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I got a question I have a cam deformity that cause rubbing against my left hip sock joint which led to a Labral tear. I had this problem for about 4 months. I can walk,run and jump however I need to be on constant medication. Do you believe surgery the best option?
disappointed that you didn't (or maybe I missed it) explain "Why Old people can't Jump". i.e. which type of muscle fibers have atrophied. Which type of muscle fibers are recruited for power (jumping) versus strength
@@V18B.C No. Watch any of my videos on hip impingement or read the research section at thefaifix.com ATM. 💪📖Joint Pain and the ATM Theory: www.uprighthealth.com/blog/chronic-joint-pain-atm-theory
It’s a mindset - if you think you’re too old - you’re giving up. Keep active - I’m nearly 71 and the fittest I’ve ever been. One hours stretching in the morning one and a half hours heavy weight training 5 days a week interspersed with playing football with the grandkids, cycling, trampolining - start small but just move!
I’m failing to get my 80 year mum moving. She’s always been active but at 78 she broke her right leg above the knee falling down our driveway NOV 2021. The first 9 months were solid in her recovery. I had to go and look after my family in the covid era of omicron leaving mum alone. From August 2022 to June 2023 mum was alone. In that time she slipped into a modality of watching tv and not moving. By her 80th birthday in June this year she had lost all,of the mobility she had worked hard to recover in that 9 months after her accident. She is dependent on her walker and can barely move. She says she wants to walk again but she doesn’t move except to go to the bathroom or to make her breakfast in the morning. She lives at home and will never go to an old peoples home. She used to work in old peoples homes as a carer right up to her retirement at 75. In fact she was still working looking after the elderly when she had her accident. I’m trying my hardest to get her moving. But it’s tough working with my mothers lack of mental energy let alone her physical loss in muscle, balance and flexibility. Personally my own health is suffering as I settle into my mothers rhythms watching tv with her. I’ve got to move or I’ll become old before my time. Move or die. Move yo live. Live to move.
No one ever told me not to jump. It’s not a mindset. I haven’t been able to jump more than a couple inches high since forever. I can jump down from things though; just not up.
I too am tired of EVERYONE telling me I am old. In Sept I turned 80 but for at least a year and a half before that I was told I am pushing 80 even from a surgeon who was getting ready to do colon surgery on me. I am going to follow you to prove to everyone I may be 80 but I am not dead yet. Looking forward. Scarlett Barger
❤love it! At 73 I don't think of myself as old and it surprises me how many younger folks treat me like an old person. I don't get offended because I realize they are giving up their seats, etc as a matter of respect but it still amuses me that so many folks take me for being "old". At least manners aren't dead these days! 😂
You go Scarlett! Love your attitude! I’m 70 and can’t do what I used to, but I can do some. I do a little 20 minute workout 3 to 6 times a week depending on how busy the week is. But watching this tells me I need to add a little variety and this gives me some good ideas. I just need to follow along and do what I can. Honestly, don’t think I will ever be able to actually jump again, but I sure would love to! I draw a hopscotch board on my driveway for my great grand children who are toddlers, but I can’t show them really how to use it. I try, but I don’t do it well enough. 👩🏻🦳🩷
A few months ago I watched a video where Peter Attia said, as we get older we lose our fast twitch muscle fibres ( the one’s required for jumping) first. I’m 68 and though I’ve been strength training since I was 19 ( I can still do 13 pull ups and 25 dips), I hadn’t jumped for years. So I bought some boxes of different heights and can now jump onto a 20 inch box 10 times. I’ve increased the height gradually and my target (eventually) is 24 inches. The best advice I can give is increase GRADUALLY and do squats, leg raises, lunges as well to strengthen the legs. Good luck everyone and thanks you so much for producing this video. It’s very helpful.
Alot of the "ageing" related to performance is undocumented our outright propaganda. There is a decline but if you use it you won't lose it, or the loss is much less than you would expect. You can continue to improve at this movement by working on it, and adding plyometrics and weight training. The plyometrics are used to convert muscle fibres over to the "fast twitch" type required for explosive sports. I'd also add mobility drills. The jumpers seek "knees over toes" mobility, an you might as well get all your other mobility in your ankles, low back, etc. Feed your body high quality protein from chicken, fish and protein powders and build your body to do what you want it to do. Age is an excuse for most parts, and yes there is a decline. A trained body performs excellent but it takes alot of time and planning, sometimes a goal may be a few years off working 9-11 months out of the year on it. For your motivation i will use the foundation of "age is an excuse" and then figure out all the foundations and growth you need to achieve what you desire.
I'm a 58 year old figure skater. In the last year I've been struggling to do the jumps I've been doing since I was a child. I'm so grateful for this video, I'm not quite ready to give up the jumps entirely.
Look into Morley Robbins, Dr. Barry Sears, and Mary Ruddick. If you have neurological symptoms, look into what Dr. Chris Palmer teaches. You have to understand how to 1. support your mitochondrial nutrition and 2. balance your hormonal response to your meals. The system is geared towards depleting your magnesium, retinol, food-based copper, and quality sun exposure. All of these deplete your mitochondria's ability to produce the energy you need to hit those jumps. The rusty metallic non-food iron 'fortified' into almost all processed foods is rusting your mitochondria and depleting your copper and magnesium.
I am 51 postmenapousal, twice cancer survivor. Recently diagnosed with ostreoprosis tscore 3. Up to last year until the chemo started i atrended taekwando classes, cycle, swim, run up the hills. Now all my tests are clean,, i started exercising again. Skipping a rope 100 times a day, stretching every morning, doing weights with Davina and also sometimes pilates. I started to jump last week because i want to go back to taekwando classes and also added heal drops. Sjipping a rope is easy but struggling with juming from high places. I will follow your advice. I dont let anyone tell me i am too old to do anything. The more we use our body, the better it gets at it. I couldnt skip 10 times at first. Keep trying !
I'm 65. At 60 I learned to do the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk. I rotate them into and out of my routine. Jumping with a barbell 🏋🏻 is exciting and satisfying. I also keep a basketball 🏀 in my car and practice shooting and rebounding 10 or 15 minutes most days on my way home from work. This rejuvenates me and gets me amped for more training. When I was 42 my lower right leg was paralyzed for a year from an unfortunate event that also shattered the calcaneus. My heel still hurts periodically but I'm really glad I kept going. I'm grateful for the encouragement I received from doctors and my brother. Come on brothers and sisters, let's keep it moving!
@BluegillGreg You're playing with a basketball while you're driving? Don't worry about breaking any bones while jumping, worry about arriving home alive when you are driving.
I'm 32 now and training for the Olympic Trials in the high jump. In college, I was close but had two "career ending" injuries, and a doctor told me I'd never jog again, let alone jump. Now I run 30 to 60 milers when I'm bored and recently jumped 7'7" the auto-enty mark is 7'8". Aging is real but the mindset of " you're old and washed up" is very wrong. Be mindful and of your limits, but still have fun and never give up💪🏾
32.... lol.... talk to us when you're 62... shit changes when you hit 60....absolutely nobody on the planet is as strong at 60 as they are at 30. If you can squat 500 lbs at age 30... you'll be down to 400 at best... maybe 450, if you're lucky, when you hit your sixties... but, you won't ever be the same as before. Sarcopenia is a real thing that affects every single living human, bar none....., and you can't stop it....mitigate it some, sure. But even the strongest of the strongest is weaker in their old age. You'll pay the price for long distance running in about 30 years. Plenty of living examples for proof. Strength training is the no. 1 metric for seniors to combat & survive old age.
@@Bloozguy I agree with almost everything you say but if someone wasn't much into exercise or strength training when younger then it's quite possible to be stronger at 60 than at 30 if you put the work in, eat right etc. That has been my personal experience; I am still getting stronger now. Of course my maximum potential is much lower than it was 30 years ago, but I never reached anything like my maximum so I have plenty of margin to enable me to catch up.
@@julianpenfold1638 Of course, but you've now changed the parameters. I'm stronger now @ 69 then I was when I was 65. But not as strong as when I was 60 and 1/2 to 1/3 as strong as when I was 30, depending what exercise. Your starting point is everything, definitely. However, all things being equal, absolutely nobody is as muscular & strong at 60 as they were when they were 30. Nobody escapes sarcopenia...it's the slow & steady loss of muscle & decline towards death, which all of us, except Jesus apparently, can never escape. Your personal experience would be everyone's experience, given the exact same metrics. Weight training of any type, greatly mitigates the aging effect. Strength training for seniors should be the number priority for any senior citizen.
@@Bloozguy Definitely. I'm a late convert to strength training - now I bore my friends silly telling them why they need to start. I'm also a big enthusiast for learning skill sports that require co-ordination and engage brain and body, increase body awareness and quality of movement - and they are fun. You want your strength training regime to be sustainable and I find that the motivation of using to support playing fun sports makes it easier to put the hard work in.
Mindset is only part of it. Mindset won't change reality. I'm 72, have been physically active all my life and consider myself fit and healthy. I can do activities many much younger than me can't. However I have mod-severe osteoarthritis and osteoporosis and I can't (and should not) jump and running or jogging is terrible on my spine. The thought of spending hours at the gym every day is the last thing I and many others want to do. The important thing is to find a physical activity that you enjoy and to build exercises into your every day life, eg stand on one leg every time you brush your teeth or wipe down the bench, squat rather then stoop every time you or need to pick up something of the floor. Rise from a chair as if you are rising from a squat. Never take a lift or elevator unless you really have to. Always walk briskly & with good posture. There are hundreds of ways we can exercise during the course of the day without having to carve out hours for specific exercise sessions.
