7 Big LIES About Exercise and Aging

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
  • The best way to feel and look old really quickly is to stop doing all the things that kept you healthy.
    Too often we hit an age that we deem “old” and stop pushing ourselves the way we used to in our training.
    Heck I even found an article on WebMD about exercises to avoid after 50 and it said…
    “Lifting weights is a great way to build muscle strength, but when you’re over 50 there is no reason to push yourself too hard.”
    I’m sorry….NO.
    While we can’t change our age, at any time we can make changes to move and feel our best.
    And the best way NOT to see results is NOT to challenge yourself.
    Use it or lose it.
    Getting older doesn’t mean you now should stop pushing yourself to conquer new challenges or step outside your comfort zone.
    Getting older actually makes it even more important that you do so that you stay healthy and strong till your final day on this planet!
    That’s why in this video I want to refute 7 reasons I often hear people use as excuses not to push themselves outside their comfort zones when it comes to their strength training once they hit whatever age they believe to be “old.”
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  • @kaymanuel7256
    @kaymanuel7256 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

    My husband and I are 62 and 63 and go to F45, 5 days a week. We are the oldest people at our location, but we are both in great shape, as the workouts force us to do those ' uncomfortable ' things. I really believe everything you say here is absolutely true. Thanks for doing this, as we all need to hear it❤ Obesity has become fashionable and accepted. So sad

    • @redefiningstrengthOC
      @redefiningstrengthOC  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Rocking those results! LOVE IT! Always a way to meet ourselves where we are at to move and feel our personal best at any and every age! KEEP IT UP!

    • @kaymanuel7256
      @kaymanuel7256 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@redefiningstrengthOC Thank you. Your comments just confirmed our commitment to longevity. Happy Thanksgiving from Canada

    • @joanlynn1702
      @joanlynn1702 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @kaymanuel7256 This fellow Canuck is 56 and totally agrees with you. When old injuries made me regress to progress, I started practicing yoga for ‘gentle’ exercise. Not only did it help heal the injuries, I can do the splits (front & middle) which is something I thought I was never capable. Now I’m working towards handstands. I’ve restarted weight training and my goal is full pull ups and the ever elusive chin up…at least they have been for me 😊

    • @kaymanuel7256
      @kaymanuel7256 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @joanlynn1702 Well done, you! Let's keep doing this! 💪

    • @debiwillis9045
      @debiwillis9045 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@joanlynn1702YES! we don't have to kill ourselves

  • @4329Alan
    @4329Alan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    My father-in-law is 84 and has consistently exercised throughout his life. I’ve seen how his commitment to challenging himself has paid off with better health, mobility and enjoyment of life as he ages, even though the challenges of aging are still present. We just did a 23 mile bike ride with him last weekend. He keeps me motivated!

    • @msksample
      @msksample 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @Iamwithspirit
    @Iamwithspirit 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    I started weightlifting again a month before I turned 62. Now I’m 63 and I have more muscle in my arms especially now than I did as a teenager! It is never too late!🎉

    • @lynnettemurphy8243
      @lynnettemurphy8243 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I've been using weights at home for couple mornings but not consistently. About 10 years ago i used to weight train 4-5 days at gym. So tomoro morning almost 2 months off 62, i'm rejoining the gym. I want the strong shapely back, arms & shoulders i used to have. Few other parts could do with a lift as well. 🏋🧗

    • @redefiningstrengthOC
      @redefiningstrengthOC  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      HECK YES! Love it!

    • @richardcamacho7276
      @richardcamacho7276 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      At 60 I am now in better health than I've been in 20-25 years. Walking, squats, pushups, lifting weights each day. Hasn't hurt but it sure helps!

    • @jillpilcher
      @jillpilcher 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am 67 years old been lifting for a year consistently .. 4 days a week 1 hour… I lift 15 to 20 pounds … legs 2 days arms 2 days… I just don’t say big results… why is that? My age?

