Fitness 2025 And Onwards to the Inevitable

[mongers]

Found this thread out on page 4.

Unusually Idid over 100 miles on three different bikes last month, for at total of 450 miles; this was a bit much for me at my age.

Instead I shall aim to do a bit more walking this month. 

[crazy canuck]

Still lifting weights 5 days a week.

Started to do farmer carries with 90lbs dumbbells.  It's hard and my grip starts failing by the third set/walk.  But no weights have been dropped-yet.

[celedhring]

I lift 3 days a week + 2 days of only cardio.

I'm at my leanest I've been in years (decades actually  ) but I still have some ways to go. My goal for the end of the year is to drop to around 96 kg. That would be the leanest since my mid-20s (and I carry more lean mass now).

[Darth Wagtaros]

I'm down 45.  But I keep managing to hurt myself and miss exercise due to it.

[mongers]

I've asked myself a few time recently, 'Why am I so tired?'

I think it might have something do with having cycled nearly 500 miles this month, which I think is a bit much given my advanced age. 

[crazy canuck]

Or it could be we are just getting old.  That is my answer when I ask myself that question anyway 

[Maladict]

Or it could be we are just getting old.  That is my answer when I ask myself that question anyway 

Yeah, I only notice when I'm not tired these days.

[Tamas]

45, below average fitness (although not by too much, I hope) - is it a bad idea to try and pick up golf as a means of light exercise?

There is a course like a 5 minutes dry from here.


Also, question about cycling in the UK: I guess if seeing a sign of end of the cycle lane, one is supposed to get on the road with the cars, right?

[mongers]

45, below average fitness (although not by too much, I hope) - is it a bad idea to try and pick up golf as a means of light exercise?

There is a course like a 5 minutes dry from here.


Also, question about cycling in the UK: I guess if seeing a sign of end of the cycle lane, one is supposed to get on the road with the cars, right?

Not necessarily, they changed the guidance for the police a few years ago, my understanding is you're allowed to use pavements for cycling if the road is dangerous/busy and only when there are now pedestrians you'll inconvience. It's basically asking the police to show some common sense taking into account the cyclists and other road user's safety.

An example, there's a marked shared use cycle path out of my town, which then stops and continue as a footpath, I then use this for 70-80 metres before I turn into a small road that then takes me anywhere I'm going north or East of the town.

Otherwise, to avoid that I'd have to cross a very busy narrow A-road, cycle along it for 80 metres, then stop and right turn into the small road I need.
That would be carnage for me, because hardly any of the A-road traffic would be stopping behind me as I try and right turn.

And Tamas you really want to drastically limit your cycling amongst vehicles in the UK nowadays, it's just too dangerous; I'd recommend looking at online maps, but don't rely on the route planning, use your own judgment and then cross referencing that with the online road safety traffic density maps for guidance.


Edit:
This might be one of the goverment pages I mention, though I can't check it as am on an antiquated pc a the moment:
https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/#6/55.254/-5.295/basemap-regions-countpoints

[Darth Wagtaros]

Down 50 since this time last year.

[mongers]

The bike I made up outta spares in the shed, seems significantly better than what I've been using, as I made a small roundtrip up the valley, usual this takes about 52-54min each way, today on this bike and not especially trying it was 48mins each way, which is a hell of a difference.

I don't really know how to measure effort, but it felt pretty easy, all thing being equal that suggests something like 25-30% greater efficiency at moving air out of my way. 
 
I suspect much of this is down to having a bike to use that nearly fits me perfectly, so I'm able to put more of my diminishing power into it?

Edit:
And thread retitled to allow for use in future years

[Tamas]

Not necessarily, they changed the guidance for the police a few years ago, my understanding is you're allowed to use pavements for cycling if the road is dangerous/busy and only when there are now pedestrians you'll inconvience. It's basically asking the police to show some common sense taking into account the cyclists and other road user's safety.

An example, there's a marked shared use cycle path out of my town, which then stops and continue as a footpath, I then use this for 70-80 metres before I turn into a small road that then takes me anywhere I'm going north or East of the town.

Otherwise, to avoid that I'd have to cross a very busy narrow A-road, cycle along it for 80 metres, then stop and right turn into the small road I need.
That would be carnage for me, because hardly any of the A-road traffic would be stopping behind me as I try and right turn.

And Tamas you really want to drastically limit your cycling amongst vehicles in the UK nowadays, it's just too dangerous; I'd recommend looking at online maps, but don't rely on the route planning, use your own judgment and then cross referencing that with the online road safety traffic density maps for guidance.


Edit:
This might be one of the goverment pages I mention, though I can't check it as am on an antiquated pc a the moment:
https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/#6/55.254/-5.295/basemap-regions-countpoints

Thanks Mongers I was going to (and probably will) ask you for tips like that. Yeah, I want to take up cycling because I really need some cardio that's relatively easy on my knees (and doesn't involve a pool), but I am not at ALL keen on cycling in traffic. My neighbourhood has some marked cycle lanes which I can use to loiter around on but I recon they'll get dull quick.