Originally Posted by
downtube42
So in gonna maybe be a dick so perhaps stop reading now.
I'll be 66 this fall. I weigh 210. A week and a half ago, I did a 400km ride (252 miles) with 10,000 feet of climbing, finishing in 19 hours. I'm not a gifted natural athlete, but I'm very fit. Point being, it's not your age, stop considering age. You are carrying unnecessary weight (so am I), which makes it harder, but it's not your weight. It's fitness. Cardiovascular health and muscle mass. Increasing fitness takes time and repetition. Only your doctor can advise if you are healthy enough for taking on an exercise regiment.
My cardiologists says I am good. Pulmonologist says the same.
I retired from a city public works dept. at 62. I was used up and literally dragging my feet at the end after 20 years.
I played 3rd base on my softball team until after 50. 2 nights a week in league and one or two tournaments on weekends. It was nothing.
Now I feel wrung out.
I will figure it out and get back to being fit.
You aren’t being a dick and my hide is way too thick to hurt my ferlings! 😄