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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op a repeated theme in your comments is you’re a quitter. You quit walking because it wasn’t working fast enough. Quit peloton because the seat was uncomfortable. Quit multiple personal trainers. Your biggest challenge is not going to be finding the magical workout. It’s going to be not quitting- you have to continue doing it even if it isn’t comfortable or fun or fast. If you can manage that, you’ll get somewhere. [/quote]

OP. I didn't "quit walking because it wasn't fast enough." I quit ONLY WALKING. I walked, then realized it wasn't doing much, so added short spurts of jogging, and then increased the jogging until I made it all the way to jogging 25 minutes. That took about 7-8 months. Then I injured my achilles and had to rest for months. Then I got out of shape again. Ready to start again. [/quote]

Jogging is really hard on your body, especially over 50 and if you haven’t been doing it consistently over years. I would not be surprised if picking up jogging again leads to another injury.

This is the age where many people who have been running for decades starts to decrease the distance and frequency of runs and diversify their exercise - more cycling or swimming for example. [/quote]

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