    • @janicecrim9515
      @janicecrim9515 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@jillpilcher2854 : You need to use progressive overload and increase the weight you are lifting. Your muscles will not grow, and you won't get stronger if you don't challenge your muscles

  • @stevet6676
    @stevet6676 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Right on. I am 74 and I go to the gym 5 times a week, pushing myself to failure, or close to it. Sometimes. just for fun, I see a 20 something year old using 50% of the weight I do. When they stop to "play with their phone" for 5 minutes or so, I walk over and ask "Hey can I jump in for a quick set?" Then I throw on more weight and knockout 10 reps more then they did. When I finish, I thank them and walk away.

    • @hsueh1021
      @hsueh1021 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      People spend (waste) 50%+ of their time on the phone when they’re in the gym. I just don’t understand why…😅

  • @allstrongfitness
    @allstrongfitness 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I teach senior fitness and exercise to individuals with disabilities. 90% of my job is being a cheerleader and rewriting the narrative that YOUR BODY IS STRONG and can adapt. Years of doctors and people telling them to be careful and take it easy.. smh. The thing I always tell them, is that your body adapted to keep you alive up to this point. Why can't it adapt and get stronger and healthier? (it can.) This video resonated very much with my coaching approach. Movement optimists unite!

  • @kvbo2564
    @kvbo2564 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Thank you for this video! I'm 55 & virtually no one within my family or friend group does weight resistance training. They bemoan the aging process, yet don't have the willingness to make themselves uncomfortable despite all the evidence of the amazing benefits, especially in strength & mobility.

  • @Dave-zl2ky
    @Dave-zl2ky 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I am 73 and have been working out 2-3 times a week for 2+ years. It makes a huge difference. I want to be physically and mentally useful to myself for many years to come. I just did barbell deadlifts this past week and reached a new goal of 125 lbs. I know, not huge but great for me and I felt good doing it.

  • @ellenhubbard3717
    @ellenhubbard3717 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I turn 51 in a couple of months and I gotta say, other than menopause (which is a pain), I feel like I’m 30. I lift heavy weights and constantly push myself like I did when I was younger although when I was 30 I ran marathons and wasn’t nearly as strong as I am now. I feel amazing at this age and plan to keep on keepin’ on. Thanks for confirming what I already knew and telling me (as usual) what I didn’t, Cori. You’re the best!

  • @emblem2425
    @emblem2425 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I think the MOST important component to training as we age is a really thorough WARM-UP. I do an 8 - 10 minute weight-vested squat warm-up. So before my lifts I am all lathered up and joints warm and lubricated.
    I also believe the abundance of sugar speeds up the aging process. It inflames joints and causes pain that inhibits people from training hard or lifting heavy. So getting the sugar in check also helps a lot.
    I recently encountered soreness that persisted for weeks and instead of blaming age I did some research and learned I may need deficient in omega-3s and magnesium. I started taking fish oil and magnesium and the soreness abated instantly.. Like the next day I felt normal again.
    Also the mind plays a huge role in aging. Think Placebo Effect. I hear people calling themselves old in their late 30's early 40's. STOP IT. You think, therefore you are! The best way to combat aging it RESISTANCE. Training, thinking etc.

    • @redefiningstrengthOC
      @redefiningstrengthOC  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The mental component is definitely so often overlooked. And people deem themselves "too old" at many different ages. We have to remember that we always have the choice to move forward and feel and move our best at any age no matter what challenges come up!

    • @amyoungil
      @amyoungil 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Word. Michelle Yeoh (former ballerina, acts opposite Jackie Chan, jumped a motorbike onto a moving train) said she can keep doing everything, but that she has to be vigilant about warming up now.

    • @resurgem
      @resurgem 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My go to warm up is rowing, 5mins and a full body dynamic motion routine, gradually increasing range of movement. Rowing uses all the joints in the body flushing all the synovial joints and using just about every muscle.

  • @rolandsc
    @rolandsc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Everyone needs to hear this! Great advice. 62 year-old CrossFitter aiming to be as fit as possible and as strong as possible for as long as possible! 🙂

  • @23aviatorguy
    @23aviatorguy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    It’s interesting that you said lifting weights is more beneficial than cardio as you age. Cardio is still good for you heart, but resistance training has an extensive amount of benefits. Thanks for the weekly motivation and knowledge.

