Comments on: 5 Things You Can Learn From Elderly Gym Goers http://munfitnessblog.com/5-things-you-can-learn-from-elderly-gym-goers/ Be Strong. Be Fit. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:35:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ray http://munfitnessblog.com/5-things-you-can-learn-from-elderly-gym-goers/#comment-7403 ray Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:41:40 +0000 http://munfitnessblog.com/?p=367#comment-7403 Just curious Mun, how old are you? Just curious Mun, how old are you?

]]> By: Tom Parker http://munfitnessblog.com/5-things-you-can-learn-from-elderly-gym-goers/#comment-7369 Tom Parker Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:39:21 +0000 http://munfitnessblog.com/?p=367#comment-7369 Good post Mun and I agree with everything you say. A few years ago I used to hit the gym at 6am. It was pretty quiet but the few people that did go were generally elderly people. However, they were some of the most friendly people I ever met. It was a really great way to start the day and was nice to have a relaxing chat before moving onto the more stressful parts of my day. Good post Mun and I agree with everything you say. A few years ago I used to hit the gym at 6am. It was pretty quiet but the few people that did go were generally elderly people. However, they were some of the most friendly people I ever met. It was a really great way to start the day and was nice to have a relaxing chat before moving onto the more stressful parts of my day.

]]> By: Ken http://munfitnessblog.com/5-things-you-can-learn-from-elderly-gym-goers/#comment-7363 Ken Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:36:11 +0000 http://munfitnessblog.com/?p=367#comment-7363 I reckon it depends on how seriously people take their exercises I guess. In fact, I have actually seen elder people lift heavier weights in Melbourne compared to those younger people who lift weights in Malaysia. I used to workout in the gym located within the University of Melbourne few years ago. I could still remember this 65 year-old man of Asian ethnicity doing the following weights: Full Squat @ 80-90kg (including the barbell) Flat Barbell Benchpress @ 75kg (including the barbell) Can't recall what's his deadlifts though..... (I hope when I am 65 years old I still can do all those as well) And many people considered that heavy in Malaysia. I still remember back then in university, 80kg benchpress were considered average. Therefore, I still considered myself just average or maybe below average. I reckon it depends on how seriously people take their exercises I guess.
In fact, I have actually seen elder people lift heavier weights in Melbourne compared to those younger people who lift weights in Malaysia.

I used to workout in the gym located within the University of Melbourne few years ago. I could still remember this 65 year-old man of Asian ethnicity doing the following weights:

Full Squat @ 80-90kg (including the barbell)
Flat Barbell Benchpress @ 75kg (including the barbell)
Can’t recall what’s his deadlifts though…..
(I hope when I am 65 years old I still can do all those as well)

And many people considered that heavy in Malaysia. I still remember back then in university, 80kg benchpress were considered average. Therefore, I still considered myself just average or maybe below average.

]]> By: muchacha http://munfitnessblog.com/5-things-you-can-learn-from-elderly-gym-goers/#comment-7360 muchacha Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:06:46 +0000 http://munfitnessblog.com/?p=367#comment-7360 Thank you, Mun, for this wonderful post and thank you for the observation. I love the aunties and uncles at dance classes. They sure know the difference between "Vive" and "Jam". Some of them can even outshake my bonbons! Thank you, Mun, for this wonderful post and thank you for the observation.
I love the aunties and uncles at dance classes. They sure know the difference between “Vive” and “Jam”. Some of them can even outshake my bonbons!

]]> By: Juliet http://munfitnessblog.com/5-things-you-can-learn-from-elderly-gym-goers/#comment-7348 Juliet Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:50:40 +0000 http://munfitnessblog.com/?p=367#comment-7348 Hi Mun, totally agree with you on that. I used to go for morning classes and ive bonded with many of the regular aunties there. Hey....some of their bodies can put us young gals to shame. Oh btw I know of a 65 year old aunty who is crazy about body combat and pump! Hi Mun, totally agree with you on that. I used to go for morning classes and ive bonded with many of the regular aunties there. Hey….some of their bodies can put us young gals to shame. Oh btw I know of a 65 year old aunty who is crazy about body combat and pump!

]]> By: CJ http://munfitnessblog.com/5-things-you-can-learn-from-elderly-gym-goers/#comment-7342 CJ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:03:02 +0000 http://munfitnessblog.com/?p=367#comment-7342 Look down on the elderly gym goers. Never. Half of them can out do me easily. Look down on the elderly gym goers. Never. Half of them can out do me easily.

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