Never Too Old

If you’re a woman over 40, you certainly know that your body changes as you get older.  With those changes, you’re probably also experiencing new limitations.  But, to stay healthy at any age, you can’t ignore exercise.  Just because your age goes up doesn’t mean your activity should go down.  Each older age group will have different limitations, and in fact, so will each person.  It’s a fact of life, but not one that should hold you down or keep you off the exercise bandwagon if you want to stay on top of your health. There is a lot of exercise for older women available to you, and we’re here to show you how to make the best of it.

The Right Impact

All exercise comes in different degrees of effort, or impact.  Low impact (low energy), moderate impact (medium effort, sweating, not out of breath), and high impact (vigorous effort, sweating, hard to breathe but can say the alphabet without gasping).  Many people think that just knowing the general limits for your age group is essential, but what’s more important is knowing how to align your goals with what your body needs.

Being plugged into the category of women over 50 leaves you with a lot of generalizations in your exercise routine, and creates a lot of inefficiency in meeting your goals. The same is true for anyone doing exercise – powerlifters, sprinters, fencers, kickboxers, and swimmers all have different goals and certainly aren’t “running for 30 minutes at moderate intensity.” They train with personal coaches that get to know their needs and capabilities, and continuously tune and re-tune their exercises to give these athletes what they need.

When talking exercise for older women, the same is also true, and that’s what our activities for women over 50 are designed to do.

What are you Waiting For?

If you fall into the 50-60 age group and haven’t exercised before, now is the time to start.  You can’t jump right into the latest high intensity don’t-stop-till-you-drop type of workout. It’s not what you need, and typically these types of workouts are very inefficient at actually contributing to your health. However, when your exercise is crafted to fit your personal needs, it’s never too late to begin.  If you have been exercising your whole life, that’s certainly a good start, but maybe now is the time to focus on how to maximize your effort to focus on longevity.

If you exercise regularly at this age, you can boost your endurance, daily energy, memory, and lower your risk for heart disease.  And you’ll gain strength, meaning you’ll be less likely to become injured. If you are starting, we’ll start at your pace and increase your exercise when and where you need it.  It doesn’t matter if you prefer to ride a bike, run, use an elliptical, or start with brisk walking, you should be doing the best cardio exercises for older women out there today, and that begins by knowing what your body needs.

So, women can no longer use their age as an excuse for not exercising!  Make sure you see your doctor first to make sure you don’t have any health risks that can be aggravated by exercise.  Once you do that, the sky is the limit!!  All women deserve to be healthy, and training is a great way to do that!