Speedskater

a]Speedskating:
This time of year, mostly at ice rinks and one roller rink.
In a couple of months (or maybe sooner) I'll move to the paths in the parks.

b] Downhill snow skiing.

c] Sailboat racing.

My knees and ankles won't allow running anymore.

OldsCOOL

And stand next to a woodchipper for your fiber.

2wheels4ever

I ride around 100 miles per week, walk 10 miles per week, and do light strength training (dumb bells) 2-3 times per week. At 61, I am 99% vegetarian and my only prescribed medication is for that pesky prostate.

gobicycling

At almost 80 yo, 30 full-body unassisted dips in a row; 35-40 pushups; 90 second planks; pullups and chinups; TRX; free weights; walking 2-3 miles most days; 40 minutes of swimming several times per week; a lot of daily stretching. Oh, and I get out on the bike - today at 52F and highly windy for 12 miles - but I will likely slow down a bit as i get a bit older.

rubiconazoid

In my job I walk an awful lot. Also lift modest weights 3 times a week. Always physical work on Saturday, at least 12 miles a day on the bike and have a number of modest activities; archery, canoeing, fishing, hunting, baseball. And I do 50 situps a day.

Machka 

This sort of thing ...

February Totals
Walking Distance (km): 121.6
Walking Time (min): 1520.0
Cycling Distance (km): 478.9
Cycling Time (min): 1608.5
Stairs Climbed Number: 403.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 322.4

And February's accomplishments were a climb up Mt Wellington (cycling - my second time up there! Rowan's 5th or 6th time) and cycling my 100th century (100 mile ride).


Plus I've recently lost a bunch of weight.

And I attend university ever-so-slowly working my toward my Master's degree.

Plus working full-time of course.

Oh, and travelling whenever we can.

Swamp Yankee

Fixed seat rowing is probably my favorite activity on season. Of course, I'll often bring a fishing rod or two along, just in case. I've got a "Whisp", ultralight marine plywood rowing skiff - and a kevlar Adirondack guide boat.

I've also got a one-off sliding seat rower that was hand made in fiberglass by a boat designer in Rhode Island - roughly similar to an Appledore - but I confess it's sitting in my barn and I've only had it out once, to try it out before buying it.

Besides that, I also do quite a bit of kayaking and I have a 12 foot Whitehall rowing/sailing dinghy that gets quite a bit of use as well.

Moe Zhoost

Excellent! I am familiar with the Whisp, and also have some inclination to build a guide boat one of these days. My on the water rowing is limited to moving my Arctic Tern (shown in my avatar) when the wind dies. It moves well but takes a bit of effort. Also, the oars are about 6" too short. Made them that way on purpose so they would fit between the fore and aft bulkheads.

Swamp Yankee

Cool boat! I'd love a balanced lug yawl like that! Does it have two rowing stations? I keep the oars on my sailing whitehall lashed into the oarlocks.

work4bike

Cycling is my primary form of transportation and has bee since the mid-80's; I've been cycling for so long that I don't believe it would be possible for me to stop.

However, there is no one exercise that is adequate for whole body health as we age, so I hike (backpack) in the mountains; I run and I lift weights, including lower body weightlifting, i.e. squats, deadlifts.... Running, cycling and hiking doesn't mean one can skip weight training the lower body.

Biker395 

Mostly this ...

Swamp Yankee

Judging by your name, you do a bit of bass fishing as well.

TCR Rider

At 64 I ride between 150 - 200 miles a week. Currently I am following a training program on Trainer Road that includes a lot of intensity. Various orthopedic issues put an end to running but for many years I was a 50 mile a week runner competing in countless races including 9 marathons.
These days I focus a lot more on flexibility and do some yoga. I used to lift weights 4 times a week but now focus mostly on bodyweight exercises that incorporate strength and flexibility.
I eat a primarily vegetarian diet eating meat or fish maybe twice a week. I also juice and substitute a meal a day with a liquid meal made in the Nutri-Ninja. I was a fat kid so I got used to dealing with food intake at an early age. I'm 5'10" and weigh in at 158 with 5% body fat

rickbuddy_72

16-ounce curls down at the brew pub.