I was shocked when at the ripe old age of 45 I lost the ability to go up on my tip toes. What? I am tall. At the time I was also stressed. I started exercising and focusing on my dieting. I am going to be 50 and am headed back to school to learn to help other menapausal women live better lives. I appreciate as a health care provider what this man is doing here. Thank you sir. Slow and steady wins the race. Time is passing anyway. Have fun.
at 40 I realized I was having difficulty getting up off the ground. I realized my leg muscles were getting weak, so I did a bunch of exercises to strengthen them. now I can get up off the floor like when I was a teenager!
77 female here. I'm working up from chin-ups and shrimp squats to get pull-ups and pistol squats. Like your channel, as it reminds me to think before acting and prepare before doing.
Great man, woman? I'm 83 and train weekly aikido with others without any problem. Great sportart is aikido.. that keeps one in perfect shape quite naturally..
I keep being surprised and impressed by this channel. I’m 64 and found Matt Tsu a couple of years ago when I was crippled by hip and knee pain. Now, after progressively following his movement exercises I find myself exactly here, and have recently tried some light rope skipping (20 max) and some slow chair step up, step down, as well as a bit of jumping up and down. I am approaching these various exercises with great care, and with days long recovery periods, to make certain not to have over exerted myself. Point being: thank you again Matt Tsu for bringing me along to this fabulous place, and thank you for considering a workout for someone like myself who has already managed to come this far in their physical recovery. Totally worth it.
First time seeing any of your videos. I'm a 67 y/o female and I am preparing to snow ski, in Feb, for the first time in my life. Thanks for your help. I'm already stronger. I was falling last January. That's gone and I'm able to run up and down stairs without holding to rails. Increasing my protein intake made a huge impact. Thanks!
Hi Matt, 71, total right knee replaced 10 years ago. I generally don't ever have both feet off the ground at the same time. However, my bone density is excellent. I do a lot of yard work, bending lifting tearing out weeds, my yard is a bit rougher than most. Lots if vines and weed trees etc. I did really well with your hip mobility class, less well with the back improvement, and then after My blood sugar came back good from all those exercises, got covid and could do nada fir about 2 weeks. Just climbing the stairs to the bedroom about did me in. So I decided to start over. Hip mobility yes. And the morning workout from part 2 of the back program as I get a lot of noticeable improvement. I'll keep you posted how it goes. But for now at least one foot on the ground at all times. Kate
It's not just a mindset. Some people are lucky, but when arthritis sets in impact is the worst. You can still do a lot and you should move, but you should also manage pain and further wear and tear.
😂 I got the reference “drop it like it’s hot” only 51 but I’m storing up videos like this as a reminder to keep what mobility I have and hopefully improve it as well. I sure hope I’ll be dropping it like it’s hot for years to come. Great video!
I’ve definitely had a sedentary lifestyle for the last 20 years and the moment I saw the video title I clicked! I’m pregnant, so I plan to be extra careful with the exercises, but I need to do this. I want to be ready to play with my little one when they start playing. Thank you for the video!💕 Also I plan on consulting my doctor before doing this so please don’t worry. 😆 Thank you!
57 and still rebounding on rebounder, performing box jumps, frog jumps, and alternating lunges with hops. All without pain. Use it or lose it !! Also important to remember to bend the knees when landing to absorb the impact. People not used to jumping and hopping often forget this part.
I've heard of kids finding grandparents that they adopt en masse online. This is new, an adopt a son in law channel. The tone is both precious and hilarious at the same time. 🎉
I had an Achilles injury for 10 years, and was finally able to find an orthopedic doctor that said it’s time to get surgery and fix this problem. Since I hadn’t been able to do a lot of activities for the last decade, I am now so afraid to try anything now. I use to Irish step dance, ride horses, hike, etc., but now even jumping off a curb scares me
Yes, please make a next level video on this topic. I'm a 71 yo female, have full range of motion, solid core, glutes, hips and quads, and can hold a full asian squat without issue. I do 30-45 min of HIIT 3-4 days a week in addition to 60 jumping jacks every day. I can still jump and would like to keep it that way. Next level? Bring it on!
I’m 70 and I cannot jump but I would love to. I am going to take these ideas and try them out. I doubt I will ever be able to actually jump again, but maybe I will get close. Or at least get in better physical condition. Really appreciate this video. Tomorrow I’m going to watch some of the others. I’m kind of excited. 🤭👩🏻🦳🩷
I can ponder life while resting in the Asian squat cuz I followed your videos. My trunk is pretty stable cuz I followed your videos. My hips and knees and and toes are pretty good because I Purchased your toe pain work out which was so incredibly awesome so yes now I would love to learn from you how to jump I’m 61 and I’ve been avoiding it
I have also been avoiding jumping for many years to “protect my knees.” This is a great video and encouragement to build the muscle to support the jump. (However, I still struggle with a deep squat. It feels like thickness in the back of my knees is the stop. Not giving up!) Thank you @Upright Health!
It’s my dream to attain the Asian squat!!!! I know that I used to be able to do it. There’s home video, showing me squatting like that in my front yard as a child. Probably filling my diaper, lol.😂😂😂
At 76 I don’t visualize myself as old. Have Cerebellar ataxia that got progressively more aggressive until I couldn’t walk well or even get into bed etc. Overtrained at the gym and tore a peck muscle, cracked a rib and had a Cerebellar infarction but it canceled out most of the debilitating Ataxia symptoms. Rebuilding my balance and strength by doing aggressive manual labour. About 80% back now and gradually introducing all of my physical activities from my youth. Just got my squats down to my heals while positioning 70b concrete pavers. Hands, fingers and hips tight and painful but pushing forward a little bit more every day. Free diving and daily 4 mile runs next.
Laying 70lb concrete pavers with your issues speaks volumes, there's plenty of kids in their twenties who couldn't do that. You're going down fighting, what a great attitude.
I absolutely love your videos! Thank you for teaching me how to jump again, SAFELY. I started weight lifting at age 68 and am now 74. It tok a really long time to get strong again. My biggest problem is motivation. Your videos are always enjoyable as well as helpful. More! More! More! (btw I went from 20% bone loss at 68 to 0% this year)
@@Uprighthealth Hello young man, you are very comical in your videos, at the same time you are right on spot.. Love your videos and working on my glutes, hip exercises core muscles and working on low back stretch as well.. I have found stretching the body has been really helping. Thankyou
Moving everyday is crucial, 65 years young I workout most days inspite of health issues. Twice a week in hydro pool, walking lunges, skipping, hopping, squats, leg raises walking backwards, hanging, stretching with bands. Stick mobility in the gym, kettlebells, farmers walking. Yoga, Pilates, tai chi. Variety is the spice of life.
Every grandparent needs to watch this video and do these exercises! I have not felt the need to jump for at least 20 years, but now that I have small grandchildren, The opportunity arises constantly! I did not realize I have lost the ability to jump in a controlled manner-I totally see how I could really injure myself, especially jumping off of things onto the ground. Thank you so much for this video!
This guy is not very old yet. I am 75 y,o, ex gymnast, I used to be able to jump about 10 cm above my own height when I was youn which was outstanding, I I am still in good shape overall, for instance I can do 10 X L sit pull ups, so strong core, low body fat etc... but when it comes to jumping I have completely lost it, I could not jump 10 inches to save my life!
I'm 50. I got to gymnastics and tumbling 2-3 times a week and dance class one night a week. I keep active so my muscles and bones stay agile. I've been doing it since I was 9. I'll do it as long as my body lets me to keep going physically the best I can for the longest I can.
I'm 91 and appreciate your recognition of our need to grow our bones at any age! Rebounders are helpful at any age, it seems, and I've had mine for 6 years now. But your suggestions have motivated me to add your floor exercises to my rebounder use every few days! Thanks, Matt!
Very impressive, I'm getting many certifications in training and renewing my personal trainer certification. You know your stuff and really great advice for as we grow older❤
63 and about to start implementing your techniques! I can already crouch all the way to the floor and do so up to a dozen times a day, also using your techniques. Thank you.
I’m with you bro, turned 73 this year. More muscle now than when I was playing rugby 40 years ago!!!! Bench my body weight, 100 squats ..non stop 5 times a week…😊
I'm 45, but was still playing women's pro tackle football right before I turned 40. Definitely feeling the age setting in, need to up my activity level again.
74 here. Never been a sportsman or gym rat. Certainly not as a strong as before. Still trying to keep fit. Love your video. Very sensible with nice touch of humour. And you are very humble. Your parents should be proud. Thanks for all the effort. Wishing you well and much success ❤😊
Your subscribers will tend to do as you do as you probably already know. I am not sure but I have moved away from using a rolling chair or rocking chair in my exercise routines. I really appreciate your videos. I had to lay in a bed for a year and a half. Now God has blessed me with the ability to get up and move again. I want to strengthen all these areas you talk about. I would love to have a jump in my steps.
I have such trouble with exercises because I always feel like I’m not doing them right, or am unknowingly “cheating” in some way. Also this is the first channel I’ve seen that acknowledges that people who are out of shape need a program that starts very gradually. Too many exercise gurus are just showing you things that fit people can do anyway. It’s hard to do very basic exercises without feeling stupid and useless (and that makes you want to quit immediately).
