Share how you stay fit!

I used to my my dog.  She passed. Joined the local senior center.  They have a hiking club.  Hiking is a lot tougher than walking.  I really enjoyed hiking to get fit.  Pushed myself too hard.  Hurt my knee walking downhill.  I've been going to physical therapy for 6 weeks.  I ride my recumbent bike for ten minutes.  Then I do my exercises and ride recumbent bike for 30-60 minutes.  Do 150 to 300 crunches and stretch.  Looking forward to hiking again.

I walk my dog twice a day 1.5 miles each time.  I also exercise with senior planet teacher Cas.   He keeps us going.  Thanks 

There is a beautiful place called Cloudland Canyon south of Chattanooga.  I hike there and you can see beautiful waterfall with a challenging set of steps. Nice hikes and they have a nature center for kids and lots of camping options.  Great place to see fall foliage.

We went to Chattanooga, Tennessee the last week-in and we stayed for {2} days. We also rode the boat and had a great time. The boat ride was 1 and a half hours. That walk was great it was a pretty long walk from the parking lot to the boat, we had to walk up a hill and then down a hill we also had to climb steps to go to the second floor of the boat, to be honest, that was the first time I did that much walking in a very long time because I have a lot of back problems. We took a lot of pictures. We walked from the parking lot to the boat, also we walked around in the huge shopping mall. It was enjoyable, My feet were swollen but I made it the whole time. The walk was great for me. I haven't done that much walking in quite a while. I was with 10 other of my family members. We all had a great time. We plan to go again in about 2 months. As I stated I have a lot of back problems but I did do the walk. We ate at a lovely restaurant the food was great, we all were amazed at how good the food was from the motel, I have never had such great food from a motel. It was all sole food but it was super great. They give you a lot of food on your plate. We could not eat it all it was so much. The walking did me good I was amazed at myself that I could do all the walking. We all wore our masks. {Staying safe} I do all of my house cleanings and do all of my cooking and washing. It was great to be able to get out and do things. 

Even though with all of my back pain I manage to get my housework

done. For all of you out there, it is amazing that we can still do things and stay sharp. Do our own house cleaning and gardening. I admire all of you that can still do the things that we did when we were younger. It's just amazing to be able to do these things. I can't tell you how good this makes me feel to read your posts and know that you all are still able to do the everyday things that we women do.

God bless you all who posted here.

God bless all of you out there and may God continue to bless all of you.

I play Sr. womens softball, mt bike, road bike, walk and run as often as I can . Being in San Diego it is almost everyday after work. My motto....Use it or lose it.

I have always loved the outdoors. Each and every day I usually hike more than 13,000 steps. It helps me mentally, spiritually and physically. Yes ladies I also do laundry, wash window, dishes, cut the grass etc.etc.etc. Staying active keeps me alert and enjoying life.

Swim 3x a week - just finished the Senior Games and got won 3 heats for 50-, 100-, and 500-yard swims. Sadly, I was the only male competitor in the 65-69 category for this local event...on to the state games later in the year. I also shoot basketball as a workout, indoor cycle, walk with the wife, and lift weights. Just Do It!, as Nike would say...good advice.

I go for a walk every day that it isn't raining and also work in my garden. 

I had gained a few pounds after cataract surgery and 10 more during Covid.  My new Apple Watch has changed my life!  I am almost exercising every day instead of occasionally, which has led me to care more about my daily nutrition.  I have lost 17 pounds and feel great.

Most people replying to this are already in a successful routine, and my method is hardly original, I run.  How often and how far, not to mention pace is really unimportant to this discussion, but I will state something that might help someone trying to develop a fitness routine.

The whole key to developing a successful, consistent routine is starting and building. If you walk a quarter mile and feel like that was nothing, stop anyway.  Next day, same thing.  Do that step one several days in a row, then add say 2 minutes and do that consistently for "several" days. Build for say a month, and at some point, you'll feel like you can explode, and add more than a quarter mile, but you still want to stop while you're ahead, and build off that for a "few" days.

Other keys...

respect that fitness is a 24 hour job.  You run 10 minutes, the next 23:50 is about recovering and preparing for the next day.

keep a log, it somewhere between encourages and forces discipline and focus

stretching before and after, even modestly is CRITICAL to allowing your body to condition.

Icing body parts prone to soreness or injury is smart.  20 minutes on, 20 off, then 20 on again.

Part of the recovery process can smartly include propping your legs up to reduce inflammation.

If someone asks how your run/walk was today, at most, answer superficially, and don't believe what you say.  Smart money never knows how good their performance was until the next day because today's run/walk isn't over until you have gone through the recovery process and tested your body on the next day's venture. If I put up good numbers and feel good about it one day, but extended too much effort to achieve that and run poorly, or at best fair, because of pushing too hard yesterday, then those numbers weren't as good as they seemed and if answered how was your run favorably, it wasn't true.