My husband and I both had to retire at about 60, due to health issues.
We could no longer play tenns or raquetball, but we needed some regular
exercise-we both stared gaining weight. Our doctor recommended joining
a health club.
We were already life members of the Chicago Health Clubs, now Bally's
Total Finess Centers, but we next to never went.
Ad we have numerous exercise machines at home we rarely use-some are
still in their boxes.
We were pleased, no ecstatic, to find out that our local hospital has an
open-to-the-public Health and Fitness Center. It had been there for 20yrs,
but we'd thought it was for PT and geriatrics. You rarely saw anyone hale
or youthful going in or out of it.
But, now we were, ourselves, approaching geriatric, and our dr had suggested
we join there. So we looked into it. We tried various classes. We were the
youngest ones in some of them, probably because, due to our budget, we were
forced to choose the cheaper option of only Mon-Fri only 10AM-4PM usage.
ANYHOW, we found a class, which the physiologist suggested for both of us,
called Light and Low. It includes about 20 minutes each of stretching/flexibility, strength/weight training an cardio. It can be done sitting if one has foot/ankle/leg
issues, or standing if you don't.
Some members have workout outfits, but we feel comfortable with plain, unmatched
sweats or shorts and tops, so we didn't have a huge $$ outlay for that. We are required to have good inside-only gym shoes or walking shoes.
Anyhow, weather permitting, we are now regulars!! And we are kept motivated by
a great team of terrific instructors, and by our fellow exercisers, who are still active
in their 70's, 80's, and even a few in their 90's! Everyone is encouraged to do what
they can, and to modify the exercise program, if necessary, as suggested, depending
on our level of fitness and absence or presence of injuries.
My husband and I both had to retire at about 60, due to health issues.
We could no longer play tenns or raquetball, but we needed some regular
exercise-we both stared gaining weight. Our doctor recommended joining
a health club.
We were already life members of the Chicago Health Clubs, now Bally's
Total Finess Centers, but we next to never went.
Ad we have numerous exercise machines at home we rarely use-some are
still in their boxes.
We were pleased, no ecstatic, to find out that our local hospital has an
open-to-the-public Health and Fitness Center. It had been there for 20yrs,
but we'd thought it was for PT and geriatrics. You rarely saw anyone hale
or youthful going in or out of it.
But, now we were, ourselves, approaching geriatric, and our dr had suggested
we join there. So we looked into it. We tried various classes. We were the
youngest ones in some of them, probably because, due to our budget, we were
forced to choose the cheaper option of only Mon-Fri only 10AM-4PM usage.
ANYHOW, we found a class, which the physiologist suggested for both of us,
called Light and Low. It includes about 20 minutes each of stretching/flexibility, strength/weight training an cardio. It can be done sitting if one has foot/ankle/leg
issues, or standing if you don't.
Some members have workout outfits, but we feel comfortable with plain, unmatched
sweats or shorts and tops, so we didn't have a huge $$ outlay for that. We are required to have good inside-only gym shoes or walking shoes.
Anyhow, weather permitting, we are now regulars!! And we are kept motivated by
a great team of terrific instructors, and by our fellow exercisers, who are still active
in their 70's, 80's, and even a few in their 90's! Everyone is encouraged to do what
they can, and to modify the exercise program, if necessary, as suggested, depending
on our level of fitness and absence or presence of injuries.