Ok, I'm not particularly competitive about this, but... I need some fitness goals.
I move a lot. For the past 2 years, I had access to an Olympic pool. I went from considering swimming a chance to splash around to putting in two sets of 2 km each day. I think I'll have a pool and a weight room again in about a month. I'd like to make the most of this but I'm not certain what my goals should be. I have almost unlimited time to dump into this, but I'm also old. I don't particularly feel old, but I'm at the stage in life where impressing others isn't much of a motivation, but topping my personal bests is a way to convince myself that I'm not dying... yet.
Any advice?
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[–] iupvoatforknowledge 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Be healthy and strong. That means get on a basic strength program with emphasis on compound lifts and do cardio. You will get lean and strong assuming your diet is on point. Win/win.
[–] pitenius [S] ago
Thanks. Cardio is endlessly repurposeable. When I was young, I used to run. I hadn't run in about 3 years, but when I got really good at swimming, I found that my running improved. I had to run to get a presentation at work. I was amazed at how well I ran about 1.5 miles even though I hadn't run in a long time.