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From: Steve Freides on 23 Apr 2008 08:34
"jeff" <jeffp(a)nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm about to purchase some form of exercise equipment which I
> intend to use daily to regain my overall fitness and health. I'm 52,
> I haven't taken great care of myself since college and now have high
> blood pressure, so I absolutely need to get into an exercise regimen.
> I live in a city apartment so space is limited to a designated corner.
> Based on recommendations from a friend and from my own research, I've
> kinda narrowed it down to either a Needak rebounder (although the
> safety factor does concern me) or a Lifecycle recumbent, although that
> is very expensive.
>
> Could I get some feedback and recommendations that either affirm
> making one of these purchases or suggestions for something else that
> I've not considered?
>
> Thanks alot,
> Jeff

I'm 53, and when I was in my early 40's, I still exercised primarily
aerobically: I swam, bicycled and ran, each several times per week as I
had been doing for most of my adult life. My wife observed that,
although I was, in principle, in great shape, I looked skinny, had a
little belly, and seemed to always be tired from overtraining.

I switched to training strength instead, and with enough
strength/endurance training included to keep my cardiovascular health
excellent - I look better, I feel better, and my resting pulse (one of
the classic indicators of aerobic fitness) is still in the mid-40's. I
don't mean to toot my own horn gratuitously here, but I maintain a web
site, link below, that contains information about my background and how
I got to the place I am now. I have even managed a few AAU age- and
weight-group world records as a deadlifter - 365 lbs. @ 148 lbs.
bodyweight and age 51 in the unequipped division. I think it's
important to note that weight lifting has _not_ made me bigger. I
choose to stay the same weight and, although I'm a little bit more
muscular and a little bit less fat at the same overall bodyweight,
people still think I look like a runner when they meet me.

If you have any questions, you might see my comments on the thread above
entitled, "low weight, high reps for cardio" and/or read a bit of what
you find on my site. To cut to the chase, I recommend, instead of the
options you've give, a kettlebell starter kit: one kettlebell, one book,
and one DVD. The cost is about $150 and the results you can expect are,
as they say on those MasterCard commercials, priceless. This sort of
training has truly transformed my life, which is why I recommend it so
highly.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com


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