ON THE CBC TV NEWS TONIGHT, ONCE MORE, [BEEN KINDA TALKED ABOUT BEFORE], THIS TIME WITH SERIOUS DOCUMENTED RESEARCH, IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT PEOPLE OF MIDDLE AGE AND OLDER, WHO ARE "INTO" ANY LONG-DISTANCE SPORT LIKE HOURS OF RUNNING, LONG-DISTANCE BIKE RACES OR JUST DOING THE SUCH FOR "FUN" AND AS THEY MAY THINK, TO "KEEP FIT" ARE ACTUALLY HARMING THEIR BODY AND HEART!
THE BEST WAY TO KEEP FIT ESPECIALLY WHEN MIDDLE AGED OR OLDER IS NOT TO ENGAGE IN LONG-DISTANCE SPORTS.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A WORK-OUT PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES FAST WALKING, SWIMMING, SHORT FAST BIKE RIDES, MAYBE WITH SOME UP-HILL WORK IN A GEAR THAT MAKES YOU WORK HARD. THEN REST...THEN DO THE FAST WORK-OUT AGAIN. I USE THIS TYPE OF WORKOUT WHEN SWIMMING - A FAST LAP, REST, FAST LAP, REST, MAYBE FOR 1/2 AN HOUR.
THEN THERE IS THE OLD "CALISTHENICS" - THE BENDING AND STRETCHING EXERCISES; ALL THE EXERCISES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES.
THIRDLY - SOME WEIGHT LIFTING AT THE GYM OR BUY YOURSELF SOME WEIGHTS FOR HOME USE. BUT KEEP WITHIN YOUR PHYSICAL STRENGTH, AND DON'T LIFT MORE THAN YOU ARE QUITE COMFORTABLE IN LIFTING.
I USE ALL THREE OF THE ABOVE IN MY FITNESS PROGRAM AS WELL AS RIDING MY HORSE THREE TIMES A WEEK.
OF COURSE YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN CORRECT PHYSICAL CONDITION TO USE ALL THREE OF THE ABOVE FITNESS WORKOUTS. IF IN DOUBT CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR.
FOR MIDDLE AGE AND OLDER PEOPLE, IT IS NOW FIRMLY DOCUMENTED THAT ANY OF THE LONG DISTANCE SPORTS STUFF IS NOT AT ALL HELPING YOU STAY YOUNG AND FIT, BUT COULD INDEED GIVE YOU HEALTH PROBLEMS.
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