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Working Out With The Aged
by Tricia
I love watching old people work out at the gym. It gives me the giggles. Most of them arrive in their street clothes, and then proceed to "work out" (if you can call walking at a snail's pace on a treadmill a work out - though I guess it's pretty hard core for someone born before 1940) in those same clothes. Today I had a sweet little old octogenarian man in front of me, and he had on a long sleeved plaid button-down shirt, nice dockers and black tennis shoes. I might be adding this in through imagination, but I think he had on a baseball cap, too. It was sweet, watching him trundle along on the treadmill - it kind of kept my mind occupied, making up stories about him instead of focusing on 13 more minutes.... 11 more minutes...10.5 more minutes... 9 more minutes... etc.
Even funnier is watching the elderly do the weight machines, though it's depressing because I've noticed that a few of them have more weight on the machines than I use. Then again, they've probably been at it longer than I have. Today I did 20 reps of all my machines EXCEPT the stupid shoulder press machine. That's the one where you sit and push the weight bar from your shoulders up with your hands. Blerg. It's the hardest one for me, and it kills me. I was only able to do 15 on that one, and even the last three of those I thought my arms were going to fall out of their sockets.
And I only use 20 pounds.
I bet those little old people can do it at 40 pounds without feeling any strain.
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RE: Working Out With The Aged
by Andrea Urban
Wed, Aug 27 2008, 9:30 AM
Remember when we could lift weights with the best of 'em in Health Science class?? Hee Hee - just kidding. I think we walked the snail pace when we could.
RE: Working Out With The Aged
by not using velcro sneakers yet
Sat, Aug 23 2008, 3:32 PM
Okay, child, lay off of the old folks. The mere fact that they have put the remote aside, climbed out of the recliner and motored to the gym is almost exercise enough! They obviously subscribe to "move it or lose it" and would leave you in their dust if you compare the effort it takes for them to exercise and the effort YOU expend. Tread softly.
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