Old? How old is OLD? How old is Cathy? She didn't say. Your videos are great for getting average people to get more mobile, which will enhance their lives. I started serious exercising at age 62. Now at 76 I am not subject to those limitations most people my age are experiencing. I do those things you suggest like lunges, but using fairly heavy weights. Also I pay attention to mobility since it is needed for my main cardio passion-playing pickleball. (For 2-3 hr/3x a week.) When a ball is lobbed overhead (I'm short), a lot of the time I make a jump to hit the ball. Sometimes I miss, but many times I can hit it. It is fun playing with Big Mike who is 84 and it blows my mind over his reflexes, skill, and mobility. Together our combined age is 160 and everyone we play is far younger. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but it is fun running around the court whacking balls at an age when most cannot even walk normally anymore.
Great. Loved this. Am 66 and broke my ankle 4 years ago. Been working on my fitness. …..can do a lot of your exercises but will definitely start to do more often and build up my jumping. Thanks. Sue
I'm 61 and have two total knee replacements, so my goal is more to improve strength and flexibility in case I accidentally find myself in a position where I have to catch myself from a small drop. Thanks for this video. It has shown me a few exercises I can add to my normal routine.
Hi there. Thank you so much for all the time and effort that is obviously going into all your video presentations. Sometimes us oldies can think we know it all, we think we understand what we’ve been told and we think that what we’ve learned in the past is much better than what young people do. However, I feel grateful for all the explanations in this video, that will hopefully stop me from hurting myself at nearly 70, by going at these exercises a bit too vigorously 😅 I’ve been doing the Asian squat for a long time now, thanks to a previous video and it’s really helpful - plus very comfortable now too. It’s great that you are giving us the tools to stay supple and fit as we age. Not everyone is at the same level but we can all learn a bit more from listening to you. Many thanks ❤
I have been following you for some time and can almost do an Asian squat without aide now. At 65, I can safely jump a whopping 4”. But I still enjoyed seeing some new exercises I haven’t seen just to keep things fresh and moving forward. Thanks so much. By the way, you have my vote for a follow up video for the next level.
I’m getting up there. I like this program. We as older folks don’t have to perform like we did in our 20’s & 30’s, but we CAN KEEP MOVING. It’s a lifestyle from now on! Period! 🤨
This is great information and all so true. I'm 69 and still play US and international level masters volleyball. Jumping is key and critical for this sport. I do all these exercises with weights and some plyo as well. Yes, death and sarcopenia will always win, but we can fight the good fight. I look forward to more of your videos and training. Will never get my 36 vert back...but maybe!?!?
I have been sedentary for many years due to work, and though I tried to keep up with being active it’s become harder. Recently I decided to take a dance class to help with that and to my horror, despite being younger than all of my classmates, I found I could not jump forward or back without losing my balance. Needless to say - how embarrassing. It’s been a couple of months but jumping is still difficult. Your video popped up today like a miracle. I’m going to use all of these exercises!
When I was in my 20's, many, many yrs ago, I studied karate and in my school we had a visitor from Japan. He was just a little older than I so maybe late 20's or early 30's. This guy could vertical jump in a way I'd never seen anyone do before or since. I asked him if it was a natural ability or some technique he'd learned in training at home. He seemed reluctant to talk about it bc I think, he was naturally a very modest humble person who never wanted to seem braggadocious. After a time he decided to share his story which has stuck with me for so many years now, as an example for me of courage in the face of overwhelming odds against a person and the power of perseverance and will. His story was that he'd had a terrible accident injuring severely his legs and ankles. He was incapacitated for a long time and with a lot of pain and told by medical doctors that he should not hope to walk again. Instead of accepting that, he simply trained and by that I mean he trained his martial arts exercise, discipline, strengthening and he jumped. And jumped. He trained his legs to develop his strength and didn't give up. So I guess it's all just to say, we can overcome tremendous odds against us, if we have the will or want to develop the will within us to persevere.
Good exercises, very encouragung. I do an hour of Zumba every morning and I love jumping about - once you're no longer a kid, you don't get many opportunities to do that kind of thing. But jumping down from a height? Nobody who lives alone is likely to try that, IMO, unless they have help within shouting distance! The possibilities for disaster are great.
I totally agree with this! I’m 61 and will do a standing jump over my bench a couple of times during each workout. It’s a great feeling to be able to still do that!!!
Hi Matt. I go to CrossFit 3-4 times a week and keep up a bit and cf is very challenging but we do what we can. BUT I can’t jump didn’t know that until 3 yrs ago when I joined CrossFit-very disappointed, I had given in to old age and now I’m inspired and hopeful with your videos. By the way I’m 81 and want to jump. Thanks Matt
Camp G and CrossFit showed me that I couldn’t jump either at age 56. I was so curious. Love these videos with grandkids on the way I want to be a participant in their lives. Activity mobility, agility, and strength are key. Just so happy I found these videos today. Let’s do it!
I'm 60 and my cardio is all either no or low-impact. I hadn't tried to jump for years until this video. Since I can, fortunately, still do everything you showed to build strength, i cautiously tried to jump. I can do it, but not very high. I will be adding this to my routine. Thank you.
At 57, I lift 5x a week and do cardio the other 2, but like you, I keep everything low/no impact. I don’t even like to jog. I’m still in great shape regardless so I don’t see a reason to do anything unnecessary.
I'm 75 and cannot jump. I am active, always have been, and never had a sedentary lifestyle, but I have had problems with my feet and ankles most of my life, and the ability to jump seemed to disappear in my 60s, when I realised I could no longer skip. I would love to be able to skip again, but.....anyway, I'm going to give it a go. THANKYOU.
Thank you! Jumping on a trampoline with my grandchildren has become a new and fun activity for me. This entire video is so helpful! Bone density is so important for us.
I'm 64 and have done moderate working out since my 20's. I actually have been working on legs and core but not thought about jumping. I struggle with jumping up onto the boxes at the gym. I always feel like I'm going to fall. I'm going to back up and be more intentional so I can safely add jumping. Great video
You’re sweet and funny! Keep up the great work! I’m 59 and teach mat & chair yoga and have known since I was a child instinctively to sit on the floor rather than a chair as it always felt uncomfortable and my feet have always swelled. I squat a lot throughout the day, too. Studying Tai Chi in order to teach it. 💚🥋 🧘
This video showed up at the perfect time for me - recovering from yet another lower back injury after jumping to catch a high ball in pickleball. Starting to work on all the strength and flexibility needed to continue playing.
As a mid 50 year old doing martial arts I find I have challenges with flexibility in my lower back. A lot of the time doing classes I get to do a lot of the exercises you have demonstrated and it helps. I’ve also added stretching and myofascial unwinding techniques to help loosen my back and feels like it is bringing back some additional flexibility which then allows me to flow into jump kicks. Thanks for the video
I just happened onto your channel/blog today. I love it! I am 68 and broke my foot this year and could not walk for 7 months. I am walking and want to get back to running. Have taken 2.5 years off from running, but want to start back. I am going to watch more of your videos to get me back out there. Plus I also cannot jump. When I tried to jump on a mat (6 inches) I got a hernia! So jumping is not what I can do yet. But I will work on those things that you said. You did not mention hernia, but I am sure that that means core strength, which apparently I do not have. Great video!
I am 65 and have been working a lot over the last 20 years being a business owner. I could dunk a basketball at 50 and I am 6 ft tall. I also gained about 50 pounds since then. I have lost 25 pounds the last three months as I joined a gym. Your video just came up on you tube. It was very informative about doing it the safe way. Last year I tried pickle ball and tore a calf muscle. I will be watching for more of your videos.
This presentation was excellent I am 72 and in very good shape but but it is only because of what you are trying to teach you must start slow be consistent and safe For those of you who are young develop a fitness routine that consist of resistance / weight ….cardio for your heart and some flexibility / yoga for your joints and inner body
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Finally! Someone who knows that I can increase my ability, and is willing to show me how! I was pretty youthful up until about 60. That was over a decade ago, and I 'enjoyed' my new-found retirement too much by reading too much, etc., and getting fat and a gut for the first time in my life. I am determined to reverse all the damage I did to myself, and I'm ready.
I’m 77 and still play competitive basketball, even nationally. Although I can’t jump like I used to, boxing out prevents younger players from jumping over you. 9 times out of 10 one can secure a rebound, even though a player is younger and can jump higher.
This video is extremely helpful. Thank you so much. I was inspired to jump again in 2021 after watching Ben Patrick's video titled "How I went from 19 to 42 inches in my vertical." I am 44 years old, 5 foot 8, and Asian descent. So my goal to touch a 10 foot rim may seem like an impossible task. I actually even dunked a pickle ball at age 18. But doing all of these plyometrics exercise at such a young age hurt my knees/back. The pain was too much so I stopped. Since I am getting back into it, doing a lot of prehabs and exercises shown in this very video, it strengthened my body and now in almost 2024 I am much stronger and can handle landings much better.
I'm only 50, but my mobility is greatly reduced because I was never able to compete my rehab after breaking my ankle (thanks COVID) there is a lot of good stuff in here, thank you :)
Hi Matt - thanks for your thoughtful and caring work. ❤ I use much of your advice to help and inspire my mother - who is suffering the impact of sedentary lifestyle imposed by the pandemic. She only turned 75 and she has not walked or moved in a real way since march 2020. More recently, she is suffering from intense pain on her right leg and has become very unsteady- this has fed her fears of movement even more. She has difficulty to stand up from a chair and I would appreciate if you were to share exercises to help her regain her confidence walking and standing up. Thanks so much for being awesome.
My mum never recovered from the pandemic....did any of us! It got to the point she virtually just sat on her bum all day. It worsened when she went into hospital where she fell and broke her hip and never came out. Encourage your mum to move big time....muscles atrophy so quickly. Best wishes from the UK. 😊
This gave me more insight into why peers look at me like I'm crazy when I jump and down things as a 42 year old (I know long way to go to the audience this is probably meant for). Gives me more confidence to keep doing this for as long as I can to keep being able to.
