What’s Your Exercise Routine?

[brianburi]

My bivvy is in the other camp site.....

Only unfit folk exercise and go to the gym

If your fit don't bother

The old 3LI motto - train hard,  drink easy.

 

 

* My late Dad,  fittest bod I ever met,  was still climbing mountains in his late 80's

   The big C nailed him......

[CANSIAM]

Full tilt, cardio, weights, core exercises, push-ups ........Hernia surgery tomorrow......

[alanrchase]

Got a big garden. 30 mango trees, 10 jackfruit trees, several citrus trees, plums, guava, santol, fig and numerous bananas. More than enough excersise just trying to keep it relatively tidy.

[findlay13]

I sometimes feel like exercising but I just lie down until the feeling passes.

[G Rex]

I have been a bit of a gym junkie for the last 30 years.  In my early 60s.

i have a decent home gym - do a 2 hour full body workout (okay , I never have legs day..)  every second day.

Plenty of aerobic exercise around the farm.

I am bigger and stronger than I have ever been! 

[fondue zoo]

18 minutes ago, findlay13 said:

I sometimes feel like exercising but I just lie down until the feeling passes.

 

 

I watch a lot of exercising ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

 

 

 

 

[Dmaxdan]

20,000 steps everyday. If it rains I have enough roofed off area outside to continue with my routine.

[blazes]

2 hours ago, poyai111 said:

Age 80 Australian and swim like a rock! Alternate daily between strength and cardio using lots of variation.

 

Do rocks swim?  Something to do with being down under?

[IsaanT]

I walk to the local market twice a day. I get a smoothie (no sugar), my partner gets food for the family.  Unsure of total distance but I usually get 5,000 steps per day.

I use my water rower and my exercise bike several times a week (using challenging routines) and swing dumbells around.  When it's cool I sometimes cycle outside (but I prefer to get the motorbike out and putter around the country lanes!).  I also use a chinning bar and take our young kids to the pool sometimes (they splash, I swim).  Sometimes get the kayak out on the water.  Always willing to help the locals during the harvest season.

65 next week, blood pressure normal, resting HR 49, BMI good.  No aches, pains or other ailments.  Exercise and being active should help to keep it that way.

[oslooskar]

I bought a treadmill and was doing quite a bit of walking on it but after a few months it made the lower portions of my legs red and itchy. So, I gave up walking and now swim exactly one kilometer a day six days a week.

[RayOday]

Whole foods and zero processed foods except an occasional ice cream with my grandson. No booze except a beer probably every other month. I don't stress out over diet but eat mindful of nutrient fortification. Kettlebells daily doing alternate muscle groups a minimum of 4 sets of 15 watching form and tempo. Walking a minimum of 6-10 KMS per day 5 days per week. 4 sets of 50 pushups daily. Watching after a 3 year old 24x7. I am 70 years old.

[Tedly]

Bicycling 5 days a week between 35 and 50 km each time, for me it's good for mental fitness as well as physical. 

[Rimmer]

I have a small gym in the house and have recently started using it seriously again, everyday, leg extensions, bench press, free weights and ski machine, plus other assorted stuff,  I also swim 50 lengths of the pool every day and spend up to two hours a day in the garden cutting grass and collecting dead fronds and trimming the 100 areca palms out there.

I also Don't drink or smoke!!  

[Gandtee]

3 hours ago, Peterphuket said:

Doesn't that make you very tired?

It would if I adhered to the last part.😉

[shackleton]

Out every afternoon 1700hrs  walk for a hour 

I don't do weight training 

Then look forward to a few cold Chang beers in the evening 👌 

[Yellowtail]

20 minutes of 6km dumbbells followed by 40 minutes (5-30-5) on the treadmill at 12 degrees three days a week. 

[harryviking]

On 3/13/2025 at 10:05 AM, CharlieH said:

 

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As we age, many of us begin to place a new importance on eating right and staying active. Perhaps it’s a shame that we didn’t start sooner—making fitness a lifelong habit rather than trying to introduce it later when we feel its necessity more acutely. But now that we’ve recognized its value, the key question is: what does your daily exercise routine look like?

 

Are you someone who squeezes in five minutes of movement here and there? Do you make it a priority to walk a certain number of steps each day? Or maybe you follow a structured weekly routine, ensuring that different muscle groups get attention while balancing cardio and strength training.

