60 plus - still stormin' (and/or struggling)

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Velociraptor 25 Mar 11:01am, 25 Mar 2024 68,314 posts	0 Velociraptor Getting there, Sharkie With the GFA time suddenly getting 25 minutes "easier" at 60, the fact that the WAVA standards only changed by a few seconds came as a disappointment which I should have expected. But yes, 69% and with a sore leg on a course that's twisty and traily.
Ally-C 25 Mar 11:04am, 25 Mar 2024 5,297 posts	0 Ally-C Getting there, Sharkie With the GFA time suddenly getting 25 minutes "easier" at 60, the fact that the WAVA standards only changed by a few seconds came as a disappointment which I should have expected. But yes, 69% and with a sore leg on a course that's twisty and traily. I’d blame Fiona Matheson 😂
Sharkie 25 Mar 11:11am, 25 Mar 2024 22,460 posts	0 Sharkie 'New' as in TOUGHER was what i meant - not your birthday!
Velociraptor 25 Mar 11:12am, 25 Mar 2024 68,316 posts	0 Velociraptor I'd also blame Fiona Matheson if she wasn't a pal of yours, Ally-C And since I don't have her talent and I'm not designed to have an elite distance runner's body shape I'll just have to accept that I'm never going to come close.
Ally-C 25 Mar 11:17am, 25 Mar 2024 5,298 posts	0 Ally-C I'd also blame Fiona Matheson if she wasn't a pal of yours, Ally-C And since I don't have her talent and I'm not designed to have an elite distance runner's body shape I'll just have to accept that I'm never going to come close. It’s my better half that knows her tbh. I just see her in the distance 😃
Canute 29 Mar 9:30am, 29 Mar 2024 2,771 posts	0 Canute In my attempt to identify an activity that challenges muscles and brain in an enjoyable manner I have been exploring Zumba. Like Sharkie, I believe dance is a great way to integrate muscless and brain. Some evidence indicates that of all physical activities, dancing has the greatest power to increase life-span. Maybe that is due to integration of muscles and brain though the social aspect may also contribute. Perhaps unlike Sharkie, I am less inspired by ballet than by Latin rhythms. I started to explore Zumba, but my brain is not up to it at this stage. I therefore reverted to beginner aerobics. I was delighted to find a video on the NHS website of aerobics for beginners that employs some of the basic steps of Latin dance. It is less flamboyant in character than Latin dance, but nonetheless led by a very engaging instructor. It includes about 35 minutes of continuous movement at a pace corresponding to marching with a cadence of 120 steps per min. I can easily march at 120 spm for much longer than 30 minutes, but even at this beginner level, getting all the steps in the right order is enough of a challenge. Getting my arms to do various different actions at same time is definitely beyond my current ability to coordinate muscle and brain. Previously I had assumed that beginner aerobics was child’s play. Maybe it us, but I need to revert to the mental flexibility of childhood. Nonetheless it is fun.
Velociraptor 29 Mar 9:36am, 29 Mar 2024 68,361 posts	0 Velociraptor That sounds good, Canute I sometimes look at dance options as a way of addressing weaknesses, but end up concluding that the weaknesses are ones I can live with or train in ways that will be less demoralising for me. Beginner aerobics sounds like it has potential for future use.
LazyDaisy 29 Mar 1:47pm, 29 Mar 2024 39,910 posts	0 LazyDaisy At my choir we have to incorporate fairly simple but rhythmical moves into our performance. I find the combination of learning the notes, words and moves quite a workout for my brain at times
Sharkie 29 Mar 2:40pm, 29 Mar 2024 22,463 posts	0 Sharkie My specialist subject I do Contemporary as well as Ballet - and Contemporary uses lots of different rhythms. Also ballet isn't quite so 19th century European these days. The Carmen solo we learned a bit of was quite Latin.... THE hardest thing for me in ballet is co-ordinating my arms and legs when they are doing completely different things. The arms will be moving though big circles while the the legs flick out to the side. 8 on the right, 8 on the left, then 6, then 4 etc. Each change right to left means a very quick shift of supporting leg (balance). It is real rub tummy, pat head stuff and quite hard. Especially for a beginner oldie like me. But I do like a challenge!
Canute 29 Mar 3:07pm, 29 Mar 2024 2,772 posts	0 Canute Yes, doing quite different things with ams and legs gets me in a tangle. I am not too bad when moving one arm in time with one leg (either the same or oppposite) but when the two arms make the same move while the legs alternate, I start to lose the plot. When the rhythm for arms and legs is different I get into a complete tangle. But I am still a complete beginner.