Excellent timing! Since the death of my dog, I have become far more sedentary, and in the last week or so I've been having problems with my ankles. The foot and ankle strengthening exercises look like a great place for me to start. I'm also add in a couple of walks each day.
@@rygel5824 not yet. The dogs in just now either have far too much energy, or behavioural problems. Neither of which we are able to deal with at the moment.
Love your positivity and sensibility. You do a great way of explaining things in a very clear manner, filled with hope but with a measured degree of what a person's reasonable expectations might be. Thank you!
I am 71 and love walking and hiking with my husband but have found when the walk has lots of steps and going up a steep hill etc that my knees do not like it and coming back down the steps hurts the most. So have been doing twice a week resist hold with knees bent and standing on toes area and hold this up to 40 seconds each time and try to do this twice a day. I do other stretching also which incorporates the leg and hips area to regain strength also. Have good hiking shoes I wear also as ground can be uneven and also to remember to lift my feet more when walking. Never thought about jumping but guess its a good way to maintain the strength as we age.
This reminds me of a story my podiatrist told me when I talked about wanting to increase my bone density through some jumping. He said his mother at the age of 62 started jumping rope and after some time developed fractures in her vertebrae. Do you have videos or exercises for increasing bone density in the vertebrae and ribs specifically? I’ve been doing resistant exercises but don’t think I’m doing anything to improve bone density in the ribs or spine. Thanks.
Your mom prob already had osteoporosis or porous bones esp in the areas she broke. First rule that out. Good studies thru the Bone Clinic in Australia show weight lifting is safe and beneficial for bone health. But start slow and ideally if dx with low bone density see a physical health prof’l. Google ones near you and see their specialties and or call them. Many good videos on YT just focused on safe exercise for bone health. It needs to incr though to be helpful.
57 here and do high box jumps and squat up. I’ve been doing this as a routine weekly for over 10years. Only a 2-3 of us in my gym do this. It’s important for me to keep jump as a routine as a result I always feel light on my feet and sprightly. I must stress I focus carefully on loading on my toes and not my heel. 🙏🏿
I'll tell you what has helped me as a 46 year old skateboarder... the resting squat. I just jump right up on a 3 foot mini half pipe platform like it's nothing. It helps
Thank you for this video, you have some good suggestions. At 73, I have hiked and walked for many years and continue to do so. I have added stretching and floor exercises as well. The key is of course to use it or lose it, but you have shown that people can do things to build more muscle at almost any age.
Hey Matt if you could make a video about basic human movement such as squatting , kneeling , sitting, and thoracic extension , etc , all in one that would be much appreciated thank you.
Wonderful video! Will you do a “next phase” video on how older folks can maintain their fitness? I’m a recreational jump roper in my mid-60s (2000 jump sessions on alternate days) and I don’t want to lose my current level of fitness as I get into my 70s and 80s. Jumping rope is so much fun that I never want to stop! Thank you.❤️
Watch last year videos from PhD dr Stacy Sims. Exactly about that, exercises, food and supplements for gaining and maintaining strength and fitness for older women. Also post menopausal. And it differs a lot from the general advice based on research on men.
I’m told after 30, only 5% of the population will ever sprint again. I sprint twice a week on football field . My pace for sprints currently at 67 is the same as my marathon pace was at 40. Sound 6:30/mile . The good news I can’t sprint fast enough to hurt myself:)
Hi Matt. I saw your video. I'm 68 and used to play basketball and I could dunk. I tried to jump today and I have a full, 4 inch vertical leap. I'm doing some exercises and hope to get to a 6 inch vertical soon.
In my early 60s so becoming very conscious of my health. Quitting baked goods and cutting sugars has enabled me to lose enough weight to start working on flexibility, strength, and agility.
I have a routine where I do high skips, really exaggerated and with arms extended overhead, then I'll do a lunge walk for a set number of lunges per leg. I have a route that's maybe a mile long altogether, and by the time I'm back home.... Fired up and ready for a hot shower. I do a lot of hip specific work because I'm almost 64 and everything I like to do involves some outdoor activity. I learned I'll never tell you that I just figured I was fit enough to start skipping, so I just did. But you'll never hear that from me. :)
At 60 and female I have learned how (from my daughter) to jump on Plyoboxes that were as high as 24" I shocked myself and , I did it repeatedly. Then I had to find a new group of active MATURE People to hang with (not easy! ) So I always workout now on my own and I am determined that I can still do things I have enjoyed. if nothing else on busy working days I walk daily depending on the day 3000-+ to over 10,000 steps a day. Game changer !! I can out walk my grand kids. But my little one 4yrs old walks with me sometime up to about 4,000 steps. An active life style is a gift from God.I never plan to not be active. If He is willing to give me Life I am going to never take it for granted.... Thanks for the encouragement... One more thing ... MY personal POV is I am Youthfully Mature Far from OLD ( That word is for Cars and Houses) and Derogatory in my book...
At 59, I was like you. I was taking long walks and even speed skating twice weekly. Two years later, I can barely walk. Old injury flares ups maybe. Be careful not to get injured. It's a tough recovery at our age.
Follow Along Videos, Parts 1 & 2 for the exercises that you demonstrated would be a good idea. I do your follow along exercises, Parts 1 &2 for Back Pain several times a week so I know that I would incorporate new videos that build jumping muscles. I used to play volleyball.
I'm 67, I love seeing all these oldsters giving their fitness routines. When I was 42 I started doing kung fu, and I'm so glad I did! That has served as a base for keeping fit ever since. It helped me develop balance, coordination, tendons, and discipline. When I was 55 to stop doing it for a while, because my sifu wasn't satisfied with my leaps and told me I needed to get to where I could do 300 squats in one session. I did that, but at the expense of my knees, so I had to do tai chi after that. But then I learned how to do deep squats, and that seems to have healed my knees, and it does wonders for my back too. Took a while to work up to being able to do those squats! One time at the gym I saw a young woman balancing on a Bosu Ball, and though "Man, I want to do that!" It's like a large workout ball, but cut in half and stuck onto a flat platform. You have to work your way up with it. At first my legs would shake trying to maintain balance, so you have to hold onto something until you can balance on your own. When I was 61 I saw a UA-cam video of young person shuffle dancing, and figured I could do that even though I was bad at dancing. The basic shuffle dance move is Running Man, which requires you to build up your feet and lower legs until you get that bounce. It took a while, but I finally got it, it's really good for fitness. And now I can actually dance! I also teach swimming, which by itself isn't that strenuous, but I have use of a 25 meter pool, so I swim when I get a break from teaching. Some people think swimming isn't a good exercise, but you can work really hard at it, especially if you don't limit yourself to one stroke. Recently I've started doing Animal Flow routines, those are amazing! There are muscles in my body that have apparently rarely been worked. I've had problems doing pushups and other exercises involving the shoulders, but a basic Animal Flow routine has transformed my shoulders, adding stability, improving my posture, and helping get rid of that Old Man Body where your shoulders rise up and your chest caves in. I started looking like that after a bout with pneumonia a year ago, and started thinking "I guess I'm an old man now." But no! It took a while to recover, but now I'm back to looking younger than my age.
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I got a question I have a cam deformity that cause rubbing against my left hip sock joint which led to a Labral tear. I had this problem for about 4 months. I can walk,run and jump however I need to be on constant medication. Do you believe surgery the best option?
disappointed that you didn't (or maybe I missed it) explain "Why Old people can't Jump". i.e. which type of muscle fibers have atrophied. Which type of muscle fibers are recruited for power (jumping) versus strength
@@V18B.C No. Watch any of my videos on hip impingement or read the research section at thefaifix.com
ATM. 💪📖Joint Pain and the ATM Theory: www.uprighthealth.com/blog/chronic-joint-pain-atm-theory
It's a detail that for 99% of normal people doesn't make one bit of difference! Need to start moving.@@startingtoday4663
@@startingtoday4663Older people lose type 2 fast twitch muscle fibers. He didn't mention that.
I still can! I'm 72 and often jump off my deck that's 3 1/2 ft high. Praise God!
😮 that's impressive!
Good
Wow you should make a year video of that ❤
Don’t stop
I'm a little curious as how you get up there. 😃 ... oh wait... "deck." I envisioned a trunk or coffee table.
It’s a mindset - if you think you’re too old - you’re giving up. Keep active - I’m nearly 71 and the fittest I’ve ever been. One hours stretching in the morning one and a half hours heavy weight training 5 days a week interspersed with playing football with the grandkids, cycling, trampolining - start small but just move!
Absolutely! Movement is life!
Move or die. It’s the rule of the animal kingdom.
Thank you for the motivation!
I’m failing to get my 80 year mum moving. She’s always been active but at 78 she broke her right leg above the knee falling down our driveway NOV 2021. The first 9 months were solid in her recovery. I had to go and look after my family in the covid era of omicron leaving mum alone. From August 2022 to June 2023 mum was alone. In that time she slipped into a modality of watching tv and not moving. By her 80th birthday in June this year she had lost all,of the mobility she had worked hard to recover in that 9 months after her accident. She is dependent on her walker and can barely move. She says she wants to walk again but she doesn’t move except to go to the bathroom or to make her breakfast in the morning. She lives at home and will never go to an old peoples home. She used to work in old peoples homes as a carer right up to her retirement at 75. In fact she was still working looking after the elderly when she had her accident. I’m trying my hardest to get her moving. But it’s tough working with my mothers lack of mental energy let alone her physical loss in muscle, balance and flexibility. Personally my own health is suffering as I settle into my mothers rhythms watching tv with her. I’ve got to move or I’ll become old before my time. Move or die. Move yo live. Live to move.
