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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 2 and 5 year old and am pretty fit in terms of appearance, but only work out about 3 times a week. I haven't read through every single response, so my apologies if this has been mentioned, but one factor that I think is important is the amount of lean muscle mass you had prior to having kids/getting older. If you are someone who spent a lot of time building muscle mass earlier in life, it's easier to get it back and get away with "maintenance mode". I am a former athlete and I am in this boat. It only takes a couple of weeks of working out a few times a week to see the definition come back and to be able to lift fairly heavy weights and run/row pretty fast (I do Orangetheory and a circuit training class when it fits my schedule). I don't think this would be the case if I was someone who didn't spend my teens and twenties working out 5-7 times per week and pushing myself quite hard when I had no other responsibilities besides work/school.  I know other college athletes for whom this is the case as well. My endurance isn't what it used to be because that of course would require more frequent workouts. But my appearance today is not much different than it was when I was working out a lot more. For health reasons I'd like to get to 4 workouts per week, which I think will happen as the little one gets a bit older.

All of this to say, don't feel bad if you see a fit person at the gym and wonder why you don't look like that. It might have a lot more to do with their past workout habits than their present habits. [/quote]

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