  • @petiteTana
    @petiteTana 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    You are a healthy dose of exercise education. I absolutely love your vids. At the tender age of 15, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. An extremely extremely painful auto immune disease that eats away at the cartilage of the joints. Due to this disease I could not gain weight, I was a size double 0 for years. By the time I was 18 my fingers looked like a 70 year old woman, and still do because of this disease. This disease ages your body rapidly so by the time I was in my 20s I had a body of a 70 year old, I could not bend my joints properly, and to this day I have no mobility in my wrist. At 47 years of age I said ‘F’ it, I started lifting weights. I cannot hold the dumbbells properly because my fingers do not bend all the way around the dumbbell due to joint damage from the disease, but I make it happen. Four years later at the age of 51, I am still lifting weights, and I lift heavy. Is it challenging? Yes, but I make it happen four days a week nonstop. If I can do it, you can do it. No excuses.

    • @daninaydenova7115
      @daninaydenova7115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You're pure inspiration ❤❤
      I'm sorry life's been so mean to you :(
      I am sure you've tried and done everything, but in case you haven't - Irish Moss did miracles for a friend of mine who was also diagnosed with this jra. Irish Moss and moving to Jamaica for couple of years...

    • @petiteTana
      @petiteTana 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@daninaydenova7115 thank you 🙏… I always said that I will try Irishmoss. And yes, the warmth is great for the joints. I went to Jamaica a few years back and yes! The weather was amazing for my joints. A great relief.

    • @dianawatson-speakingseed751
      @dianawatson-speakingseed751 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for sharing your story.

    • @teridavis4972
      @teridavis4972 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are a inspiration! God is using you🙏

  • @ImTheCitizenInsane
    @ImTheCitizenInsane 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    "Unless you planned not to use a toilet ever again, you should fix that squat".
    Perfect!
    I'm turning 45, have been lifting for 3 years, and I love the idea of being strong and stonger.

  • @melodireyes9687
    @melodireyes9687 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    This was great! As I watched - I kept nodding - yes, yes,yes. I'm 76 and have been struggling with an injury and training is HARD - but I have been assured by my MD and therapist that it is the only way through. I'm not back to where I was, but I'll get there. Your videos are a big help. Thanks so much.

    • @msksample
      @msksample 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @gabriellamcvay347
    @gabriellamcvay347 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks so much
    My beliefs exactly
    Bored of people saying your getting older you shouldn’t push
    I think we need more
    If we don’t use it we will definitely lose it
    So a huge thx
    I am 60
    And love getting stronger

  • @dandelionfluff_
    @dandelionfluff_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I'm always been prone to tendon and ligament issues. As I've aged I've learned that good form is essential. I also increase my loads more gradually than I did when I was younger so I can be sure to keep that good form. Slow by steady is the way I have to go!

  • @ohmycatvideos
    @ohmycatvideos 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    My great grandma was a ballet dancer, and when it’s true she stopped performing on theathers when she was 30 she kept dancing till she was 70 and had to stop, but she power-walk till days before she died

    • @suzannemcvicker617
      @suzannemcvicker617 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Have you seen the Essentrics program developed by a former professional ballerina? It's amazing!

    • @redefiningstrengthOC
      @redefiningstrengthOC  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Love that she found ways to keep moving!

  • @leanneunicomb2660
    @leanneunicomb2660 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for calling out ageism! It’s fantastic that you have shown rigorous exercises in the video, all doable by men and women of a certain age. Instead we’re told to try chair yoga (please) or the handbag lift (really?) I feel so good after an hour of almost daily exercise, like those that you demonstrated. I know the enormous benefits to bone health, mental health, fall prevention, dementia prevention among numerous others. I’m not taking my knitting bag to sit quietly in the corner waiting to fall into disrepair.

  • @bradleyborlase7251
    @bradleyborlase7251 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm 73, a retired surgeon. 10 years ago I survived septic shock. I woke up while my family was planning my funeral. I started woking out in 1966. I was benching 400 lbs in 1972 while in college. I became a triathlete and marathoner. I was in good shape. This is what saved my life. I lost 40 lbs of muscle in 2013 due to septic shock. I had to learn how to walk, fed myself, I'm sure you get the picture. I had a trainer for 6 years in Boulder CO. He was very good. But he was afraid of my aggressive mind set. I fired him a year ago. I returned to heavy training and this made all the difference. I'm regaining my strength, balance, and ENERGY. You are correct. Develop strength and train hard.