No one ever told me not to jump. It’s not a mindset. I haven’t been able to jump more than a couple inches high since forever. I can jump down from things though; just not up.
I too am tired of EVERYONE telling me I am old. In Sept I turned 80 but for at least a year and a half before that I was told I am pushing 80 even from a surgeon who was getting ready to do colon surgery on me.
I am going to follow you to prove to everyone I may be 80 but I am not dead yet.
Looking forward.
Scarlett Barger
That’s wonderful! You go girl!! 👏🏽👏🏽
A LOUD Amen to ur fierce spirit Scarlet!
Good for you, Scarlett! Also, I love your name 🙂
❤love it! At 73 I don't think of myself as old and it surprises me how many younger folks treat me like an old person. I don't get offended because I realize they are giving up their seats, etc as a matter of respect but it still amuses me that so many folks take me for being "old". At least manners aren't dead these days! 😂
You go Scarlett! Love your attitude! I’m 70 and can’t do what I used to, but I can do some. I do a little 20 minute workout 3 to 6 times a week depending on how busy the week is. But watching this tells me I need to add a little variety and this gives me some good ideas. I just need to follow along and do what I can. Honestly, don’t think I will ever be able to actually jump again, but I sure would love to! I draw a hopscotch board on my driveway for my great grand children who are toddlers, but I can’t show them really how to use it. I try, but I don’t do it well enough. 👩🏻🦳🩷
A few months ago I watched a video where Peter Attia said, as we get older we lose our fast twitch muscle fibres ( the one’s required for jumping) first. I’m 68 and though I’ve been strength training since I was 19 ( I can still do 13 pull ups and 25 dips), I hadn’t jumped for years. So I bought some boxes of different heights and can now jump onto a 20 inch box 10 times. I’ve increased the height gradually and my target (eventually) is 24 inches.
The best advice I can give is increase GRADUALLY and do squats, leg raises, lunges as well to strengthen the legs. Good luck everyone and thanks you so much for producing this video. It’s very helpful.
It's all a bunch of propoganda. The various training stimulus will engage fast twitch fibres and with additional protein your fast twitch will grow.
Thank YOU for the inspiration! 😀
Alot of the "ageing" related to performance is undocumented our outright propaganda. There is a decline but if you use it you won't lose it, or the loss is much less than you would expect. You can continue to improve at this movement by working on it, and adding plyometrics and weight training. The plyometrics are used to convert muscle fibres over to the "fast twitch" type required for explosive sports. I'd also add mobility drills. The jumpers seek "knees over toes" mobility, an you might as well get all your other mobility in your ankles, low back, etc. Feed your body high quality protein from chicken, fish and protein powders and build your body to do what you want it to do. Age is an excuse for most parts, and yes there is a decline. A trained body performs excellent but it takes alot of time and planning, sometimes a goal may be a few years off working 9-11 months out of the year on it. For your motivation i will use the foundation of "age is an excuse" and then figure out all the foundations and growth you need to achieve what you desire.
I'm a 58 year old figure skater. In the last year I've been struggling to do the jumps I've been doing since I was a child. I'm so grateful for this video, I'm not quite ready to give up the jumps entirely.
WOOOOT!
Look into Morley Robbins, Dr. Barry Sears, and Mary Ruddick. If you have neurological symptoms, look into what Dr. Chris Palmer teaches.
You have to understand how to 1. support your mitochondrial nutrition and 2. balance your hormonal response to your meals.
The system is geared towards depleting your magnesium, retinol, food-based copper, and quality sun exposure. All of these deplete your mitochondria's ability to produce the energy you need to hit those jumps. The rusty metallic non-food iron 'fortified' into almost all processed foods is rusting your mitochondria and depleting your copper and magnesium.
I am 51 postmenapousal, twice cancer survivor. Recently diagnosed with ostreoprosis tscore 3. Up to last year until the chemo started i atrended taekwando classes, cycle, swim, run up the hills. Now all my tests are clean,, i started exercising again. Skipping a rope 100 times a day, stretching every morning, doing weights with Davina and also sometimes pilates. I started to jump last week because i want to go back to taekwando classes and also added heal drops. Sjipping a rope is easy but struggling with juming from high places. I will follow your advice. I dont let anyone tell me i am too old to do anything. The more we use our body, the better it gets at it. I couldnt skip 10 times at first. Keep trying !
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I'm 65. At 60 I learned to do the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk. I rotate them into and out of my routine. Jumping with a barbell 🏋🏻 is exciting and satisfying. I also keep a basketball 🏀 in my car and practice shooting and rebounding 10 or 15 minutes most days on my way home from work. This rejuvenates me and gets me amped for more training. When I was 42 my lower right leg was paralyzed for a year from an unfortunate event that also shattered the calcaneus. My heel still hurts periodically but I'm really glad I kept going. I'm grateful for the encouragement I received from doctors and my brother. Come on brothers and sisters, let's keep it moving!
@BluegillGreg
You're playing with a basketball while you're driving? Don't worry about breaking any bones while jumping, worry about arriving home alive when you are driving.
@@RoseyTuckermy thoughts exactly‼️
I'm 32 now and training for the Olympic Trials in the high jump. In college, I was close but had two "career ending" injuries, and a doctor told me I'd never jog again, let alone jump. Now I run 30 to 60 milers when I'm bored and recently jumped 7'7" the auto-enty mark is 7'8". Aging is real but the mindset of " you're old and washed up" is very wrong. Be mindful and of your limits, but still have fun and never give up💪🏾
32.... lol.... talk to us when you're 62... shit changes when you hit 60....absolutely nobody on the planet is as strong at 60 as they are at 30. If you can squat 500 lbs at age 30... you'll be down to 400 at best... maybe 450, if you're lucky, when you hit your sixties... but, you won't ever be the same as before.
Sarcopenia is a real thing that affects every single living human, bar none....., and you can't stop it....mitigate it some, sure. But even the strongest of the strongest is weaker in their old age.
You'll pay the price for long distance running in about 30 years. Plenty of living examples for proof.
Strength training is the no. 1 metric for seniors to combat & survive old age.
here I am at 80, much better that when I was 45... but suit yourself, judge yourself. @@Bloozguy
@@Bloozguy I agree with almost everything you say but if someone wasn't much into exercise or strength training when younger then it's quite possible to be stronger at 60 than at 30 if you put the work in, eat right etc. That has been my personal experience; I am still getting stronger now. Of course my maximum potential is much lower than it was 30 years ago, but I never reached anything like my maximum so I have plenty of margin to enable me to catch up.
@@julianpenfold1638 Of course, but you've now changed the parameters.
I'm stronger now @ 69 then I was when I was 65. But not as strong as when I was 60 and 1/2 to 1/3 as strong as when I was 30, depending what exercise.
Your starting point is everything, definitely. However, all things being equal, absolutely nobody is as muscular & strong at 60 as they were when they were 30.
Nobody escapes sarcopenia...it's the slow & steady loss of muscle & decline towards death, which all of us, except Jesus apparently, can never escape.
Your personal experience would be everyone's experience, given the exact same metrics. Weight training of any type, greatly mitigates the aging effect.
Strength training for seniors should be the number priority for any senior citizen.
@@Bloozguy Definitely. I'm a late convert to strength training - now I bore my friends silly telling them why they need to start. I'm also a big enthusiast for learning skill sports that require co-ordination and engage brain and body, increase body awareness and quality of movement - and they are fun. You want your strength training regime to be sustainable and I find that the motivation of using to support playing fun sports makes it easier to put the hard work in.
Mindset is only part of it. Mindset won't change reality. I'm 72, have been physically active all my life and consider myself fit and healthy. I can do activities many much younger than me can't. However I have mod-severe osteoarthritis and osteoporosis and I can't (and should not) jump and running or jogging is terrible on my spine. The thought of spending hours at the gym every day is the last thing I and many others want to do. The important thing is to find a physical activity that you enjoy and to build exercises into your every day life, eg stand on one leg every time you brush your teeth or wipe down the bench, squat rather then stoop every time you or need to pick up something of the floor. Rise from a chair as if you are rising from a squat. Never take a lift or elevator unless you really have to. Always walk briskly & with good posture. There are hundreds of ways we can exercise during the course of the day without having to carve out hours for specific exercise sessions.
I was shocked when at the ripe old age of 45 I lost the ability to go up on my tip toes. What? I am tall. At the time I was also stressed. I started exercising and focusing on my dieting. I am going to be 50 and am headed back to school to learn to help other menapausal women live better lives. I appreciate as a health care provider what this man is doing here. Thank you sir. Slow and steady wins the race. Time is passing anyway. Have fun.
at 40 I realized I was having difficulty getting up off the ground. I realized my leg muscles were getting weak, so I did a bunch of exercises to strengthen them. now I can get up off the floor like when I was a teenager!
77 female here. I'm working up from chin-ups and shrimp squats to get pull-ups and pistol squats. Like your channel, as it reminds me to think before acting and prepare before doing.
I’m 69 and i teach gymnastic for elders aged up to 86. Thanks for sharing👏👏👏i’ll try to teach this for the elders. So now i’m your new subscriber☺️
Congrats for helping people lose sight of shore! U give them back life!
I am 83 years young, practicing pranayama and love Auroville. I will follow the great advice here and thank you vey much.
