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You read my mind. I am 68 and have worked out consistently since 1967. After a certain age you have to adjust your goals and what you use for equipment. I have had six surgeries in my adult life related to the toll my training has had on my body. A lot of guys who are older, if you check their history, started working out later in life. This means their joints are not as bad as those guys who have been training since their teens like me and probably some of you. In my late fifties I thought I was done, but discovered band training, bought Bowflex dumbbells, and began to study physical therapy. Having two sons, one a personal trainer and another a physiologist with a background in strongman training gives me expert advice whenever I need it.

Today I continue to train an hour each day, alternating resistance workouts one day with an hour of yoga the next. To be honest I work to feel good, but also to look good. You can maintain a pride in your looks and that is a good feeling when you are pushing 70. We need to focus on what we can do as opposed to what we cannot. A lot depends on what motivates you to workout. If it is strength you will be unmotivated sooner rather that later. Better to shoot for the ripped old guy look. Muscle and balance are the best life insurance policy you can have after 60.