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Stretching – crucial, as we get less flexible
and less elastic, we need to preserve our
range of movement.
Recovery time – gets longer with age. My
conclusion is to ‘stay in the game’ by avoiding
problems. Those big sessions where I beast myself
are fewer and farther between because of the
problems that magically appear when I really push
it. When problems become chronic at the drop of a
hat, the thing is to avoid them, by accepting that
recovery takes too long to do monster
sessions. Little and often is the way. The most
common answer all retiring sports people give when
asked what they’d do differently is ‘train less’.
Diet – my second book would be called: ELEM – ‘Eat
Less, Exercise More’. All diets point to this
If there’s a magic pill for health
and fitness for all ages, it’s
walking.
essentially. Gain an understanding of how diet
works and try and maintain a balance. Common
sense plays a part in this – so read the packaging,
buy local and free range where possible, reduce
sugars (diabetes and obesity are rife), eat less meat,
lots of fresh fruit and veg and avoid snacking.
Also… don’t be a slave to a programme, if your body
tells you stuff, listen. Finally… it can take a lot longer
for the body to start really purring. A longer warm
up whilst listening to your body, being
prepared to walk away (the hardest, but
most important thing) will serve you
well, I’ve discovered!
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