Great man, woman? I'm 83 and train weekly aikido with others without any problem. Great sportart is aikido.. that keeps one in perfect shape quite naturally..
I keep being surprised and impressed by this channel. I’m 64 and found Matt Tsu a couple of years ago when I was crippled by hip and knee pain. Now, after progressively following his movement exercises I find myself exactly here, and have recently tried some light rope skipping (20 max) and some slow chair step up, step down, as well as a bit of jumping up and down. I am approaching these various exercises with great care, and with days long recovery periods, to make certain not to have over exerted myself. Point being: thank you again Matt Tsu for bringing me along to this fabulous place, and thank you for considering a workout for someone like myself who has already managed to come this far in their physical recovery. Totally worth it.
First time seeing any of your videos. I'm a 67 y/o female and I am preparing to snow ski, in Feb, for the first time in my life. Thanks for your help. I'm already stronger. I was falling last January. That's gone and I'm able to run up and down stairs without holding to rails. Increasing my protein intake made a huge impact. Thanks!
Hi Matt, 71, total right knee replaced 10 years ago. I generally don't ever have both feet off the ground at the same time. However, my bone density is excellent. I do a lot of yard work, bending lifting tearing out weeds, my yard is a bit rougher than most. Lots if vines and weed trees etc. I did really well with your hip mobility class, less well with the back improvement, and then after My blood sugar came back good from all those exercises, got covid and could do nada fir about 2 weeks. Just climbing the stairs to the bedroom about did me in. So I decided to start over. Hip mobility yes. And the morning workout from part 2 of the back program as I get a lot of noticeable improvement. I'll keep you posted how it goes. But for now at least one foot on the ground at all times. Kate
Keep going at your own pace! 💪
It's not just a mindset. Some people are lucky, but when arthritis sets in impact is the worst. You can still do a lot and you should move, but you should also manage pain and further wear and tear.
😂 I got the reference “drop it like it’s hot” only 51 but I’m storing up videos like this as a reminder to keep what mobility I have and hopefully improve it as well. I sure hope I’ll be dropping it like it’s hot for years to come. Great video!
I’ve definitely had a sedentary lifestyle for the last 20 years and the moment I saw the video title I clicked! I’m pregnant, so I plan to be extra careful with the exercises, but I need to do this. I want to be ready to play with my little one when they start playing. Thank you for the video!💕
Also I plan on consulting my doctor before doing this so please don’t worry. 😆 Thank you!
57 and still rebounding on rebounder, performing box jumps, frog jumps, and alternating lunges with hops. All without pain. Use it or lose it !! Also important to remember to bend the knees when landing to absorb the impact. People not used to jumping and hopping often forget this part.
I've heard of kids finding grandparents that they adopt en masse online. This is new, an adopt a son in law channel. The tone is both precious and hilarious at the same time. 🎉
I had an Achilles injury for 10 years, and was finally able to find an orthopedic doctor that said it’s time to get surgery and fix this problem. Since I hadn’t been able to do a lot of activities for the last decade, I am now so afraid to try anything now. I use to Irish step dance, ride horses, hike, etc., but now even jumping off a curb scares me
Yes, please make a next level video on this topic. I'm a 71 yo female, have full range of motion, solid core, glutes, hips and quads, and can hold a full asian squat without issue. I do 30-45 min of HIIT 3-4 days a week in addition to 60 jumping jacks every day. I can still jump and would like to keep it that way. Next level? Bring it on!
Wow, I can barely walk at age 60.
I’m 70 and I cannot jump but I would love to. I am going to take these ideas and try them out. I doubt I will ever be able to actually jump again, but maybe I will get close. Or at least get in better physical condition. Really appreciate this video. Tomorrow I’m going to watch some of the others. I’m kind of excited. 🤭👩🏻🦳🩷
I can ponder life while resting in the Asian squat cuz I followed your videos. My trunk is pretty stable cuz I followed your videos. My hips and knees and and toes are pretty good because I Purchased your toe pain work out which was so incredibly awesome so yes now I would love to learn from you how to jump I’m 61 and I’ve been avoiding it
I love this!!!
I have also been avoiding jumping for many years to “protect my knees.” This is a great video and encouragement to build the muscle to support the jump. (However, I still struggle with a deep squat. It feels like thickness in the back of my knees is the stop. Not giving up!) Thank you @Upright Health!
It’s my dream to attain the Asian squat!!!! I know that I used to be able to do it. There’s home video, showing me squatting like that in my front yard as a child. Probably filling my diaper, lol.😂😂😂
@@bitrudder3792 😂😂😂😂
At 76 I don’t visualize myself as old. Have Cerebellar ataxia that got progressively more aggressive until I couldn’t walk well or even get into bed etc. Overtrained at the gym and tore a peck muscle, cracked a rib and had a Cerebellar infarction but it canceled out most of the debilitating Ataxia symptoms. Rebuilding my balance and strength by doing aggressive manual labour. About 80% back now and gradually introducing all of my physical activities from my youth. Just got my squats down to my heals while positioning 70b concrete pavers. Hands, fingers and hips tight and painful but pushing forward a little bit more every day. Free diving and daily 4 mile runs next.
Wow, your ataxia history proves our bodies are far more complex and intelligent then we’ll ever understand.
Laying 70lb concrete pavers with your issues speaks volumes, there's plenty of kids in their twenties who couldn't do that. You're going down fighting, what a great attitude.
I absolutely love your videos! Thank you for teaching me how to jump again, SAFELY. I started weight lifting at age 68 and am now 74. It tok a really long time to get strong again. My biggest problem is motivation. Your videos are always enjoyable as well as helpful. More! More! More! (btw I went from 20% bone loss at 68 to 0% this year)
Wow!!! Congrats!!!
@@Uprighthealth Hello young man, you are very comical in your videos, at the same time you are right on spot..
Love your videos and working on my glutes, hip exercises core muscles and working on low back stretch as well..
I have found stretching the body has been really helping. Thankyou
Moving everyday is crucial, 65 years young I workout most days inspite of health issues. Twice a week in hydro pool, walking lunges, skipping, hopping, squats, leg raises walking backwards, hanging, stretching with bands. Stick mobility in the gym, kettlebells, farmers walking. Yoga, Pilates, tai chi.
Variety is the spice of life.
Every grandparent needs to watch this video and do these exercises! I have not felt the need to jump for at least 20 years, but now that I have small grandchildren, The opportunity arises constantly! I did not realize I have lost the ability to jump in a controlled manner-I totally see how I could really injure myself, especially jumping off of things onto the ground. Thank you so much for this video!
Excellent explanation!❤ Your style is not only informative, but also VERY RELATABLE (for people of all ages). Thank you 🙏🌺🌹
This guy is not very old yet. I am 75 y,o, ex gymnast, I used to be able to jump about 10 cm above my own height when I was youn which was outstanding, I I am still in good shape overall, for instance I can do 10 X L sit pull ups, so strong core, low body fat etc... but when it comes to jumping I have completely lost it, I could not jump 10 inches to save my life!
I'm 50. I got to gymnastics and tumbling 2-3 times a week and dance class one night a week. I keep active so my muscles and bones stay agile. I've been doing it since I was 9. I'll do it as long as my body lets me to keep going physically the best I can for the longest I can.
I'm 91 and appreciate your recognition of our need to grow our bones at any age! Rebounders are helpful at any age, it seems, and I've had mine for 6 years now. But your suggestions have motivated me to add your floor exercises to my rebounder use every few days! Thanks, Matt!
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15 minutes a day on the rebounder.
An hour at the gym 3 times a week, swimming in the sea or in a pool. 75 years old.
hope I can do what you can do when I am your age.
Very impressive, I'm getting many certifications in training and renewing my personal trainer certification. You know your stuff and really great advice for as we grow older❤
64 years old with a 170 kilo deep squat. 70k snatch and 90k clean & jerk. Lots of stretching.
63 and about to start implementing your techniques! I can already crouch all the way to the floor and do so up to a dozen times a day, also using your techniques. Thank you.
I’m with you bro, turned 73 this year. More muscle now than when I was playing rugby 40 years ago!!!! Bench my body weight, 100 squats ..non stop 5 times a week…😊
I'm 45, but was still playing women's pro tackle football right before I turned 40. Definitely feeling the age setting in, need to up my activity level again.
Really? I didn't know there was such a thing. Good for you!
I appreciate the information, especially the safety warnings. 🙂
74 here. Never been a sportsman or gym rat. Certainly not as a strong as before. Still trying to keep fit. Love your video. Very sensible with nice touch of humour. And you are very humble. Your parents should be proud. Thanks for all the effort. Wishing you well and much success ❤😊
Your subscribers will tend to do as you do as you probably already know. I am not sure but I have moved away from using a rolling chair or rocking chair in my exercise routines. I really appreciate your videos. I had to lay in a bed for a year and a half. Now God has blessed me with the ability to get up and move again. I want to strengthen all these areas you talk about. I would love to have a jump in my steps.
Agreed! Almost old lady here who tries to jump down whenever she can. Up on a box is harder than down but we should definitely do it
I have such trouble with exercises because I always feel like I’m not doing them right, or am unknowingly “cheating” in some way. Also this is the first channel I’ve seen that acknowledges that people who are out of shape need a program that starts very gradually. Too many exercise gurus are just showing you things that fit people can do anyway. It’s hard to do very basic exercises without feeling stupid and useless (and that makes you want to quit immediately).
Old? How old is OLD? How old is Cathy? She didn't say. Your videos are great for getting average people to get more mobile, which will enhance their lives.