  • @grahamhowe7648
    @grahamhowe7648 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fantastic advice, i'm now 62, still working really hard at the gym, interestingly I seem to be getting less injury niggles than I used to get 10 years ago

  • @leonarddavis6453
    @leonarddavis6453 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    EXCILENT!! I'm 71 years old and have been involved in various sports for most of my life. I began getting serious about weight training in 1981 and have been very actively involved into this day. I feel as healthy and strong as I did when I started. My younger sister started training with me a year ago at 66 years old. She is very happy with the improved, physical and mental change That she's experienced, at this stage in her life. It's always great to see the shocked look in people. faces when I tell them how old I am. Every person owes it to themselves to increase their quality of life as they age. It's not as hard or as time consuming as people think.

  • @duncanbleak3819
    @duncanbleak3819 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Nice to hear these ideas reinforced and made clear.
    At 62 years of age, I must stress the equal importance of regular, daily stretching and overall flexibility as well. Excellent video!

  • @bethagosta8782
    @bethagosta8782 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yes! It drives me crazy that people assume because they are 50..60..70..even 90 that pain and weakness is normal! My parents roller skated (old fashioned waltz style, backwards, turns and all) competitively until dad was 80 and won in the age category 35 and older. They only quit when he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Because of remaining active, he still lived to be 94. Mum did the limbo on roller skates at 79 and still was going down their suicide hill in the snow on a coaster in her 80's. Yet people including my husband say that's not normal. Normal is what you make it! YOU choose what is normal by you actions. Normal can be healthy and active or sedentary and unhealthy in pain. Mum lived to be almost 97, btw.

  • @tamaramontgomery631
    @tamaramontgomery631 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You have to keep moving!! The body was meant to move. Weights and stretching is best. I am in my 60s. When I discovered yoga that was the magic fix for me. I still also do weights and small amount of cardio. Seven minute app is excellent !!😁😁

  • @jkglisson1
    @jkglisson1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    My wife increased her bone density by lifting heavier weights.

  • @Drrck11
    @Drrck11 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great advice. I've seen so many people use age as an excuse not to do any exercise and it frustrates the hell out of me.

  • @NotMolly-jf2rh
    @NotMolly-jf2rh 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I felt exactly this way but now that I'm 60 I'm kinda struggling just to maintain my fitness. Nutrition is on point, I follow your channel and advice. The regress to progress is a gold nugget. I used to be all that. Now I'm struggling with wall pushoffs but I progress, super slow.

  • @BEARTHEWEIGHT920
    @BEARTHEWEIGHT920 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great video Cori! I'm stronger now at 41 than I was at 21! Love reading the comments too, very inspiring to keep going! Love your channel! Have a great day Cori!

  • @ashrafjafari9119
    @ashrafjafari9119 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you for these brilliant points you brought up. As Middle-age women, everyone of us should listen and consider in their exercise program .Your videos are super helpful please keep going ❤❤❤

  • @tedj432
    @tedj432 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    God bless you! I Never considered competitive powerlifting until I got talked into it by a friend at 66 yrs old. I then set a national powerlifting record 35 months post cancer. And that was after a 52 lb loss in 10 weeks due to throat cancer. My conclusion is the same as yours 😊

  • @mmillsrd
    @mmillsrd 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Cory. Great video. I am 53 and feel better than when I was 30. I agree to you have to train differently but still train hard. Thanks again for another fantastic video.

  • @TT-rt2kh
    @TT-rt2kh 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WOW Cori, you're on fire. 🔥 I love the straight talk. I'm getting older, but I've been working on mobility, stability, and flexibility. I've got a LONG way to go, but I've come a long way, and the progress I feel motivates me to go further.
    And I've been unconsciously guilty of not pushing myself harder, and this week I'm going to push myself thanks to this video 👍👍👍

  • @gemmacuevas2798
    @gemmacuevas2798 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Every time I watch your videos and hear you, I feel energized, and motivated!
    Thanks!🤗

  • @myenglishgig5182
    @myenglishgig5182 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So grateful for your videos and newsletter, Cori! You are the most amazing motivational and inspiring presence for women as we get older. THANK YOU 🫶🏼👏🙌👊✨⚡️💪
    KEEP AT IT AND WE’LL KEEP AT IT TOO!

