Running is a great aerobic exercise but it can cause injury, especially to old people. I tried rowing and I tried ice skating fast as alternatives to running and I found that you can't row fast enough for it to be a realistic alternative to running, but you can skate fast enough that to be a good replacement. And since ice skating is zero impact, it doesn't cause any injuries. And there are no dogs or cars and it's always cold so you hardly sweat at all. Also, the figure skaters who train there every day are, for want of a better word, stunning. I lost thirty pounds in two months and as long as I skate almost every day it stays away so it'll pay for itself in reduced medical costs. I think every young person should learn to ice skate well so they can have a great aerobic exercise in their life when they're old. I actually have a plan to put hockey blades on speed skate boots, which should allow for significantly more agility. Something like the attached image. It might suck though, I haven't tried it yet.
Those ice skates i remember was hard to get accustomed to when I was younger. What about swimming? That gotta be the best exercise i know off for people with injuries. Its a soft exercise
I use an elliptical and a rowing machine and get a good cardio/aerobic workout on either one. I'm nearly 70 and a fall while skating is not what I need! I'm glad you're able to stay on your feet!
Your machine is probably better than mine. I rowed mine so hard that I moved it across the floor and still I didn't feel like I got a good workout. I last fell on the ice about thirty years ago when I stepped on a coin that someone had dropped. The result was quite spectacular at the time.
I tried swimming but the chlorine made my nose run so much that I couldn't stand it anymore. Hockey skates are heat molded - they bake them in an oven before you first strap them on which makes them mold perfectly to the shape of your feet and makes them the most comfortable thing you'll ever wear in your life. Usain Bolt could run at 27 mph but an ice skater in perfect conditions can go more than twice that speed so if you can skate safely when you're old you can easily push yourself faster than what you could run when you were young. And that feels really good.
I've rediscovered my bicycle. For decades it was my primary mode of transportation then when I purchased a car it all went to shits. Feels great getting back on the horse.
sure right , breaks the body down twice as fast, before you know it you will be bald and driving around in a convertable hunting gold diggers with a pocket full vigra hahahah i cant hold back every time i see that, hahahah what tickles me even more is the old hens calling you hun and wink,lol gotta love old age though, every thing you fight for all sudden becomes a what was i thinking moment in history hahah
Spending half my time on the Boat I do as much SUP (stand up paddling) as possible. Besides it gives me a chance to ogle the hot babes doing the same. BNW
Thank you for your excellent question! Ice skating is a fantastic way to get in shape if you are over 40. It is especially great if you have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol, as you will definitely see a marked improvement within just a couple of weeks. It is most certainly an aerobic exercise, but it is not recommended that you do it in bad weather. Ice skating is a recreational activity, not a competitive one. Use your figure skates to enhance your performance in ice skating, but always remember that the most important aspect of the sport is going as quickly as possible.
Swimming is also non impact, unless you're surfing a wave and smash into the beach floor. My cardiologist said that more exercise is actually bad for your heart. Marathon runners have a relatively short life span believe it or not. He told me that walking hiking and swimming was good for you.
I’m 4 months away from 73,,, I ride a bike some summers, snowshoe two hours a day, everyday there is enough snow, in Northeastern Minnesota winter, and walk two hours everyday, before breakfast, in all seasons; I’m walking as I type this… Hills on the bike, and breaking new trails in deep snow on snowshoes is some tough cardio, but mostly I like to just keep moving… Seems like biking and snowshoeing are the lowest impact of what I do… Falling in deep snow is not pleasant, but neither is it painful… Falling off my bike,,, which I haven’t done since I was a kid,,, is quite a terrifying thought, and more especially so when coming down a hill into a tight corner at rapid rate of knots… I’ve an old friend, a couple of years behind me, who plays hockey in winter! Always has… Can’t imagine myself on skates,,, blades or rollers…Can imagine myself in the ER immediately after though…