| This last weekend, I met with someone who
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| | de-training effect. If you don't use it,
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| I haven't seen for 8 years or so. This
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| | you lose it. Age has much less to do with
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| person, a quiet and very kind man, was my
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| | this decline than inactivity does. When
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| training partner for my first marathon 12
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| | you were 20, if you didn't exercise, what
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| years ago. It was great to see him - not
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| | happened? Probably, you got weaker and
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| only because he looks so fit and healthy
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| | put on body fat. Is there much difference
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| at age 57, but also because it was only
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| | now years later?
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| this weekend that I truly felt the way
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| | Recovery time has to do with the body's
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| that he "touched" my life so many years
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| | ability to regenerate. Of course, the
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| ago.
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| | body adapts to the loads placed on it at
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| You see, training for a marathon is a
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| | any age; so if you GRADUALLY begin to
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| long journey. So many hours and months my
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| | train your body more often or more
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| partner and I spent running, thinking
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| | intensively, it will adapt to this
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| about running, planning for running,
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| | training and "learn" to recover faster.
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| eating for running....do you get the
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| | Muscular strength, flexibility and
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| idea? Of course, achieving the goal was
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| | ability to respond quickly diminish
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| that much more sweet because of how hard
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| | without training. The lack of muscular
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| the journey was. That one journey got me
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| | strength causes the joints to carry more
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| hooked and I have done many more since.
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| | of the load. When the joints carry the
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| But the first one remains the most
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| | load instead of the muscles then the
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| special.
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| | joints tend to break down in a variety of
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| My marathon partner was 45 when he ran
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| | ways. So, it's important to build all the
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| his FIRST marathon. He is quite an
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| | muscles of the body no matter what sport
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| inspiration!
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| | you are involved in.
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| As a person who is "into fitness" I have
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| | The tensile strength of muscles, or their
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| many friends and colleagues who are
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| | ability to stretch, lessens when they are
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| sports people. Not only that, but most of
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| | not regularly stretched, so it's
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| them (me included) are now of the age
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| | important to take extra care to stretch
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| that they are called Master Athletes.
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| | the muscles when they are warm. A tight
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| What is a master athlete? This is someone
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| | muscle leads to muscular imbalances which
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| who competes in the older age categories
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| | again can cause joints and the back to
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| of a sport.
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| | carry loads in a way they were not
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| So, most of my friends and I are masters
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| | designed to.
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| in our sports. Among my peers, I hear a
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| | Joints tend to deteriorate with age. They
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| lot of moaning about how we are getting
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| | lose the collagen matrix and "squishy
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| older and just don't feel able to compete
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| | stuff" that lubricates them. Keeping the
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| with the youngsters. To that, I say....
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| | muscles strong and flexible, so that they
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| Experience and science is starting to
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| | themselves do the work instead of the
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| show otherwise. Have you noticed that
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| | joints, is the best way to slow this
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| there are a lot of professional and
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| | deterioration. Also, if you already have
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| amateur athletes that are still getting
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| | joint pain, strengthening the muscles
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| better at their sports even though they
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| | will lessen the load on the joint...and
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| are also older than they are "supposed"
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| | hence lessen any pain and stiffness.
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| to be?
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| | Nutrition science has come a long way in
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| There are many reasons for this
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| | recent years. Nowadays, athletes are
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| phenomenon, but training methods,
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| | using nutrition to aid in recovery. The
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| nutrition science and just plain old
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| | crux of this is that eating lots of
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| determination not to retire is fueling
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| | antioxidant rich foods (fruits and
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| much of this.
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| | vegetables), protein (meat, fish, dairy,
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| The activities of these older athletes
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| | beans, eggs) and lots of water help the
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| and the fact that there are so many now
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| | muscles rebuild and alleviates oxidative
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| have some important lessons for those of
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| | stress from exertion.
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| us who feel that old age is a reason not
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| | There are many supplements that have been
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| to be fit and/or enjoy whatever sport we
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| | proven, such as glucosamine for joint
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| choose.
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| | health, that can help with individual
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| We can excel at sports or be as fit as
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| | issues. So, if you are training hard and
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| someone much younger, so long as we keep
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| | feel that your nutrition is less than
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| some basic ideas in mind:
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| | optimal, it might be beneficial to
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| The decline in fitness is very gradual as
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| | consider supplements. It's a good idea to
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| we age. In other words, there's no reason
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| | study up on anti aging supplements and
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| to stop JUST because of age. Recovery
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| | general nutrition guidelines to see what
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| from intense training slows as we age,
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| | might benefit you.
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| not the ability to train intensively.
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| | The body uses sleep time to recover and
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| Muscular strength, flexibility and
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| | build. Enough said on that.
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| quickness (power) require extra attention
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| | The moral of the story? Age by itself is
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| to maintain, to keep us in the game and
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| | not a good excuse for doing the things
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| injury free. Eating right helps recovery.
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| | you love to do. If you have always
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| Adequate sleep is important for recovery.
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| | dreamed of running a marathon - GO FOR
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| Let's look at these ideas individually:
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| | IT!
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| The decline in fitness is really just a
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