Fit Past 40

[Sara_H]

Implying that everyone is fit until they are old? Unfortunately, that just isn't true ...

My niece came to visit me here in Hebden Bridge in her mid-20s and a local walk had her redfaced, sitting on a bench with her head between her knees, and gasping for breath. What shocked me was that it wasn't a 10 mile walk over the big, steep hills which surround the town - it was a few hundred yards level walk to the shops. It took a serious pulmonary embolism to reduce me to that level of unfitness!

Some people are fit until their 80s, some are unfit in their 40s, therefore the thread is okay as it is.

Until I became unwell a few weeks ago I was fitter than I've ever been in my life. A family ride out last summer in Grizedale forest found the teens among us knackered to the extent that they felt the need to have a complete hissy fit, which didn't bother us to much, we just carried on riding til we couldn't hear them anymore and waited for them to catch us up. In turn, my 74 year old father in law is fitter than us!

 

[Ian H]

I don't cycle to keep fit. I cycle because I'm a cyclist. I keep fit to cycle.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I don't cycle to keep fit. I cycle because I'm a cyclist. I keep fit to cycle.

Good for you, well done!

 

[Trevrev]

I am way fitter now in my mid 40,s than i ever was in my 30,s, and probably late 20,s as well.

Me too!

 

[MattHB]

I ride with a 55 yo. I've just got to the stage when I can keep up if he punches it. We also have guys in our peloton in their 60's that can be awesome if they feel the need. Cycling is all they've done.

 

[Rob3rt]

Is this guy (the OP) just a member of this forum to whore out his club's website?

If so I suggest that he just makes a single thread in the Club's section advertising his club and gives it a rest with this crap.