I started serious exercising at age 62. Now at 76 I am not subject to those limitations most people my age are experiencing. I do those things you suggest like lunges, but using fairly heavy weights. Also I pay attention to mobility since it is needed for my main cardio passion-playing pickleball. (For 2-3 hr/3x a week.) When a ball is lobbed overhead (I'm short), a lot of the time I make a jump to hit the ball. Sometimes I miss, but many times I can hit it. It is fun playing with Big Mike who is 84 and it blows my mind over his reflexes, skill, and mobility. Together our combined age is 160 and everyone we play is far younger. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but it is fun running around the court whacking balls at an age when most cannot even walk normally anymore.
heck yes! nice work!
That's inspirational.
Great. Loved this. Am 66 and broke my ankle 4 years ago. Been working on my fitness. …..can do a lot of your exercises but will definitely start to do more often and build up my jumping. Thanks. Sue
I'm 61 and have two total knee replacements, so my goal is more to improve strength and flexibility in case I accidentally find myself in a position where I have to catch myself from a small drop. Thanks for this video. It has shown me a few exercises I can add to my normal routine.
You're welcome and....you may want to check out this video too: ua-cam.com/video/MZ329FGa5u4/v-deo.html
You can practice rolling and breakfalls. I think that's where the ninjas start.
Thanks for the link.
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Hi there. Thank you so much for all the time and effort that is obviously going into all your video presentations. Sometimes us oldies can think we know it all, we think we understand what we’ve been told and we think that what we’ve learned in the past is much better than what young people do. However, I feel grateful for all the explanations in this video, that will hopefully stop me from hurting myself at nearly 70, by going at these exercises a bit too vigorously 😅
I’ve been doing the Asian squat for a long time now, thanks to a previous video and it’s really helpful - plus very comfortable now too.
It’s great that you are giving us the tools to stay supple and fit as we age. Not everyone is at the same level but we can all learn a bit more from listening to you. Many thanks ❤
You're amazing and I'm quite sure you'll be as agile in 40 years as you are today. Thanks for sharing.
I have been following you for some time and can almost do an Asian squat without aide now. At 65, I can safely jump a whopping 4”. But I still enjoyed seeing some new exercises I haven’t seen just to keep things fresh and moving forward. Thanks so much. By the way, you have my vote for a follow up video for the next level.
You really are the best. What I learned is that I am pushing 79 and don't think I can jump. But I can be safe and exercise.
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I’m getting up there. I like this program. We as older folks don’t have to perform like we did in our 20’s & 30’s, but we CAN KEEP MOVING. It’s a lifestyle from now on! Period! 🤨
This is great information and all so true. I'm 69 and still play US and international level masters volleyball. Jumping is key and critical for this sport. I do all these exercises with weights and some plyo as well. Yes, death and sarcopenia will always win, but we can fight the good fight. I look forward to more of your videos and training. Will never get my 36 vert back...but maybe!?!?
Shoot for 36. If you get 30, not so bad right? 😀💪Thanks for being an inspiration!
I have been sedentary for many years due to work, and though I tried to keep up with being active it’s become harder. Recently I decided to take a dance class to help with that and to my horror, despite being younger than all of my classmates, I found I could not jump forward or back without losing my balance. Needless to say - how embarrassing. It’s been a couple of months but jumping is still difficult. Your video popped up today like a miracle. I’m going to use all of these exercises!
When I was in my 20's, many, many yrs ago, I studied karate and in my school we had a visitor from Japan. He was just a little older than I so maybe late 20's or early 30's. This guy could vertical jump in a way I'd never seen anyone do before or since. I asked him if it was a natural ability or some technique he'd learned in training at home. He seemed reluctant to talk about it bc I think, he was naturally a very modest humble person who never wanted to seem braggadocious. After a time he decided to share his story which has stuck with me for so many years now, as an example for me of courage in the face of overwhelming odds against a person and the power of perseverance and will. His story was that he'd had a terrible accident injuring severely his legs and ankles. He was incapacitated for a long time and with a lot of pain and told by medical doctors that he should not hope to walk again. Instead of accepting that, he simply trained and by that I mean he trained his martial arts exercise, discipline, strengthening and he jumped. And jumped. He trained his legs to develop his strength and didn't give up. So I guess it's all just to say, we can overcome tremendous odds against us, if we have the will or want to develop the will within us to persevere.
Good exercises, very encouragung. I do an hour of Zumba every morning and I love jumping about - once you're no longer a kid, you don't get many opportunities to do that kind of thing. But jumping down from a height? Nobody who lives alone is likely to try that, IMO, unless they have help within shouting distance! The possibilities for disaster are great.
I totally agree with this! I’m 61 and will do a standing jump over my bench a couple of times during each workout. It’s a great feeling to be able to still do that!!!
I use to be able to jump up and land 11 ft down on cement... I will build slowly. Thank you!!!
Hi Matt. I go to CrossFit 3-4 times a week and keep up a bit and cf is very challenging but we do what we can. BUT I can’t jump didn’t know that until 3 yrs ago when I joined CrossFit-very disappointed, I had given in to old age and now I’m inspired and hopeful with your videos. By the way I’m 81 and want to jump. Thanks Matt
Camp G and CrossFit showed me that I couldn’t jump either at age 56. I was so curious.
Love these videos with grandkids on the way I want to be a participant in their lives. Activity mobility, agility, and strength are key. Just so happy I found these videos today.
Let’s do it!
I'm 60 and my cardio is all either no or low-impact. I hadn't tried to jump for years until this video. Since I can, fortunately, still do everything you showed to build strength, i cautiously tried to jump. I can do it, but not very high. I will be adding this to my routine. Thank you.
At 57, I lift 5x a week and do cardio the other 2, but like you, I keep everything low/no impact. I don’t even like to jog. I’m still in great shape regardless so I don’t see a reason to do anything unnecessary.
I'm 75 and cannot jump. I am active, always have been, and never had a sedentary lifestyle, but I have had problems with my feet and ankles most of my life, and the ability to jump seemed to disappear in my 60s, when I realised I could no longer skip. I would love to be able to skip again, but.....anyway, I'm going to give it a go. THANKYOU.
Thank you! Jumping on a trampoline with my grandchildren has become a new and fun activity for me. This entire video is so helpful! Bone density is so important for us.
I'm 64 and have done moderate working out since my 20's. I actually have been working on legs and core but not thought about jumping.
I struggle with jumping up onto the boxes at the gym. I always feel like I'm going to fall.
I'm going to back up and be more intentional so I can safely add jumping. Great video
You’re sweet and funny!
Keep up the great work!
I’m 59 and teach mat & chair yoga and have known since I was a child instinctively to sit on the floor rather than a chair as it always felt uncomfortable and my feet have always swelled.
I squat a lot throughout the day, too.
Studying Tai Chi in order to teach it.
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This video showed up at the perfect time for me - recovering from yet another lower back injury after jumping to catch a high ball in pickleball. Starting to work on all the strength and flexibility needed to continue playing.
A lot of us older women no longer jump for a good reason - pregnancies weakened the plumbing!!! I know, there are exercises for that too.
That's true! I had a couple clients tell me that years ago. It is something that can be improved to some degree, so don't give up all hope!
As a mid 50 year old doing martial arts I find I have challenges with flexibility in my lower back. A lot of the time doing classes I get to do a lot of the exercises you have demonstrated and it helps. I’ve also added stretching and myofascial unwinding techniques to help loosen my back and feels like it is bringing back some additional flexibility which then allows me to flow into jump kicks. Thanks for the video
Don't forget to stretch your HIPS!!! ua-cam.com/video/r5TQ4CSHJ5g/v-deo.html
I'm 47. I'd like to jump when I'm 97. I have 50 years of these exercises to prepare 😊
I just happened onto your channel/blog today. I love it! I am 68 and broke my foot this year and could not walk for 7 months. I am walking and want to get back to running. Have taken 2.5 years off from running, but want to start back. I am going to watch more of your videos to get me back out there. Plus I also cannot jump. When I tried to jump on a mat (6 inches) I got a hernia! So jumping is not what I can do yet. But I will work on those things that you said. You did not mention hernia, but I am sure that that means core strength, which apparently I do not have. Great video!
I am 65 and have been working a lot over the last 20 years being a business owner. I could dunk a basketball at 50 and I am 6 ft tall. I also gained about 50 pounds since then. I have lost 25 pounds the last three months as I joined a gym. Your video just came up on you tube. It was very informative about doing it the safe way. Last year I tried pickle ball and tore a calf muscle. I will be watching for more of your videos.
You’re a natural teacher. Thanks!
This presentation was excellent I am 72 and in very good shape but but it is only because of what you are trying to teach you must start slow be consistent and safe For those of you who are young develop a fitness routine that consist of resistance / weight ….cardio for your heart and some flexibility / yoga for your joints and inner body
5:37 starts how to build strength. Thanks for great video!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Finally! Someone who knows that I can increase my ability, and is willing to show me how! I was pretty youthful up until about 60. That was over a decade ago, and I 'enjoyed' my new-found retirement too much by reading too much, etc., and getting fat and a gut for the first time in my life. I am determined to reverse all the damage I did to myself, and I'm ready.
I’m 77 and still play competitive basketball, even nationally. Although I can’t jump like I used to, boxing out prevents younger players from jumping over you. 9 times out of 10 one can secure a rebound, even though a player is younger and can jump higher.
This video is extremely helpful. Thank you so much.
