It must suck being a 60+ year old who is into fitness

Yep - what you said.

Alpine skiing legend Ingemar Stenmark, age 60 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnHsJzLwco&frags=pl%2Cwn

"As a 60 year old who continued to stay active through my fifties - running, lifting, climbing - I can assure you that 60 ain't 50."

I can assure you that at 50 years old I can run faster and farther than ever before. Way faster than 40. I believe I am able to do this by regular training. I also ride a bicycle as my form of transportation. No one, or rather very few, does that where I live and difference is striking - I'm fit and trim. Most people where I live are fat and unfit. And bloated I might add. Regular aerobic exercise is without a doubt one of the best medicines for staying young. A Canadian university, McMaster University, did a study several years ago on running mice. The mice that did not run aged prematurely. Look it up. It's really profound.

strhyse wrote:

"As a 60 year old who continued to stay active through my fifties - running, lifting, climbing - I can assure you that 60 ain't 50."

I can assure you that at 50 years old I can run faster and farther than ever before. Way faster than 40. I believe I am able to do this by regular training. I also ride a bicycle as my form of transportation. No one, or rather very few, does that where I live and difference is striking - I'm fit and trim. Most people where I live are fat and unfit. And bloated I might add. Regular aerobic exercise is without a doubt one of the best medicines for staying young. A Canadian university, McMaster University, did a study several years ago on running mice. The mice that did not run aged prematurely. Look it up. It's really profound.

There is only one way to be faster at 50 than at 40. To have been in poor shape at 40.:) Nobody is staying in shape doesn't help. But it is a losing battle. Those easy runs at 7 min/mile in your 20s turn into 8 min miles in your 50s and 10 min miles in your 70s.. It is unavoidable.

well,, wrote:

Alpine skiing legend Ingemar Stenmark, age 60 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnHsJzLwco&frags=pl%2Cwn

You really need to know what he could do in his 30s. Is his inability to box jump genetic (i.e. no power) or a result of aging (i.e. lack of hip flexibility) or a combo of the 2?

Exactly! Though there probably is one other way to be faster at 50 than 40. Better living through chemistry!

dasfdas wrote:

well,, wrote:

Alpine skiing legend Ingemar Stenmark, age 60 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnHsJzLwco&frags=pl%2Cwn

You really need to know what he could do in his 30s. Is his inability to box jump genetic (i.e. no power) or a result of aging (i.e. lack of hip flexibility) or a combo of the 2?

What the hell are you talking about? Stenmark is the guy in blue t-shirt. The other guy is Gunde Svan, multiple Olympic and world champion XC skier.

Getting older is tough. The only sure prevention is suicide. I don't think this should be as controversial as it is. There is a quality of life that I'm unwilling to accept and would prefer to die. Everyone has their limits. We should all plan for and eventually embrace death.

60 or 16 or what ever it all feels the same as long as your health is good.

Me feeling good about breaking 6 at 62 which used to be easy pace but like I say still feels fast and good to accomplish the goal.

https://youtu.be/OrCOuKXO43A

strhyse wrote:

"As a 60 year old who continued to stay active through my fifties - running, lifting, climbing - I can assure you that 60 ain't 50."

I can assure you that at 50 years old I can run faster and farther than ever before. Way faster than 40. I believe I am able to do this by regular training. I also ride a bicycle as my form of transportation. No one, or rather very few, does that where I live and difference is striking - I'm fit and trim. Most people where I live are fat and unfit. And bloated I might add. Regular aerobic exercise is without a doubt one of the best medicines for staying young. A Canadian university, McMaster University, did a study several years ago on running mice. The mice that did not run aged prematurely. Look it up. It's really profound.

Perhaps you’ll be that one in a million.

At 50, I still felt great. Took up running later in life and was never fast, but ran 5:18 mile at 50. I was secretly sure I was one of those people who would be going strong because I eat healthy food, exercise, don’t drink or smoke or do drugs.

Just 4 years later and it’s like I’ve aged 20. My joints and back hurt constantly.

So ... my advice is enjoy it while it lasts but don’t get too cocky. Life can sometimes humble you.

I also foolishly thought I was going to be the exception to the rule. Reality is cruel. Like you said, "Enjoy it while you can." I wish I'd run more trail marathons. It was the most fun I had running. Running road marathons for time was rewarding (if I made my goal), but brutal.

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Ginger Bakery wrote:

Ouch . You can get back in shape but moobs are forever once they set up shop.

Those are pectoral muscles, champ.

Not all of them, chump.

Maybe they were outliers, but I met a lot of late 50s-early 60s backpackers thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Yah the AT isn't extremely hard or anything, but those folks were doing 15-20 miles a day. That's great regardless of age. It was really inspiring. Made me fear aging less.

TAA wrote:

Maybe they were outliers, but I met a lot of late 50s-early 60s backpackers thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Yah the AT isn't extremely hard or anything, but those folks were doing 15-20 miles a day. That's great regardless of age. It was really inspiring. Made me fear aging less.

That’s not so impressive, tubby. Aim higher pops.

Not impressed wrote:

TAA wrote:

Maybe they were outliers, but I met a lot of late 50s-early 60s backpackers thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Yah the AT isn't extremely hard or anything, but those folks were doing 15-20 miles a day. That's great regardless of age. It was really inspiring. Made me fear aging less.

That’s not so impressive, tubby. Aim higher pops.

Yeah nobody is saying 50 and 60 years olds are bed ridden invalids. They are just like 30% slower than what they once were. Walking for 8 hours isn’t much of physical stress.

I can run faster in my early 50's then ever before and I started in my early 20's. My theory is if you keep your body in good aerobic shape early on and keep at it it only gets better with age.

TheNoBeardRunner wrote:

But anyways, why beat up on the old guys? 60 year olds are a decade away from the age that people don't act surprised when you die. They're a mere 20 years from crossing the 80 threshold where you're lucky to not be in a nursing home with a significantly deteriorated mind.

Because the OP has a visceral hatred of old people. He makes these type of threads regularly and often leaves sick insults in Master's threads.

Don't know why the Brojos/mods allow it, but there you go - maybe he is a mod or a relative of the Brojos?

May as well start a thread wondering how much it must suck for disabled people who are into fitness. It's not about trying to be fitter or faster than young punks who don't realize how lucky they are, it's about being able to maintain a quality of life.

There's also a very good chance that over the next 20 years anti-aging medicines will be ubiquitous and essentially be near complete rejuvenation treatments. When that happens, 60 year olds will be the top dogs, because not only will they have the bodies of 20 year olds, they will have 40 years more experience, training etc.

I'm nearly 50 and have no interest in taking the chemical route yet, not even TRT, but for sure when I'm 60 I'll be jumping on senolytics and the like.

Just last week (and these drugs will be available on prescription in two years) :

tyje wrote:

I can run faster in my early 50's then ever before and I started in my early 20's. My theory is if you keep your body in good aerobic shape early on and keep at it it only gets better with age.

Yeah, that's why all the world records are held by people in their fifties...