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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rowing.  You get a full-body workout but don't get pounding or twisting.  I'm in my 60s and I love the workout I get and the friendships I've made in my rowing club.  However, it's not cheap and if you're rowing sweep (8 or 4 rowers), it's not flexible cuz you got to row with your club.  But you could also learn to scull by yourself.

I don't know where you live but check out US Rowing's "Find a Club" page: http://www.usrowing.org/find-club/ Many clubs offer lessons and have early morning workouts.  I row with Capital Rowing Club over in Hill East on the Anacostia but there's lots of clubs in the area.

On another note, [b]you sound like you push yourself hard to be the best you can be [/b]and there's nothing wrong with that but when you get to a point in your life that you can't do that to that extent, you could end up being unnecessarily hard on yourself - which might make it harder to keep up with your workouts.  So my suggestion if you want to hang in there for the long run, is to go easier on yourself.  When things get complicated (as they do with small children and careers and commutes), focus on getting your workouts when you can and don't be too hard or yourself.

That's how I made it through my 40s when my kid was young and I was stressed out at work and driving long distances.  (I'm so glad I did because I feel great today.)  So think about the long haul and hang in there![/quote]Pp again.  OP, I've been thinking about your original post and how much you focus on having control over your destiny.  And you do, obviously, I'm not denying that.  But you're so focused on an ideal of being able to control your outcomes (with the underlying assumption that all individuals are fully responsible for and able to control their own outcomes), I think you might undercut yourself by not learning to accept that some things are out of your control.  The big trick of course is figuring out which things we can control and accepting those things that we can't - and I don' t have that figured out myself.  But I suggest you work on that as well as finding the right workout for your body as you age.

So cool that you are thinking about these things.  I've watched friends and family members decline before their time because they were sedentary and didn't take care of themselves.  Sad and unnecessary, that, and so I try to encourage everyone to get in a little exercise even if it's an extra 10 minute walk every day.  You obviously won't have that problem!  Go, OP![/quote]

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