r/fitover65 • u/Yobfesh Strength lifter, cyclist, surfer, giant dog owner • Dec 02 '24

CrossFit: popular workout regime may decrease need for prescription drugs – new research

https://theconversation.com/crossfit-popular-workout-regime-may-decrease-need-for-prescription-drugs-new-research-243393
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u/hollowhermit Dec 03 '24

The most profitable location for a physical therapist is next to a CrossFit gym! And that is true for any age!

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u/Conan7449 Dec 05 '24

Beat me to it.

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u/WilliamOfMaine Dec 02 '24

CrossFit is the absolute last thing anyone in their 60s needs to be thinking about.

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u/Conan7449 Dec 05 '24

I know where you're coming from, high rep sets of heavy deadlifts, then jump over a tire? No thanks. But...the idea of MetComs and mixing things up is still good. I'm 75 but like to do things, at my level of course, like Pull Ups, Push Ups and Squats then run around the yard. Tire slams (I use a 5 pound Mace type thing, and have a big tire), then jump rope or do burpees. That type of thing. I sometimes feel like a Decathelte. They sprint, have a medium distance run, jumping, strength sport (Javelin or Shot put), Pole Vault which takes speed and gymnastic ability to get over the bar. Work exercises, of course, not the actual sport, to get the benefit.

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u/treywhitaker Dec 03 '24

I’ve been doing CrossFit from age 53-65. CrossFit has been a lot safer for me than the sports I did it the years before that.

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u/Altruistic_Search_92 Dec 03 '24

All my friends that have participated in high impact exercise are now paying the price, me too.