Don't Neglect it, you'll wish you hadn't

Have you ever strayed from whatever your workout routine is, if you have one at all? Do you sometimes procrastinate that fitness session for whatever reason you can think of? Or maybe just skip that workout altogether?




If so, you are not alone. It is human nature. If we don't do our fitness training it's not a life or death situation. Generally, we are not going to have some kind of seizure, stroke or just totally drop dead. I mean come on guys how serious can this fitness stuff be.

Well, let's kind of put the seriousness of this fitness stuff in perspective. A perspective on age. To a 25 year old (we've been there) a random fitness routine is harmless usually. I mean the body at that age is quick to recover, full of hormones, and easily adaptable to the given situation. Reflexes as usually at their peak.

Now let's fast forward to our senior years. Random routines may be a concern. I know if I go a week without a workout my body knows it. It's like its thirsting for that push, resistance, stretch or whatever. My body knows it being neglected and tells you so. How does it do this you ask? Well I'm here to tell you that whatever the medical terminology and all that fancy wording may be, I can feel the difference.

A week without fitness or workout of some sort registers very low on my overall body feeling scale. If I put that scale on a 1 to 10 basis, the reading without fitness that week is very low. Probably a 2 or 3. If full week of fitness training for me is 3 times per 7 day week. My scale then is probably 8 to 9.

By the way, if you are wondering about the significance of my son in the photo standing near the chopper, he is my fitness inspiration. Lord only knows what they go thru.

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This is probably hogwash to someone in there 20's or 30's. That's why this blog is called FITNESS FOR SENIORS! Hello. We understand. We get it. We feel it. So what does all this mean?

"Don't Neglect Your Fitness all you Seniors. You'll be glad you Didn't"

Attack your fitness like Ft. Benning soldiers!!

Have you ever been to Ft. Benning GA? A U.S. Army military base near Columbus GA, it is absolutely awesome. Oh, by the way, that is my son Zach pictured above. I took that this past weekend on a visit to the Ft. Benning military post in Columbus, GA.

This post is a U.S. Army post for the infantry. The post itself is like a small city. Not many street lights, but several stop signs. It is set in a rural area, but near suburban Columbus. The post itself is spread out over several thousands of acres. There are several barracks, training facilities, living quarters, and even shopping areas.





I am here visiting my son, Zach, who is finishing up his basic training. He moves into what the military calls, AIT or advanced individual training for 4 weeks, then he graduates. I will be back for graduation.

To watch the military and the soldiers in action is truly amazing. Sends goosebumps all over me. The precision, the attentiveness, the dedication, the purposeness of those soldiers and the drill sergaents really gets my blood flowing. Man if we ran our individual lives like the military, some do, its hard to get off the right path.

What if you conducted your golf game and golf training like the military? Without a doubt you would be the most fit golfer and the most disciplined. Well it has always been my belief that a fit golfer is a better golfer.

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3 ways to Eliminate Joint Pain

Do you have joint pain in knees? Shoulders? Well I do. The knee pain is a direct result of past sports injuries. The shoulder pain is a result of past weight lifting.

When I had an arthroscopic left knee surgery in 2001 to repair torn meniscus cartilage, I was informed by the doctor that within 10 years I would probably need total knee replacement for both knees. The right knee had a slight tear of the ACL in college. No surgery performed.

My shoulder joints have pain in both left and right from lifting weights, specifically flat back free weight bench press. I performed this exercise up until about age 45. The pain began near the tendon between the elbow and shoulder.

The pain in the shoulder and knees becomes intensified when the temperature is, let's just say, cold outside. I hate cold weather. Grew up in Mississippi so cold weather was very rare.

How do I eliminate or reduce joint pain? 3 ways.

1 - Elliptical cardio. I do this elliptical machine because it strengthens all the muscles around the knee joint and most of all, takes the pressure off the knee joint. This exercise feels really good. This is part of my regular fitness training.

2 - Light weight training. Exercise using light weights and lots of reps really feels good to the joints. It also builds endurance while increasing metabolism. When you get a certain age, your body will tell you, you can only lift light weights as opposed to heavy weight. My heavy weightlifting days are over. This is very beneficial for our golf game as well.

3 - Eliminate alcohol from your system. Alcohol enhances osteoporosis. What does this mean? Well go drink up and get back with me the next day and lets see how those joints feel. Not too good huh? I am not a doctor but my body tells me that alcohol is poison for the joints.

Those three ways is how I cope with joint pain. It works for me. Hope it works for you.

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Senior Golf Fitness Training

Hey all you senior golfers. Want to increase your distance by 15% in 30 days? Well listen up.
Do you have a weighted club? Can you touch your toes while keeping knees straight?
Can you extend your arms directly over your head? Do you do any type of fitness training currently?

Even if you can't do any of the above or have never done any type of fitness training, listen up. Its very simple from here. As Ben Hogan would say, "Son, get a weighted club". It doesn't matter what form, shape, type, etc., of weighted club you use because your golf muscles don't know anyway.

Take that weighted club (I use the momentus 310 grams driver) and swing it up to 100 times per day. Training your golf muscles up to 100 times per day is ideal. If you have to work up to that initially that's ok. It important to swing that weighted club with the mindset of increasing your swing speed. You will notice a marked improvement with 7 days. By the end of 30 days, your average drive of 250 yards should now be approximately 275-280 yards.

This is generally done with no additional more effort. You simply have just supercharged your body and trained it to swing faster. Give it a shot. If you pick up even 10-15 yards would you be happy?

Remember, there are no shortcuts to fitness training, just a little time and effort.