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@kersh The Bowflex adjustable weight and resistance bands would take up a 2’ area, at most. Literally a corner of a room. You can start to build with body weight, but if you are looking to grow and increase mass, you are not going to do it without increasing weight.

@kersh There’s a MILLION things to do with your bodyweight and a million more if you create yourself a home gym. Not all home gyms have to have squat racks and deadlift platforms. I have a great little home gym with all the cardio equipment you’d need - treadmill, elliptical, Spinning bike and...

@blessed2bless7 If you have the means, please find a personal trainer to get you on the right path. Many of us are dual certified in nutrition, as well. A PT will set you up with a great path to a healthy lifestyle with good food choices and also give you a good progressive workout with goals...

@oncedepressed For an absolute beginner, I recommend the book Muscle for Life by Mike Matthews. It is written for someone that knows nothing about fitness and is over 40. You check those boxes. He also has a podcast that is extremely informative. My advice is…start by just walking. Even if...

@ashamedguy I, too, am 59 and I just came in from a short run, BTW. My tip is…don’t stop. If you’re waiting to be ‘motivated,’ you’ll never be motivated. Do the ACTION, it gets the RESULTS and then keeps you MOTIVATED. Literally…even if it’s 5 miles a week…don’t stop.

@jodi1028 I don’t follow any ‘influencers’ but I do follow nutrition scientists and competitors…and this is something they have always said…and done. People just don’t get it. To get anything in life that needs work, you have to put in the effort. Did you want a specific job? You worked at...

@pastorguice Countless numbers of things…mainly, I didn’t recognize or feel like the person I knew I was. And I was 25 years old at the time. I’m now 60 and have spent 35 years in the fitness space and when I DON’T workout, I feel completely off. Eating well and healthy, moving my body and...

@janeevans89 That’s true to a certain degree. I’ve found that many PT’s have bad habits that they continue even after being taught something differently through their certifications. IMO, some things may be a “what works for you,” but I’ve also found a lot of that is bad habits, especially...

@janeevans89 I guess if you trust people that you don’t know from Adam or have no idea is they really are a CPT (I am and can prove it!)…sure! Let it be your Personal Trainer. LOL

@needmyangel Hire a Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach for help. We can set you up with workout programs and help you with nutrition guidance to lose the fluff and build strength and lean out. Find an independent contractor or an online coach - which generally is a good...

@janeevans89 Nothing more to add than others have commented. Lifting/Gaintaining after 50 is more about balance. Lifting 4 days a week is not going to be terrible if your program is well-designed so you are not overloading the tendons (which is a higher source of injury after 50). Most men...

@roarke Oh…I’m sorry…I just re-read the number and it does say 1 pound and I wrote 1 pound. Oh boy. My bad. Anyway…at 5’6” and 154, 1600-1700 calories would fall right in line with your goal. Don’t look at a fitness tracker or worry about what it’s saying you “burn.” Only focus on the...

@roarke Although you’re 55, you don’t say your current weight or how tall you are - and your age has little to do with your metabolism - especially since you said you are not menopausal or post-menopausal. You are still producing estrogen which assists in weight loss. Unless you are under...

@charmaine93 You have the dilemma that many people wish they had! Here’s my 2 cents. If your budget allows, hire a reputable Personal Trainer that also is a Nutrition Coach. We can help design programs for hypertrophy using weight training and nutrition. You’re going to have to eat to build...

@roarke …and focus on overall calories for the WEEK…not just for the day. You can have one day that’s a little more or one day when you’re not as hungry and have a little less…or maybe you want to save a little for a treat one night. It all washes out.

@cmoser Take out the HIIT training and put in some Zone 2 cardio - any of your choice. This is what will build your VO2. You’ll get your HR up and stay there. It just sounds like you’re bored. I get it… I totally get that way, too. Z2 cardio can be difficult to do when you are used to or...

@nedlm10 No. You shouldn’t be sore everyday. There’s a million details that are being left out that it’s impossible to assist. I’ll just touch on the big ones…hydration and lots of it…sleep and lots of it…healthy nutrition with an emphasis on .7 to 1.0g of protein per lean body mass and...

@jnpaapaamoakoheneameyaw As a CPT and CNC/WLS…my advice is to start SLOW and small. Start with a walk - 15 minutes a day. Yes, daily. SLOWLY build to 5 days a week for 30 minutes a day, at minimum over week. More if you enjoy it. Strength training. Start with a 3 day a week full body...

@cl4r3 Almost 60…I have been working out for 35+ years. I felt like I could have written your story. I, too, have been told I’m a freak. Don’t care what others think and I have found that most women want to complain about menopause. But, as we age, the lack of estrogen really messes with the...

@xxjesusfreak1984xx My opinion on that routine is…you are over training and setting yourself to completely burnout, sooner or later. You are trying to serve 2 masters…running or weight training.