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I'm proud of myself and wanted to share! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/WomensStuff@lazysoci.al

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So I have gained weight recently (like, way too much) and was feeling down because my job is so sedentary, I barely exercised.

But in the past two weeks that’s changed! I got a mini stepper for days when I just can’t get outside, got a wobble board for core workouts (that one is plain fun), and got ankle weights for walks.

Have done a 20-minute walk every day this past week. I’m already noticing more strength and stamina!

Going to keep this up and get FIT.

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[–] quinacridone@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 hours ago

For any ladies who are peri/post menopause or older and think it's too late to start, here's an article about some oldsters who began strength training in their 90's!

They were able to prove that you can "..build muscle, strength and functional abilities as an older person..."

"Dorothy Tishler was 92. In her first session she lifted 17lbs with each leg. Eight weeks later, her strength had more than tripled. She lifted 60lbs with each leg. “I love it,” she told the reporter from the Jewish Advocate who visited the gym. “I have become younger. When I came here five years ago, I could hardly walk. Now I walk better than my daughter, who’s only 72.”

Resistance/strength training 💪