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Stronger at 50 - what works for you

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Flipflapfloppy · 25/07/2025 05:16

I've decided today is the day I start to sort myself out.

I'm overweight but pretty fit - in that i cycle (30/40 mins fitness cycle) and walk most days and like to hike. I like being outside and can't stick to the gym as i find it boring and don't go. I'm getting increasingly stiff and inflexible though and i badly need to do something more than aerobic which I enjoy. Most importantly I need to get new habits that stick.

I know I need to start strength training and doing some flexibility work- but I feel i need a plan to get me started.

Has anyone done this - started from scratch with new exercise in their 50s - and if so what has worked that i could realistically copy. Ideally I don't want to go to the gym and happy to do stuff at home.

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Flipflapfloppy · 25/07/2025 10:40

KittenyChops · 25/07/2025 08:39

Are you taking HRT? I only ask because although strength training will go a long way in easing stiffness plus all the other benefits, it can’t replace rapidly declining oestrogen so you may find the stiffness remains unfortunately

if you’re taking HRT at the optimal dose for you then you’re right, it’s probably a lack of working those muscles

I started hrt in December - the main driver being body aches and stiffness which is my only real menopause symptom. I'm having a gp review on Tuesday so wlll chat to them then - I'm still stiff and ache!

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