  • @bonperal
    @bonperal 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You hit the nail on the head my friend. Excellent video. Thank you!

  • @loristewart7537
    @loristewart7537 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So true! Thank you for this inspiration.

  • @xvsj-s2x
    @xvsj-s2x 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cori , I Love the inspiring advice 🤍🤍 Thank you so much ✌️ have a perfect week ahead 🫶🏻🚒 Jesse

  • @adegbenroagoro5180
    @adegbenroagoro5180 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much Cori.

  • @lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64
    @lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love it!! I'm 62 and have been lifting heavier than before! I think as long as we lift heavier in a slow progression, and know when we're going too heavy, we'll be okay. Slow and steady, with good form, wins the race. 🏋‍♀️🏋‍♀️🏋‍♀️🏋‍♀️

  • @tridelltransportation3603
    @tridelltransportation3603 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The toilet….
    Driving over the road it’s common to see the hand bars in public restrooms.
    To me they were like the Sirens on the Rocks.
    I know people need them for various reasons. But it my case it would have been just fat and out of shape.
    I’m never going to bench 275 again. I’m never going to squat 290.
    But …. I can still crank up Disturbed and Rage Against the Machine and Slipknot and Alice In Chains and I can still mumble “come on you fat f…. “ when I start my next set and I can still chase bad guys in my mind when I hike in the desert.
    I’m pushing 70. I know I’ve seen the last of the mountain top and I know how it ends but I’m trying to continue with style.
    I’ve been following this channel for several years now. Every bit of what I do is base on the things I’ve learned on here. The biggest has been the mental thing.
    Cori is a realist and her talks about basically falling of the trail and just giving up because you had a bad nutrition week have been especially helpful to me. I don’t view that sort of thing as a disaster anymore.
    I just start up again the next week. I even schedule dietary caution to the wind weeks once a quarter. That planned indulgence makes the next three months more doable.
    As always, all the best to you and yours Cori and to everyone else on here.

  • @lizstewart2715
    @lizstewart2715 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love your videos and your perspective on working out!!!
    Thanks for all you do!! 🥳🥰🫶

  • @charlesfernandez4493
    @charlesfernandez4493 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you. So important to say.

  • @deedougherty786
    @deedougherty786 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    don't stop, won't stop..training smarter and harder..

  • @dancooper6447
    @dancooper6447 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for another spot on video! Life is not meant to be a spectator sport!

  • @beamission4834
    @beamission4834 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I agreed all what you've said, im going 60 now and I still go.to the gym in which i really enjoy what im doing, i rarely can"t see person of my age during my workout, thank u for ur encouraging views on older person to do workout❤😀

  • @AnexoRialto
    @AnexoRialto 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I started going to the gym when I was in my early 50s. The pandemic was the hardest because of just working out at home in my city apartment. Your videos really helped with exercise ideas. I went back to the gym this year at 66 and it wasn't too tough to get back up to my former level because I didn't loose that much. Maintaining conditioning is really important.

  • @Hillbillyalmcc
    @Hillbillyalmcc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for doing this video. I am 64 male and coming off some right hip and knee pain. I’m coming back to the gym and my biggest obstacle has been fear. Fear of hurting myself further. Fear of doing something that hurts and interferes with my performance at work. I am slowly making my way back to consistency.

  • @bhavnasharma4704
    @bhavnasharma4704 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Girl I totally love you.
    At the age of 51 i am learning new skills and challenge myself with new forms of workouts I have maintained my body weight and it feels soo soo awesome... You feel old you get old.. Cheers🥂 to 50+gorgeous beauties.

  • @paula6439
    @paula6439 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a good pep talk . I need to get back into this .

  • @paulocoelho558
    @paulocoelho558 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An excellent video highlighting the profound connection between exercise and aging. While it's true we all age and return to stardust eventually, I am in my 40s and I started to exercise a bit late because when I was a teenager I didn't care that much but I feel the benefits and that's amazing! 😉😉

  • @leoventresca7867
    @leoventresca7867 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, as we all age it's even more important to have some physical activity in our lives

  • @Breakingstrongholds
    @Breakingstrongholds 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this! preach it! 🎉❤

  • @lindawoody8501
    @lindawoody8501 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Outstanding advice. I am returning to training for state and national archery competitions in 2024 in the 70+ age group. Last competed back in 2018 and moved across the country, pandemic and then injury. Working past a knee with Osteoarthritis, and a 3 year recovery from a torn rotator cuff. Can do it and yes, I use an unloader knee brace and do as advised by Ortho.

