Cardio (mix of treadmill, elliptical, rowing machine, bike) for 45 minutes 6 days a week. Free weights and techno gym circuit 2-3 days a week. Uninterrupted, stress free exercise time is one of the best perks of my retirement.
Op - IMO, walking 3 miles a day and ranch work would be enough exercise.
My exercise routine would consist of walking about 3 miles a day and working at my ranch doing some physical work but really nothing more. In your opinion would you consider this enough exercise each day?
What are your thoughts?
For me, it has a massive impact on the quality of life.
And what better use of all this free time than to keep ourselves in great physical shape to enjoy all of these retirement years we worked so hard for?
If you don't have a fitness watch to track your exercise routine and calorie burns, get one. They go a long way toward motivating you to achieve your exercise goals. Some people think they are a fad, but I believe everyone should have one to monitor their activity. Otherwise, you're just guessing how much exercise you're getting and how many calories you are burning. Knowing the numbers will go a long way toward keeping up with your routine.
That’s an excellent amount of cardio. Good for you. Agree about impact on quality of life.I'm at the gym 7 days a week. I don't particularly like running and don't like outdoor workouts in bad weather. I'm widowed, so don't do long bike rides except when I know I have a backup if I get a flat (e.g. organized charity rides). I do a little over an hour of cardio plus an upper body workout.
For me, it has a massive impact on the quality of life. At almost 64, I like what I see in the mirror, with or without clothes. I'm mobile and pretty agile. I'm on only one prescription (treats a symptom of menopause, so I can't cure THAT with exercise) and rarely see a doctor outside of regular checkups. It's partly luck, partly good genes, partly eating right, but I know that exercise is a major factor in my well-being.
If you lift correctly doing the right exercises with the proper intensity, it takes very little time to build and maintain good solid muscle mass. I only lift about 25 - 30 minutes every other day and do 30 minutes cardio on the opposite days and that's enough to keep me strong and in great shape.
I could do more but it's diminishing returns beyond that.
+1 We are pretty close in our workout practices
I'm beginning to feel myself slowing down a bit but have a goal to be that guy at the gym about whom 50 year-olds say, "I hope I can do what he does when I'm that age".
A gentleman at the gym told me he was 75. That looked about right. I watched him walk to the assisted dip/pull up machine, kick the assist lever out of the way and do 8 reps of each with zero assist. I'm 60 and can't do that.Im 67 and still feel about the same. I also hope to be the “guy at the gym” except they think I’m 10 years younger than I really am. [emoji23]