It might appear contradictory, but this is moderate, relatively. I am sure I am not alone, but I have to contain my ego and train at a lower level than I would like. I am 54 in a couple of weeks, I have to accept this is not 24. At that age I would have been putting in twice the volume and around 20 percent more effort in each session.Think you are fantastic BUT you do realise this is the MODERATE exercise thread!
if anyone has any useful tips on strength training at home using body weight (or I have 1kg, 2kg and 3kg hand weights) I’d be grateful.
I haven’t tried it, but have this video bookmarked for when I’m back up and running. Found it via Twitter:
I think I need something like this too. Keep me posted how I goes.Told myself to start posting here again to keep myself accountable.
I’m trying to build strength and do resistance exercises to help put back some of the huge amount of muscle mass I lost a few years ago through illness which kept me in a hospital bed for months.
I can’t get to a gym so it’s home exercising for me, trying alternate days of upper and lower body focus.
Today was 15 mins lower body: squats, forward and reverse lunges, Sit ups, plank (1 minute!).
I go to a PT in the local park on Tuesdays, but if anyone has any useful tips on strength training at home using body weight (or I have 1kg, 2kg and 3kg hand weights) I’d be grateful.
Finally my regular schedule seems to be stabilising... in the lockdown had something on zoom every day but with the return to halls everyone seemed to move to the same days.
Anyway have ended up
Monday: General, fairly gentle class
Tuesday: harder but shorter 45 minutes class am, then dancing pm
Wednesday: nothing, should go walking
Thursday: yoga am, dancing evening
Friday: nothing
Saturday: yoga
Sunday: Country walk with friends
All moderate and sociable. For me it needs to be, don't like hard work!