  • @joelrutkowski7388
    @joelrutkowski7388 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    100% agreed, 2 heart attacks in my 40's, stage 2 kidney failure, now ay 56 I'm as fit as I was when I got out of the Navy in the early 90's.

  • @normandduern2413
    @normandduern2413 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I keep coming back to your videos again and again for ongoing inspiration and confirmation that I'm on the right track. I was always pretty active with cardio (swimming, cycling, rowing) but only began weight training seriously and systematically just under four years ago, at age 72, and what a difference it has made (by training seriously I mean twice a week with a personal trainer and a third session on my own in between). Muscle growth in old age? This last week my biceps came in at 13.25 inches - up from 11.75 inches two years ago. OK, I won't be taking the Arnold Classic by storm, but as to the inevitability of losing muscle and strength with age - doubtless it must come sometime, but it's amazing what you can to put it off. And as to lifting heavy - for bench and deadlift, for example, my trainer regularly has me doing three sets of eight reps each, and a fourth set to failure (currently 95 pounds on the benching, 155 pounds on the deadlift - BTW I'm, male, 160 pounds, 5'11`` and 76 years old). I'm still slowly increasing the weight, doing fewer reps to start and building back up to 8-10 reps per set. I will presumably reach an absolute upper limit sometime, but I'm not there yet and don't know when I will be. Oh, and my posture has improved hugely. I supplement with Tai Chi and cardio. Thanks, Cori, and do keep the good advice and uncommon good sense coming.

  • @paulb1915
    @paulb1915 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm 55. Have been hitting the gym hard for almost a year. Best physical shape of my life. I can vouch for everything said in this video. Great job laying it out!!!!

  • @sheffieldamanda
    @sheffieldamanda 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Preach Cori 🙌

  • @superfit60
    @superfit60 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    RIGHT ON! At 60 year I have aches and pains but I still get out and push HARD... there are machines that make my hip implant pop... I know to avoid that machine and substitute something else. for example the lying leg curl,,, i do the seated instead... Its good to have a goal... Its good to find a trainer to help with proper form... At my age we can do more than push a 5 pound dumbbell for a shoulder press... I agree cut back on chronic cardio to keep the muscle gains... go HIIT on stairs a few times a week instead of miles of running o the treadmill..,what worked when we were 30 does not work now... you can not out train a bad diet.

  • @truthseeker4869
    @truthseeker4869 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent! Thanks!

  • @lorishoe12
    @lorishoe12 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I pushed myself too much a year ago and hurt my shoulder. I'm 49 now and I just went in after not training hard for years and thought I could do what I did 20 years ago. I was wrong! Now I'm going to P.T. and trying to heal. I feel so discouraged . I had plans to be more fit by 50 than I was at 30 when I felt the best I ever have and right before I became pregnant and everything changed.

    • @naturalsystah
      @naturalsystah 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can do it! Learn from your injuries and keep going. I had so many setbacks myself, but don't give up on yourself. Take your time, no rush and you can reach your health and fitness goals.

    • @resurgem
      @resurgem 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can do it! Slow careful and sure wins the race. I'm 67 and have had a few injuries in recent years (mountaing biking) but I rehab carefully and come back stronger each time. Keep going, dig deep and you will get stronger.

  • @paulvalentine4157
    @paulvalentine4157 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have a great gym. Great video.

  • @user-wm4oe4kk7t
    @user-wm4oe4kk7t 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent Video!

  • @davidb3990
    @davidb3990 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m 53- look better and feel better than I ever have- cut and lean- weight lifting is a godsend - and your videos!!

  • @universeofnone
    @universeofnone 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks so much for gritting your teeth and repeating yourself. I am 53 and doing Karate regularly. My mind hates it and my body benefits from it 😂. Thanks again for the inspiration.

