Stepping in holes while hunting? - Fitness gurus on the board?

[PheasantWhisperer]

Like mnaj springer I am at my "senior in high school" weight. And it does sound stupid but Yoga is defintiely a big help. I was a catcher for 4 years in high school, 4 years in college, and 4 years in the minor leagues. I worked out, got big, put on weight, good weight, but my ankles couldn't take it. Squating on the extra weight was killing my ankles. I started doing power yoga with a couple of pitchers on my college team. It really did help me get better control of my body and prevent injury. Im 37, my back started hurting me at about 35. Probably from loss of muscle tone. Starting doing yoga again 2 times a week and it was much better. Id say try that as I was an extreme non-believer before I did it. Running is about the best total body cardio you can do. Thats why is sucks so bad!!

 

[sbode]

Advice from a 63 year old who still gets around reasonably well:

1. Slow down when in doubt - When I fall or make mistakes it is usually when I am overextending and pushing too fast.

2. Train in similar terrain - Walking on a treadmill or on a sidewalk doesn't prepare you for walking across rougher terrain. Those will help you aerobically, but the footing, balance and the hip movement is different. I try to train on some rougher dirt trails in a wooded park area near me, with the boots and extra weight I'll be carrying when hunting. I would like to carry a shotgun too but to keep from scaring people I carry hand weights instead but hold them out in the position of a shotgun.

Cass

I am 68 and hunt around 20 times a year for upland game. I totally agree with you, slow down. When you're older that's much easier to do.