Some people find success in keeping it simple, with daily walks, yoga, or light stretching. Others commit to weight training, cycling, swimming, or even joining fitness classes for motivation and variety. The important thing is consistency—finding an approach that fits into your lifestyle and keeps you moving without feeling like a chore.

 

What works for you? Have you discovered a routine that keeps you feeling strong, energized, and mobile? Perhaps you’ve adapted your exercise over time to accommodate changes in mobility, fitness goals, or even personal preference.

The bottom line: movement matters. Whether it’s a short session or a dedicated workout plan, every bit of exercise contributes to overall well-being.

 

So, what’s your approach to staying active? Let’s share and inspire each other!

72.....gym twice a week. All kinds of exercises, but I love dead lifts and pull ups! On average 1 hour each time. Keeps me sharp!!

[black tabby12345]

Usually 30-45 minutes in-room walk on the flat  cushion(no machines).

Then 100 Push-ups, and 50 Sit-ups.

20 squatting.

For the last, 15 kinds of  light sorting exercises.

 

 

 

[Klong Song]

30 minutes of a fast walk on the treadmill and 30 minutes with the dumbbells at 05:30. I’m just trying to maintain what I have left at 81. Usually 6 days a week. 

[Donga]

Mix it up with couple of 5km runs each week, 40 mins of resistance & stretch exercises a few times each week, 18 holes of golf once a week and 600m swims a couple of times each week. Something every day.

At 73 am more flexible than I was 20 years ago and wish I'd supplemented my runs x5 for many many years with more variation earlier. Very good health, with occasional knee niggles and my herniated disc L4-L5 of 15 years ago is well behind me.

[Nabbiex]

I do jugging, uncycling, & diabolo. I believe it is great way to coordinate both  mental and physical health. Fun for all ages.  

[1happykamper]

On 3/13/2025 at 11:26 AM, Kinnock said:

Surskating ..... lower impact than running (assuming no falls) and good for flexibility and balance.  I'm in my 60's so no fancy tricks, just nice long rides 😀

 

It became popular in Thailand during COVID,  but now it's only me in the parks.  

.. that concrete looks very hard 😝😝.. and with all those expansion joints etc. Yikes. Brave man 

[GammaGlobulin]

Good and Motivating Topic.

 

Used to be able to fast walk 24 kilometers a couple times a week....

Before the pandemic.

 

Now, need to re-start.

But how?

Overcoming inertia is difficult upon restart.

 

Still, I think, if the smoke pollution increases significantly, then this might be enough to get me out walking again...and...

I hope so.

 

I have several boxes of premium respirators.

And, if the smoke begins in earnest, then I will don a mask and begin walking again, maybe starting at 5 kilometers, initially.

 

Unfortunately, it seems that the smoky season is late this year.

But, during the past two days things have been starting to really pick up around here with readings of about 185, or so.

When it gets to PM2.5 readings of around 200 or more...then...

THIS is the thing that will motivate me the MOST.

 

I will look out and see the smoke, and then put on my 3M respirators, and walk for hours.

 

The blacker the outside of my masks become, then the more I like it.

It's sort of like putting on snow-chains on tires before heading out in a blizzard...

 

Extremely challenging, exciting, and very motivating.

 

Then, after the smoke clears in July, I will be back to my old walking regimen, and I will try to never again fall off the wagon...

 

Great Topic, by the way....

 

 

[proton]

Walk ten minutes to 7/11 buy beer, walk back

[IvorBiggun2]

What’s Your Exercise Routine?

Blanket pressing.

[billd766]

I am 80 with osteo arthritis in both kneecaps.

 

I found exercises for the elderly on the UK NHS website.

 

I spend about an hour a day doing 5 exercises at home, and take an exercise day off. usually once every 7 to 10 days.

 

No gym fees, and I can stop at any time my body gives me a warning.

 

I have been doing it for 2 or 3 years, but I got lazy and took 6 months off last year. This year I started again back at the beginning and it is harder to do than before I stopped.

 

Some links if anybody is interested.

 

 

NHS exercises for the elderly 2023 links

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/sitting-exercises/

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/strength-exercises/

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/flexibility-exercises/

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/balance-exercises/

https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/mental-wellbeing/stress/breathing-and-relaxation-exercises/