  • @1lwtcasl
    @1lwtcasl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am in my early 70s and have been watching many you the videos by trainers in their 50s and above and am working to be in the best shape I have bee in decades-

  • @smartanajones4u
    @smartanajones4u 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After being away from
    The gym for a month due to surgery, I needed this! So spooky how im getting ready to return to the gym and this video just pops up out my f nowhere in my feed. I’m beginning to think AI can read minds now.

  • @hmmm..2733
    @hmmm..2733 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great advice all around. You have a new sub!!

  • @shekatagani
    @shekatagani 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good tips! Thanks!

  • @yarivaldes3152
    @yarivaldes3152 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    100% true ❤ we have to 💪🏽 hard

  • @kimmacquarrie2726
    @kimmacquarrie2726 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you

  • @guyblew1733
    @guyblew1733 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good advice.

  • @darrenhere5856
    @darrenhere5856 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    really good stuff...

  • @seancorreia2495
    @seancorreia2495 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very inspiring❤

  • @running4fun863
    @running4fun863 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Totally agree with you

  • @HECTORBIDO
    @HECTORBIDO 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cory good stuff

  • @mikeince2929
    @mikeince2929 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this hsrd hitting stuff

  • @seansartor
    @seansartor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Y’all better listen to this woman. 😎🔥👊🏾💥💰

  • @user-gd9vh5kp1m
    @user-gd9vh5kp1m 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, since I was born I will have played about 20 sports. Truly! I did 10 years of Karate, 12 years of Free Climbing, and I've been swimming since I was 10. Etc. I am not tall: 170 cm - 60 kg.
    But now they told me to stop because I'm old; because I'm 65 years old, and I'm starting to see some wrinkles on my face... Luckily I discovered your fantastic channel!
    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!! (Greetings from Rome)

  • @rogernorton6583
    @rogernorton6583 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did you say "Chronic Cardio!?" Acurate!.

  • @st4331
    @st4331 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I turned 60 this year. Last year I was over-weight and people said it was normal and just part of aging. I didn't want to believe it, started running again, lost 15kg, and last week ran a 50km Ultra. I'm fitter than I've ever been and feel great. But, I do now need to work on my muscles build overall strength.

  • @julianpenfold1638
    @julianpenfold1638 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant. I think it's good to emphasise positive things like feeling strong, but perhaps for some they need to be shocked or frightened into working on strength by pointing out that unless you do so, you simply will not be able to do the things you used to be able to do. I also wonder if a lot of older people get enough protein.

  • @rajkumar-to3cp
    @rajkumar-to3cp 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I subscribed for the dog! Great video btw. Also, it will be highly beneficial if you could kindly make a video on the best way to exercise without losing facial fat since I've heard the fat on face helps one look younger. Many people overexercise and they crash diet which gives them a gaunt face.

  • @D.Rivera-bh6xc
    @D.Rivera-bh6xc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like your message here that at any age you can build muscle, muscle is goooood.

  • @lindaholcomb9469
    @lindaholcomb9469 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Frustrating, but achievable zone - phrase for the day!🙂

  • @kimcarroll1129
    @kimcarroll1129 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m 60 and just went back to running and lift 3 days a week heavier than ever. I do Body Combat classes next to an 80 yr old lady, both of us doing burpees. Shes amazing! I wanna be doing all this at 90+

  • @nimblegoat
    @nimblegoat 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First video of your channel I have ever watched - to the point and not pushing this or that - we have more knowledge than those who went before us - still other day was out for a hill walk with my dogs - and met a guy in this nineties doing the same sans le chien - we may or may not gain such years - but they are healthier years - her regime may not exactly be for you - but some strength exercising is a given , then any other fun activity - surfing , sport, hiking, backpacking the world -- build a lot into your day - squads or presses of kitchen sink while waiting for the hot water - balancing on one foot or stretching while cleaning your teeth - taking the stairs up and down ( down just as good for muscle control and balance ) - Who wants to imprison oneself in a frail body - struggling to hold your head up - Just bought a kettlebell not only strength but can get you puffed and work the whole core - real bang for bucks . Also exercise your mind - learn a new language an instrument etc to starve of early effects of dementia ( ie more flexible , protective mind ) - In a month or two of lifting weights in my own home + good diet , creative , I stand taller and can feel my stronger muscles just by being

  • @GottaSayIt
    @GottaSayIt 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I started lifting again at age 62. A year later, I’ve lost 30+ pounds and reduced 3 clothing sizes. I look and feel great. However, my strength progress hasn’t been as much as I anticipated. Anyone know whether older people will progress more slowly?

