Like you, (when using weights) I'm using about the same weight I used to use to warm up. What I've been doing however is focusing like a maniac on form, and oddly - I'm getting very similar results to when I worked out decades ago. Either my form sucked more than I even realized back then, or doing 50 strict curls with 12 lb dumbells hits my arms in ways cheat curls never could.
If my goal at 61 was to outdo the weight I was using at 40, I'd be in serious pain and trouble
My bodybuilder brother taught me all about strict form when I started working out with him back in 1980. He told me to never worry about people asking, "How much you bench?" or "How much you squat?" We never went for the "max" on any exercise. We just kept using strict form and kept incrementally increasing the weight we worked out with (his much heavier than mine!). The results spoke for themselves.
