Based on your post I suggest you list your PR and that will determine if your opinion is valid…
Based on your post I suggest you list your PR and that will determine if your opinion is valid…
Im only in my mid twenties. I have a kid and my wife is finishing a masters and I am in grad school/work. I have been running 50 miles a week the last few weeks. And I would have to be oblivious to not be aware that to run each day for an hour is a sacrifice (for me and my wife!). I can totally understand why people get out of shape. Sometimes you need to cut back. But I am also grateful my wife and I support one another to meet our goals. Not everyone has that.
ALotOfExcuses wrote:
Seems like the men here make a lot of excuses. Yeah, life does become more difficult as your responsibilities increase but there is no way that people cannot put forth the bare minimum to live a healthy lifestyle. Kids, jobs, marriages, etc. If you value your health you will make time for it. The best parents do it in a way that involves the kids because they need exercise and health too. It's just a skill issue OP, to answer your question. The same people complaining here are the same ones who never broke 15 in a 5K, or if they were in the hunter-gatherer ages "man that deer was just too fast, or the sabertooth came in and third-partied my loot." Not to mention, being out of shape is just selfish. You would let a hooligan or a gang member be physically superior to you and you could do nothing to prevent them from harming your family? Yeah no thanks. I'll be 60 and going sub 17 probably. sub 19 at 70. At 80, sub 22. 90 i'll be faster than you guys in your 40's.
Just no. I can't imagine anyone wants to be around you so there are bigger problems. What a weird response.
I am not one that gave up staying fit. Now 70 and the same weight and height as when I graduated from high school I started as a swimmer at the age of 10, moved to running in college and triathlons in my mid 40s. What I have had to deal with during my 60 years of fitness is multiple people telling me that it wasn’t good for me, hard on my joints, bad for your heart, won’t help you live longer…..and whatever the latest headlines proclaimed. Most of society doesn’t understand the value but in my 70s my doctor certainly does. He says we need to keep you moving because it is great for your health and longevity.
Raising 3 daughters with my wife of 47 years, coaching them in sports, directing their tournaments and chaperoning their traveling tournaments, working and traveling full time as a sales executive, I always found time to do at a minimum of a three mile run. I can’t imagine surviving the day without some form of running, biking or swimming.
All of my daughters, son-in-laws, grandkids and my lovely wife all exercise on a regular basis. I want to think it is in part from the example I set over the years.
I do find that regardless of what you do over the years, your speed will leave you and you will lose muscle mass. A couple of years back I was running with a buddy who was a NCAA steeplechase champion running for Bowerman. He has run over 180k miles. He looked down at his legs as we ran up a hill and exclaimed, “I have wrinkly legs”.
In my experience weight gain is one of those things that's easy to be apathetic about. A pound here and a pound there wasn't a big deal. Sure that eventually became 30 pounds, but it happened so slowly that it never really startled me into action if that makes sense.
30 y/o male and ran/cycled/worked out a ton throughout 20s (mostly run). Been dealing with a torn labrum this year in hip that will likely need repair soon. Haven't been able to train as much at all and pulled the plug on running about a month ago. So just cycling and gym for now until I get in with local arthro specialist.
Point being, injuries add up and the body aging will be my only excuse personally. Full intention to get back to running but it might take a while. I can see how that would start to defeat people though when the joy of movement is replaced with pain and frustration.
Many middle aged women seem to give up from what I see. What was once a slim, nice figure, is now round and soft.
All in all, the metabolism slows as we age. And we mostly continue to eat at the same rate, creating more weight on than off.
You can’t make the wife c!m if you got a big bulging belly that hides your penis
I’m 43 and still in pretty good shape (about 6’2, 185 with low body fat).
I am married but we don’t have kids. Even without kids it’s getting harder every year. The fire is still there, but my body just isn’t as resilient as it used to be. I’ve had issues with my knees, hips, back and all sorts of muscle strains.
Now instead of blasting 5-8 miles and lifting some weights, I have to run 15 min easy and do more functional style weight workouts, maybe some yoga or cycling some days. Even swimming throws my back out sometimes.
Point being, exercise like I do now can be pretty boring and doesn’t give the same rush. I can imagine as your body gives out you are less and less inclined to exercise.