IronM

I started cycling at 45 as my overall health and well-being was on a decline. I've since transformed myself into a cyclist, mostly as I was looking to become a better cyclist. I had to learn to eat better, train more regularly, and then train smarter. I've added power meters to my bikes for training stress management. I'm now taking rest and recovery much more seriously and feel worlds better for it. I started racing a few years back for adventure and to justify why I was training so hard.
All of this combined = I feel great and is the largest contributor to my health and well being.
Outside of that - I have a perfectly normal life and basically doing all the regular things a regular guy would do. I cheat a lot on my diet and am probably 15 pound heavier than what is ideal, but whatever. I don't get paid to ride and life is meant to be lived.

FrenchFit 

Steak, bacon and extra bacon...in that order.

Trail running, running, cycling, kettlebells in that order.

Gibson fingerpicking, Fender, Marshall in that order.

Audible, Kindle, reading in that order.

Zinfandel, Malbec, Cab in that order.

Scotch, Dark Rum, Jamaican Rum in that order.

Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman, Halle Berry in that order.

Defined Benefit Pension, Medicare, Social Security and a perfect death, in that order.

Loose Chain

Cycling is fun and it is certainly good exercise but it is also a sport and a hobby as much as a fitness regimen that some folks have been long involved in before we needed to consider staying fit because we were young and just fit as it were.

Cycling by itself is not enough and is not balanced. Swim, bike, run, weights. I swim three to five miles per week, weights twice per week, run/elliptical the equivalent of 18 miles per week, and bicycle as a goal 75 miles per week, weather allowing.

J

ctpres

I'M impressed. Few will understand what it takes to keep that level of exercise up. I depend on riding and kayaking.

hiller

Best thing I've done for my health is to overhaul my diet. Not just for the obvious reasons of losing weight and feeling good but I have a damocles hanging over me. All the male members in my family died of cancer and I've also had cancer about 20 yrs ago. What gives me a feeling of well-being is knowing I'm doing my best to prevent it this time. So, I live clean, eat clean, and exercise quite a lot. I also try to get up to the country as often as I can to breathe fresh air.

You know, cancer is not a foreign invader to the body, like a virus. It's when one's own cells turn against them. I'm not going to let that happen. At least not without a real serious fight, lol.

hiller

Mr. Fixx also had the mistaken belief that he could eat whatever he wanted because his running would take care of it. In his book, he even told people not to worry about food for this reason. People often think it was running that killed Mr. Fixx but it was running that very likely gave him a few more years than he would've had.

WolfRyder

Good for you man to empower your self through a healthy lifestyle. We can't do much sometimes about genetic stuff, but we all make choices what to put in our bodies everyday. When you are eating cleaner and exercising we are generally feeling better on a daily basis. That means were getting more out of life!

I too have had cancer in my family. It was real rough watching my Dad die of cancer when I was young 22 at the time, and he has relatively young 54 also.

I hope you have recovered from your bout, and keep doing what you are doing.

hiller

Thanks a lot, Wolf. I also watched my father die- from not being able to breathe (lung cancer). Sometimes, I think it would be more merciful to hang in the gallows than go this way.

I do want to feel if I get this that I have no regets because I did my all to stop it. I took a lot of inspiration from ex-Pres, Jimmy Carter, who last year fought off brain cancer. That part was amazing but the real inspiration was that his entire family died young from cancer but he held it off for years and years, presumably because of his healthy and active lifestyle.

Ron

coffeesnob

don't drink or smoke, cut out most fast and frozen foods. Started drinking more plain water. Have cut out most sweets. I drink too much coffee though and have to make sure I don't dehydrate myself.

AlmostTrick

Very impressive! Reminds me of my hero, Jack Lalanne.

hiller

We need a 'like' button here!