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The5KeystoFitnessOver48Let’sfaceit,lifeafter48isDIFFERENT.Yourprioritieschange,yourlifestylechanges,andyourBODYchanges.

Thatiswhywecaresomuchaboutthiscrowd,becausetheworkoutthatUSEDtoworkjustwon’tcutitanymore.

Sure,whenyouwere20,30,maybeeven40youcouldgoout,pushyourselfinarunorworkoutforanhourandwakeupreadytogothenextday,butnowifyouoverdoit,youpayforitphysicallyforaweek.

ItkillsmeeverytimeIseethelatestworkoutcraze,becauseforthelast10+years,everythinghasbeenaboutINTENSITY.

EveryonewantstogetEXTREMEwithexercise…P90X,Insanity,CrossFit.Youmayhavebeenabletodothatwhenyouwere25(thoughit’sdebatableifitwasgoodforyoutheneither),butit’sdefinitelynotgoingtopromotelong-termfitnessifyouare50+.

Sothisweek,let’slookatwhatyouneedifyouwantafitnessprogramthatisgoingtoENHANCEyourlifeandkeepyoumovinglikeachampforyearstocome:

1)VisionPossiblytheMOSTneglectedofallthesenseswhenitcomestoexerciseissight.Ifyoucannotseewell,youcannotmovewell,andyethowmuchofyour“workout”doyouspendworkingtoimproveyourvision?

Myguessiszerominutes.Thatisbecausewehavebeenledtobelievethat“exercise”isaboutcrushingyourmusclesandlungs…notimprovingyourlife.

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ButifyoureallywantyourtimespentinthegymtoENHANCEtherestofyourlife,youhavetotakethetimetoworkonyourvision.How,youask?Hereisasimpledrillthateveryoneshouldbedoing:Near/far.

Todothisdrill,lookatsomethingveryclosetoyou;youcanuseyourhandveryclosetoyourface.Thenlookatsomethingfaraway.Payattentiontohowlongittakesyoureyestorefocus.

Thisisaimportantskill,yetwithallofourcomputerandcellphonetime,wearesousedtolookingatthingsthatarearm’slengthfromus,thatfocusingonotherdistancesbecomesworseandworse.

2)BalanceLet’sdoaquicktest.Standononelegfor10seconds.Nowtrytheotherleg.Howdidthatgo?Ifyoustruggledatalloneitherside,itmeansyouhaveaHUGEopportunitytoimproveyourhealthandfitness.

Whilebalanceisnevergoingtobethenextfitnesstrend,ifyougolf,ski,bike,run,ordojustaboutanythingelseonland,youneedyourbalance.

Tostarttrainingthis,startbyputtingyourfeetrightnexttoeachotherandcloseyoureyes.Doyoustarttosway?Ifso,thisisyourfirstexercise!

Practicethisdailyuntilyoucanstanduptallwithoutswayingwitheyesclosed,thendotoasinglefootwitheyesopen.Eventuallyyouwillwanttoworkonstandingononefootwithyoureyesclosed!

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3)MobilityWouldn’titbeawesomeifyouwerenotsostiffallthetime?Mobilitytrainingisaboutgettingyourjointsandmusclestomovemore,withlesseffort.

Thistendstobemoreofanissueforourmen,butanyonewhocannottouchhisorhertoesshouldcareaboutthis.

Thetwoareasthatcausethemostproblems:theupperback/shouldersandthehips.

Andifthesetwoareasaren’tmovingwell,it’sgoingtobeVERYdifficulttostayactiveforlong.Injury,pain,soreness,andfrustrationarejustaroundthecornerfromstiffness.

Tohelpwiththis,hoponafoamrollerfor10minutesadayandworkoutsomeoftheknotsthathavebuiltupinyourupperbackandhips.Itmaynotfeelgreatatfirst,butjustlikeagoodmassage,itwillleaveyoufeelingloosenedupafter!

4)CorestrengthCorestrengthisHUGEforkeepingyoufeelingyourbest.HaveyoueverheardtheideathatALLstrengthstartsatyourcore?Thatmeansthatwhetheryouaretryingtopickupyourgranddaughterorputyourluggageintheoverheadcompartmentontheplane,youneedcorestrengthFIRST.Tome,thecoreincludesbothyourabsandyourbutt.Twotestshere:

1)Plank:canyouholdonefor90seconds?

2)Singlelegbridge:let’sgofor60secondsoneachleg.

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Note:youshouldnotfeelEITHERoftheseinyourlowback.Ifyoudo,stoptheexercise…thatisyourmaximumtime.

Now,TRAININGyourcoreandbuttinvolvemorethanjustthesetwothings,butthiscanbeagoodplacetostart.Practicetheseuntilyouhitthosetimes,thenyoucanstartworkingonsomemoreadvancedmoves.

5)PowerYoumaynotrealizeit,butpowerisMOSTimportantasyouage.Poweristheabilitytomovequickly(withouthurtingyourself).

ButwhilemostpeoplethinkaboutPRODUCINGmotionquickly,let’sthinkforamomentaboutCONTROLLINGmotionquickly.

Ifyoutripoverthecurb,whathastohappen?Yourlegneedstorecoverrapidlyandthencontrolyourwholebodyweightbeforeyoucrashtotheground.

Ifyouareskiing,youbetterbeabletoquicklyadjusttothechangingterrainunderneathyou(especiallyifyouwanttokeepskiinglikeyouusedto).

Ifyouarethrowingthetennisballforthedog,youbetterhavecontrolofyourshoulder…otherwisethatrotatorcuffisgoingtostart“talking”toyou.

Theolderyouget,theMOREpowerisimportanttoyourlife.

YoumayhavenoticedthatIdidnottalkatallaboutstrengthtrainingorcardiotraining.Thatisbecausethosetwoareasoffitnessgetmorethantheirfairshareofattention.

Thetruthis,whiletheyareimportantforANYONEandanyage,the5thingsabovebecomeincreasinglyimportantonceyouhitthe50-yearmark.

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AndwhatanimportantpartofyourlifetoprioritizeYOUandyourhealth!Youhavespentthelast48yearsfocusedonyourfamily,yourcareers,yourcommunity,etc.

It’stimetospendthenext48(ormore!)yearsmakingsureyouarefit,active,andabletoenjoyallyourhardwork.Enjoyyouradultchildrenandgrandchildren.Enjoyyourskiing,golfing,hiking.Enjoyyourtravel,seeingtheworldandparticipatingintheadventure.YouhaveearnedtherighttomakethistheBESTtimeinyourlife.Don’tletyourfitnessholdyouback.Andifyou'rehavingtroublewiththisonyourown,that'swhereapersonaltrainerorfitnesscoachcanREALLYhelp!

Idohopethatthisreportgaveyouagoodstartingpoint,butifyoufeellikeyouwantorneedmore,giveusacallat(408)370-1739oremailusatinfo@mintconditionfitness.comandwewillbeexcitedtohelpyoumakeTHISthebesttimeofyourlife.

ToYourSuccess,

ColinTriplett,OwnerMintConditionFitness16LyndonAve.#102LosGatos,CA95030(408)370-1739info@mintconditionfitness.com