I'm 64 and I weigh 3 lbs more than when I graduated from high school. It's "natural" in that it will happen if you sit in a chair and do nothing. I've been a runner for 52 years and have always been active.
Old guy here also (62).
What's your height & weight? I take it you have really good genetics if you're still able to still run at your age - and been running for 52 yrs nonetheless.
I was runner for about 25 yrs + before chronic injuries & post-traumatic OA put a screeching halt on running about 3 yrs ago (I can manage one run per week but pay the price the next day).
I do a 50/50 cardio-weight training split (spin bike/free weights & machines).
I'm 175 lbs (5'6") with a little too high BF% (~20%) but I have decent muscularity, size & strength for someone my age not on TRT.
However, I weigh more like 20 lbs heavier than my high school football weight (155 lbs) - the good old days when I could eat anything & not gain fat. 😆
18 years old: 5'8/137 lbs
64 years old: 5'8/140 lbs
I DO have good genetics but I am also the only one in my family (first cousins, brother, etc) who has exercised regularly since I was 12 years old.
I averaged about 40-50 mpw running since I was 12, I've been down to about 20-30 the last 8-10 years.
I always did things like crunches and pull ups (thank you ADHD). Now I do plyos and some light weights and I stretch a lot.
Most people just sit- they grow up, get a job, have a family, go to work, come home and sit and watch TV, and wonder why at 55 they have trouble getting out of the chair.
I was at a race "complaining" about running so much slower than when I was 30 to some friends who've known me for years.
This kid (early 20's) goes- how old are you? I said 64. He said, my dad is 64 and he can't even get out of his chair. You're awesome.
It's movement and staying away from crap food. I haven't had fast food this century at least. I eat "fun" foods but I have a healthy breakfast and lunch/dinner every day.
What's your height & weight? I take it you have really good genetics if you're still able to still run at your age - and been running for 52 yrs nonetheless.
I was runner for about 25 yrs + before chronic injuries & post-traumatic OA put a screeching halt on running about 3 yrs ago (I can manage one run per week but pay the price the next day).
I do a 50/50 cardio-weight training split (spin bike/free weights & machines).
I'm 175 lbs (5'6") with a little too high BF% (~20%) but I have decent muscularity, size & strength for someone my age not on TRT.
However, I weigh more like 20 lbs heavier than my high school football weight (155 lbs) - the good old days when I could eat anything & not gain fat. 😆
18 years old: 5'8/137 lbs
64 years old: 5'8/140 lbs
I DO have good genetics but I am also the only one in my family (first cousins, brother, etc) who has exercised regularly since I was 12 years old.
I averaged about 40-50 mpw running since I was 12, I've been down to about 20-30 the last 8-10 years.
I always did things like crunches and pull ups (thank you ADHD). Now I do plyos and some light weights and I stretch a lot.
Most people just sit- they grow up, get a job, have a family, go to work, come home and sit and watch TV, and wonder why at 55 they have trouble getting out of the chair.
I was at a race "complaining" about running so much slower than when I was 30 to some friends who've known me for years.
This kid (early 20's) goes- how old are you? I said 64. He said, my dad is 64 and he can't even get out of his chair. You're awesome.
It's movement and staying away from crap food. I haven't had fast food this century at least. I eat "fun" foods but I have a healthy breakfast and lunch/dinner every day.
I don't eat a lot of junk food (anymore).
I wonder if you work on anything as much as your appearance.
2. My 18 year old self ate 3000 calories a day and ran about 35 miles a week (in the 1990s). My 50 year old self eats closer to 2000 calories a day and runs over 50 miles a week. Back then, I was fighting to keep weight on. Now I am slowly gaining weight. What changed in my body since I was 18?
Interesting, so assuming you are burning at least 5000 C/week running or ~700 C/day, your RMR is well under 1250 C/day? What’s your weight?
Agree the CICO model is not useful to explain a lot about weight changes. In my view, the implicit model of a food having a fixed number of calories itself is broken. It’s not true across people and it’s not even true for the same person at different times. CICO just a ballpark approximation.
I would guess that what changes with age is 0) you actually do less work because most people tend to be able to afford more comforts with age; 1) your NEAT goes down; 2) you become calorically more efficient at doing the same things you used to do earlier; 3) you lose muscle and its associated higher maintenance burn.
What's your height & weight? I take it you have really good genetics if you're still able to still run at your age - and been running for 52 yrs nonetheless.
I was runner for about 25 yrs + before chronic injuries & post-traumatic OA put a screeching halt on running about 3 yrs ago (I can manage one run per week but pay the price the next day).
I do a 50/50 cardio-weight training split (spin bike/free weights & machines).
I'm 175 lbs (5'6") with a little too high BF% (~20%) but I have decent muscularity, size & strength for someone my age not on TRT.
However, I weigh more like 20 lbs heavier than my high school football weight (155 lbs) - the good old days when I could eat anything & not gain fat. 😆
18 years old: 5'8/137 lbs
64 years old: 5'8/140 lbs
I DO have good genetics but I am also the only one in my family (first cousins, brother, etc) who has exercised regularly since I was 12 years old.
I averaged about 40-50 mpw running since I was 12, I've been down to about 20-30 the last 8-10 years.
I always did things like crunches and pull ups (thank you ADHD). Now I do plyos and some light weights and I stretch a lot.
Most people just sit- they grow up, get a job, have a family, go to work, come home and sit and watch TV, and wonder why at 55 they have trouble getting out of the chair.
I was at a race "complaining" about running so much slower than when I was 30 to some friends who've known me for years.
This kid (early 20's) goes- how old are you? I said 64. He said, my dad is 64 and he can't even get out of his chair. You're awesome.
It's movement and staying away from crap food. I haven't had fast food this century at least. I eat "fun" foods but I have a healthy breakfast and lunch/dinner every day.
I don't eat a lot of junk food (anymore).
Yeah, while agree that being active one of THE most important things you can do so you can be one of us that "ages well", I am not so quick to judge people that become sedentary.
Aging brings a lot of discomfort, as much as we want to say it's "just a number" that is BS. Aging and illness, and disease are part n parcel to each other, as you age you just cannot do what you could and when you try, it is very difficult and often very painful.
I consider myself lucky, I only take 50% credit for my ability to workout at age 56.
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