I've moved towards less intense exercise and it feels great!

[Anonymous]

I was doing a lot of running and HIIT workouts and this fall I decided I just wasn't feeling good. Too many aches and pains and starting to dread workouts.

So I switched to low impact strength/cardio routines, yoga, and walking. I haven't gained any weight, look forward to exercising, and feel better overall.

FWIW, I'm a 45 year old woman. Anyone else found the same?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was doing a lot of running and HIIT workouts and this fall I decided I just wasn't feeling good. Too many aches and pains and starting to dread workouts.

So I switched to low impact strength/cardio routines, yoga, and walking. I haven't gained any weight, look forward to exercising, and feel better overall.

FWIW, I'm a 45 year old woman. Anyone else found the same?

Yes. I do yoga and walking and some body weight exercises. I love to run, but running no longer loves me. My dad once said nobody over 50 should run anymore. Maybe that should be 40. I don't fully agree with him, honestly, but high intensity exercise should be done super mindfully. It is so easy to get hurt as you get older. This isn't to say that HIIT and running is off limits to everybody. I'm sure folks will chime in and say how great it makes them feel, they haven't been injured, etc. Great! I think that's super! But I'm of the feeling that you have to work smarter to not injure yourself.

[Anonymous]

It's great that you are listening to your body and your mind! The important thing is to stay active, and if you dread your workouts you are more likely to skip them or not give 100%, so it's better to find something that you want to do and enjoy. Good job!

[Anonymous]

I still like my cardio, but definitely not workouts that leave me totally exhausted. I find some personal trainers really go overboard.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I'm 43 and have really found my grove this year doing lots of yoga (variety of classes including core/power) and lots of walking. I run once a week on the treadmill at the community center during my son's swim practice. And that's it! I've kept my weight down and look and feel great. Most importantly, I've kept up a regular exercise routine that I enjoy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was doing a lot of running and HIIT workouts and this fall I decided I just wasn't feeling good. Too many aches and pains and starting to dread workouts.

So I switched to low impact strength/cardio routines, yoga, and walking. I haven't gained any weight, look forward to exercising, and feel better overall.

FWIW, I'm a 45 year old woman. Anyone else found the same?

Oh god

[Anonymous]

We've always known this, OP.

It's only a subset of well-off people, mostly in the Western hemisphere, and mostly in the USA, that partake in unnatural torture sessions in the misguided belief that it does something beneficial for them.

[Anonymous]

Yes. This is old news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I'm 43 and have really found my grove this year doing lots of yoga (variety of classes including core/power) and lots of walking. I run once a week on the treadmill at the community center during my son's swim practice. And that's it! I've kept my weight down and look and feel great. Most importantly, I've kept up a regular exercise routine that I enjoy.

As a yoga instructor, I lol at this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I'm 43 and have really found my grove this year doing lots of yoga (variety of classes including core/power) and lots of walking. I run once a week on the treadmill at the community center during my son's swim practice. And that's it! I've kept my weight down and look and feel great. Most importantly, I've kept up a regular exercise routine that I enjoy.

As a yoga instructor, I lol at this.

Why, this is what the classes are called at my studio. What is causing you to "lol at this"

[Anonymous]

Yes!! Love this OP, and I relate. I used to be a runner, and was somewhat obsessive about it - I genuinely thought if I didn’t run 5/6 miles 5x/week I would get really fat or lose control of my body or something. It started getting rough on my body, and a few injuries plus pregnancy complications caused me to get entirely out of running shape….and I never restarted. I instead started doing less intense (but still regular) workouts - barre, Pilates, walking, etc…and if anything I look and feel better than I did in my intense running days. My body definitely craves working out but it feels good to listen to it and do gentler more nourishing feeling exercise.

[Anonymous]

I’m 41 and still enjoy the high intensity stuff a lot. But good for you for finding something that works well for your body!

[Anonymous]

My body doesn't love running anymore but my mind still does. Nothing like just putting on my shoes and taking off running (for me). But I rarely do more than 3mi and I try to stay off pavement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've always known this, OP.

It's only a subset of well-off people, mostly in the Western hemisphere, and mostly in the USA, that partake in unnatural torture sessions in the misguided belief that it does something beneficial for them.

We know movement is good for people, period. There are lots of ways to do that.

I enjoy hard workouts. It’s fun to push myself; as a former competitive rower, I relish that kind of hard work. I can’t run like I used to, but I still love intense HIIT classes on the Peloton bike and the strength classes on their platform. Not every single day, but 4-5 times/week works for me.

OP, I’m glad you’ve found workouts that work for you! That’s truly great - keep it up.

-47 year old woman

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I'm 43 and have really found my grove this year doing lots of yoga (variety of classes including core/power) and lots of walking. I run once a week on the treadmill at the community center during my son's swim practice. And that's it! I've kept my weight down and look and feel great. Most importantly, I've kept up a regular exercise routine that I enjoy.

As a yoga instructor, I lol at this.

Why, this is what the classes are called at my studio. What is causing you to "lol at this"

She's being a yoga elitist.