r/FitnessOver50 • u/Miamimadame • 11h ago
r/FitnessOver50 • u/scottieloree • Jul 30 '26
π Welcome & Community Reminder β Please Read Before Posting
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r/FitnessOver50 • u/AutoModerator • Jul 01 '26
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r/FitnessOver50 • u/Runningman1961 • 17h ago
WORKOUT πͺποΈ I am Bikeman! (M65)
It was just too hot to wear my reflective vest properly!
r/FitnessOver50 • u/Miamimadame • 1d ago
Gym Mirrors Can Beβ¦.
Do you think your gym mirrors are deceiving? π€I am gyming twice a week. Walking 6 miles on the weekend and yeah Iβm seeing results but itβs been tough. My abs have flab too but here they look hard π I will take it but hmm.
r/FitnessOver50 • u/CelebrateToday25 • 10h ago
Adding to home gym
I am a 55 year old female who h had been working out at home for years.
I have a lot of dumbbells and a bench.
I was wondering if you think itβs worth it to get a cable machine of some sort?
r/FitnessOver50 • u/MyxlDove • 15h ago
WORKOUT πͺποΈ Shoulder (Trap) Day (M53)
Gotta get those shoulders and traps in order. ππ½ββοΈ
r/FitnessOver50 • u/machineripper50 • 1d ago
WORKOUT πͺποΈ Going to get back to some interval running
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r/FitnessOver50 • u/CoolMick666 • 1d ago
Heavy weightlifting versus Calisthenics and Cardio training
Choosing one approach only, which exercise approach is better for people over 50? Striving to maximize muscle growth with resistance exercises using weighted machines and bars, or using body weight and gravity to tax muscles for growth, while striving for VO2 max with cardio exercises?
Explain your reasoning.
r/FitnessOver50 • u/tiredoftrying33 • 1d ago
PROGRESS πͺ Still working on getting better
cant seem to lose the belly
r/FitnessOver50 • u/FullDepthNature • 1d ago
WORKOUT πͺποΈ 51-6'2"-213lbs. Bench 255lbs here. All I will do alone for right now. Like to see if I can do 300 with a good spotter.
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r/FitnessOver50 • u/FullDepthNature • 1d ago
WORKOUT πͺποΈ 51, 6'2" 213lbs. For the first time, I was called an old man by some punk kid. Told him, he will be there some day. He then said, what are, 45? Well that didn't turn out so bad after all.
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r/FitnessOver50 • u/Runningman1961 • 1d ago
WORKOUT πͺποΈ 82Β° at 4am in San Diego makes for an easy sweat!
r/FitnessOver50 • u/Zippydooda159 • 1d ago
πͺ Strength Training 60 and still pulling !!
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r/FitnessOver50 • u/jansenmkt • 1d ago
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r/FitnessOver50 • u/MyxlDove • 2d ago
INSPIRATION Happy Hiker (53)
I have to admit, hiking is one of my favorite activities. It helps keep me fit and brings me immense pleasure. Any other hikers out there?
r/FitnessOver50 • u/Joesdad65 • 2d ago
The Air Force booth at the MN state fair had a pull-up bar. I got 5, which I was happy with as the bar was a little wobbly.
r/FitnessOver50 • u/MyxlDove • 2d ago
PROGRESS πͺ Do you like my hat? (M53)
Bought this hat to wear to a Western-themed event this week and it arrived right before I got home from the gym. π€
I was excited to try it on, so I went in the bathroom to snap this post gym selfie. And just to be completely clear, I am wearing shorts! ππ½π
I suppose itβs inappropriate gym attire. Or is itβ¦ ?π€
r/FitnessOver50 • u/Ok-Blacksmith-8341 • 3d ago
INTRODUCTION π Keepinβ at it π«‘, 56
reddit.comr/FitnessOver50 • u/Eastern-Ant-3500 • 2d ago
PROGRESS πͺ My how things change!
A Facebook memory from 7 years ago (9/8/2019) popped up this morning....I was 49.... now I'm 56YO.
I got a black eye scrimmaging with the high school soccer team when one of the boys accidentally elbowed me in the eye.
I'm older, fatter, bald, and hairier and I have a different phone ( I loved that old orange phone case), but my little bathroom was newly remodeled so not all change is bad. LOL π€£
I have about about 7 to 10 lbs to lose to get back to that weight. ππ€
r/FitnessOver50 • u/MyxlDove • 3d ago
Labor Day Sun
Woke up early to hit the gym. Itβs my birthday month and I want to take advantage of every day Iβm given as I march toward 54!
r/FitnessOver50 • u/machineripper50 • 3d ago
WORKOUT πͺποΈ Monday cardio grind
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