  • @billleach7915
    @billleach7915 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I get tired of hearing the if you are over XX years quit doing this exercise. I am 61 and still deadlift 405x6 or 7 on my first set, then drop 10% and AMRAP and drop another 10% and AMRAP. Maintaining strength is so important as we age. I did have to stop bar squatting this year due to some dizziness issues but I replaced bar squats with belt squats and that worked. Thank you for this video.

  • @Reppintimefitness
    @Reppintimefitness 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Speaking facts

  • @annickvalentine7599
    @annickvalentine7599 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want to do it but don't know how to get going. I have no muscle endurance, and when I try to lift weight, I feel nauseous 🤷🏽‍♀️ I will give it a try again starting this week, hoping this will get better.

  • @creativetraininghacks
    @creativetraininghacks 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for so much water on my already fast spinning mills 👍

  • @JH-zr8lo
    @JH-zr8lo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I started training Pole dance 3 months ago, I've been training Aerial hoop for 3 years with a 20 year background of yoga. Never thought I would be as strong, graceful and flexible at 64 when I was in my 30-40's playing tennis and running marathons. A lifelong athlete, even though I was very middle of the road in high school sports. I agree--keep challenging yourself!!

  • @TrainInspired
    @TrainInspired 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh, my! Do they WANT people to get frail as we age? Ya gotta keep it going! 💪🏽

  • @carmennavarra945
    @carmennavarra945 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good morning great video I'm a 58 yr old man I have been active my entire life . However it has gotten harder my question is I need to Figure a weightlifting schedule can you suggest anything ? Or app ? Over the summer I was lifting every day rest on weekends

  • @dianabailey9757
    @dianabailey9757 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im 63. Im comfortable with being a bit uncomfortable. My climbing partners are sometimes half my age. The problem solving in climbing is good for my brain and my body. Having goals means Ill cross train, eat better and pay attention to how I feel. It doesnt mean I stop. It means I find a way to keep doing it.

  • @msantello1
    @msantello1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YES!!! 100%

  • @PAGodinez
    @PAGodinez 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I very much appreciated this vid. I'm 70. Losing fat seems impossible. 1/3 of my body is fat, regardless of my weight. I've worked out regularly for 5 years, lost weight and gained some but this spare tire has me so miserable. I just don't know what else to do. I don't understand vegan macros since all food is a combo of them. So hard to plan. Sigh

    • @redefiningstrengthOC
      @redefiningstrengthOC  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'd recommend starting by just even tracking what you're currently doing with your diet to make small swaps. Here are some great ways to focus on bumping protein as well - th-cam.com/users/shortsuI8Yxz3UNKY

  • @jenlen2631
    @jenlen2631 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I work out 7 days a week for at least one hour daily doing one or a combination of Zumba, Pilates, Weight Training, and stretching. I am 63. Reoccurring injuries and pain (not associated with exercise) are factors for me. I have tried to keep working to push through these injuries and pain, but it becomes worse, so then I need a week or two recovery time. I then get back to my workout regime, but after about 3-4 weeks, the cycle repeats. I am frustrated with this and am perplexed by it. There may come a time that I can no longer do this.

  • @lorraineyanez4301
    @lorraineyanez4301 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    😫 now I have no excuse, lol. I turned 44 yesterday and yes things change. But you have to adjust but keep going.

    • @redefiningstrengthOC
      @redefiningstrengthOC  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      YES! 100% things change. Our lifestyle even is constantly evolving BUT there is always a way to focus on feeling and moving our best at ANY age!

    • @5-es4mn
      @5-es4mn 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nothing is change. Like Eleni fit...women look the same at 25 and 45

  • @Toogoodtobetrue458
    @Toogoodtobetrue458 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Its quite ludicrous to slow down just cuz you hit a certain age. I’m 53 in a couple of weeks Please stay active and keep pushing the weight logging in the miles - don’t let age be a limiter.