I was inspired to jump again in 2021 after watching Ben Patrick's video titled "How I went from 19 to 42 inches in my vertical." I am 44 years old, 5 foot 8, and Asian descent. So my goal to touch a 10 foot rim may seem like an impossible task. I actually even dunked a pickle ball at age 18. But doing all of these plyometrics exercise at such a young age hurt my knees/back. The pain was too much so I stopped.
Since I am getting back into it, doing a lot of prehabs and exercises shown in this very video, it strengthened my body and now in almost 2024 I am much stronger and can handle landings much better.
I'm only 50, but my mobility is greatly reduced because I was never able to compete my rehab after breaking my ankle (thanks COVID) there is a lot of good stuff in here, thank you :)
Hi Matt - thanks for your thoughtful and caring work. ❤ I use much of your advice to help and inspire my mother - who is suffering the impact of sedentary lifestyle imposed by the pandemic. She only turned 75 and she has not walked or moved in a real way since march 2020. More recently, she is suffering from intense pain on her right leg and has become very unsteady- this has fed her fears of movement even more. She has difficulty to stand up from a chair and I would appreciate if you were to share exercises to help her regain her confidence walking and standing up. Thanks so much for being awesome.
My mum never recovered from the pandemic....did any of us! It got to the point she virtually just sat on her bum all day. It worsened when she went into hospital where she fell and broke her hip and never came out. Encourage your mum to move big time....muscles atrophy so quickly. Best wishes from the UK. 😊
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and guidance for improving knee joints etc for better health..
This gave me more insight into why peers look at me like I'm crazy when I jump and down things as a 42 year old (I know long way to go to the audience this is probably meant for). Gives me more confidence to keep doing this for as long as I can to keep being able to.
Excellent timing! Since the death of my dog, I have become far more sedentary, and in the last week or so I've been having problems with my ankles. The foot and ankle strengthening exercises look like a great place for me to start. I'm also add in a couple of walks each day.
Walking each day is the best, on trails if possible. Take care.
Have you gone to the shelter and adopted a dog yet ❤
@@rygel5824 not yet. The dogs in just now either have far too much energy, or behavioural problems. Neither of which we are able to deal with at the moment.
Love your positivity and sensibility. You do a great way of explaining things in a very clear manner, filled with hope but with a measured degree of what a person's reasonable expectations might be. Thank you!
I am 71 and love walking and hiking with my husband but have found when the walk has lots of steps and going up a steep hill etc that my knees do not like it and coming back down the steps hurts the most. So have been doing twice a week resist hold with knees bent and standing on toes area and hold this up to 40 seconds each time and try to do this twice a day. I do other stretching also which incorporates the leg and hips area to regain strength also. Have good hiking shoes I wear also as ground can be uneven and also to remember to lift my feet more when walking. Never thought about jumping but guess its a good way to maintain the strength as we age.
I'm 72. I'm going to jump a little and see how I like it. I walk backwards and spin. Skipping is fun. It's the little things!
This reminds me of a story my podiatrist told me when I talked about wanting to increase my bone density through some jumping. He said his mother at the age of 62 started jumping rope and after some time developed fractures in her vertebrae. Do you have videos or exercises for increasing bone density in the vertebrae and ribs specifically? I’ve been doing resistant exercises but don’t think I’m doing anything to improve bone density in the ribs or spine. Thanks.
Wow that sounds serious broken vertebrae ?
Your mom prob already had osteoporosis or porous bones esp in the areas she broke. First rule that out. Good studies thru the Bone Clinic in Australia show weight lifting is safe and beneficial for bone health. But start slow and ideally if dx with low bone density see a physical health prof’l. Google ones near you and see their specialties and or call them. Many good videos on YT just focused on safe exercise for bone health. It needs to incr though to be helpful.
57 here and do high box jumps and squat up. I’ve been doing this as a routine weekly for over 10years. Only a 2-3 of us in my gym do this. It’s important for me to keep jump as a routine as a result I always feel light on my feet and sprightly. I must stress I focus carefully on loading on my toes and not my heel. 🙏🏿
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I'll tell you what has helped me as a 46 year old skateboarder... the resting squat. I just jump right up on a 3 foot mini half pipe platform like it's nothing. It helps
I actually "got" "drop it like it's hot" Lolol.
Thanks for this video I noticed that there's a lot of exercises that I've had recommended by many. 👍👍
Thank you for this video, you have some good suggestions. At 73, I have hiked and walked for many years and continue to do so. I have added stretching and floor exercises as well. The key is of course to use it or lose it, but you have shown that people can do things to build more muscle at almost any age.
Hey Matt if you could make a video about basic human movement such as squatting , kneeling , sitting, and thoracic extension , etc , all in one that would be much appreciated thank you.
That sounds like a really long video! Is there something specific about those topics you want to learn about?
Wonderful video! Will you do a “next phase” video on how older folks can maintain their fitness? I’m a recreational jump roper in my mid-60s (2000 jump sessions on alternate days) and I don’t want to lose my current level of fitness as I get into my 70s and 80s. Jumping rope is so much fun that I never want to stop! Thank you.❤️
Watch last year videos from PhD dr Stacy Sims. Exactly about that, exercises, food and supplements for gaining and maintaining strength and fitness for older women. Also post menopausal. And it differs a lot from the general advice based on research on men.
I am 60 year old man. I incorporate pplyometric s in my workout sessions . Keep jumping.
I’m told after 30, only 5% of the population will ever sprint again. I sprint twice a week on football field . My pace for sprints currently at 67 is the same as my marathon pace was at 40. Sound 6:30/mile . The good news I can’t sprint fast enough to hurt myself:)
Hi Matt. I saw your video. I'm 68 and used to play basketball and I could dunk. I tried to jump today and I have a full, 4 inch vertical leap. I'm doing some exercises and hope to get to a 6 inch vertical soon.
In my early 60s so becoming very conscious of my health. Quitting baked goods and cutting sugars has enabled me to lose enough weight to start working on flexibility, strength, and agility.
I have a routine where I do high skips, really exaggerated and with arms extended overhead, then I'll do a lunge walk for a set number of lunges per leg. I have a route that's maybe a mile long altogether, and by the time I'm back home.... Fired up and ready for a hot shower.
I do a lot of hip specific work because I'm almost 64 and everything I like to do involves some outdoor activity.
I learned I'll never tell you that I just figured I was fit enough to start skipping, so I just did. But you'll never hear that from me. :)
At 60 and female I have learned how (from my daughter) to jump on Plyoboxes that were as high as 24" I shocked myself and , I did it repeatedly. Then I had to find a new group of active MATURE People to hang with (not easy! ) So I always workout now on my own and I am determined that I can still do things I have enjoyed. if nothing else on busy working days I walk daily depending on the day 3000-+ to over 10,000 steps a day. Game changer !! I can out walk my grand kids. But my little one 4yrs old walks with me sometime up to about 4,000 steps. An active life style is a gift from God.I never plan to not be active. If He is willing to give me Life I am going to never take it for granted.... Thanks for the encouragement... One more thing ... MY personal POV is I am Youthfully Mature Far from OLD ( That word is for Cars and Houses) and Derogatory in my book...
At 59, I was like you. I was taking long walks and even speed skating twice weekly. Two years later, I can barely walk. Old injury flares ups maybe. Be careful not to get injured. It's a tough recovery at our age.
Follow Along Videos, Parts 1 & 2 for the exercises that you demonstrated would be a good idea. I do your follow along exercises, Parts 1 &2 for Back Pain several times a week so I know that I would incorporate new videos that build jumping muscles. I used to play volleyball.
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You are an excellent teacher; clear, easily to follow instructions and inspiring 👍👍👍👍👍Thanks so much☮️
Great channel. Still trail running in mid 60. Lots of jumping over rocks and over obstacles and handling sliding on muddy trails.
I am not inerested in jumping but getting stronger, your videos are a big help. Thank you, you earned a new subscriber!.
I'm 67, I love seeing all these oldsters giving their fitness routines.
When I was 42 I started doing kung fu, and I'm so glad I did! That has served as a base for keeping fit ever since. It helped me develop balance, coordination, tendons, and discipline. When I was 55 to stop doing it for a while, because my sifu wasn't satisfied with my leaps and told me I needed to get to where I could do 300 squats in one session. I did that, but at the expense of my knees, so I had to do tai chi after that. But then I learned how to do deep squats, and that seems to have healed my knees, and it does wonders for my back too. Took a while to work up to being able to do those squats!
One time at the gym I saw a young woman balancing on a Bosu Ball, and though "Man, I want to do that!" It's like a large workout ball, but cut in half and stuck onto a flat platform. You have to work your way up with it. At first my legs would shake trying to maintain balance, so you have to hold onto something until you can balance on your own.
When I was 61 I saw a UA-cam video of young person shuffle dancing, and figured I could do that even though I was bad at dancing. The basic shuffle dance move is Running Man, which requires you to build up your feet and lower legs until you get that bounce. It took a while, but I finally got it, it's really good for fitness. And now I can actually dance!
I also teach swimming, which by itself isn't that strenuous, but I have use of a 25 meter pool, so I swim when I get a break from teaching. Some people think swimming isn't a good exercise, but you can work really hard at it, especially if you don't limit yourself to one stroke.
Recently I've started doing Animal Flow routines, those are amazing! There are muscles in my body that have apparently rarely been worked. I've had problems doing pushups and other exercises involving the shoulders, but a basic Animal Flow routine has transformed my shoulders, adding stability, improving my posture, and helping get rid of that Old Man Body where your shoulders rise up and your chest caves in. I started looking like that after a bout with pneumonia a year ago, and started thinking "I guess I'm an old man now." But no! It took a while to recover, but now I'm back to looking younger than my age.