ISSUES THROUGH THE AGES
Each decade brings with it unique fitness obstacles.
Here are a few common problems and their solutions.
Your first full-time job brings
with it a lot of stress.
Your school schedule is taking
itstollonyourroutine.
DECADE DILEMMA BEST-BODY SOLUTION
Between work, family and
friends, extra time is sparse.
Babies are fun, but your fitness
schedule just isn’t the same.
DECADE DILEMMA BEST-BODY SOLUTION
YOUR 30s
Your muscles are as tight as a
newly strung guitar.
Travelling for work is making
your regimen nonexistent.
DECADE DILEMMA BEST-BODY SOLUTION
YOUR 40s
Your “get up and go” has got up
and went.
Your achy, swollen joints just
won’t give up.
DECADE DILEMMA
YOUR 50s AND BEYOND
Re-energise yourself by joining a
jogging or walking group.
Try switching to non-weight
bearing activities like cycling.
BEST-BODY SOLUTION
Make a gym date with fitness-
minded friends after work.
Go for a run between classes, or
visit your campus gym.
Ask a neighbor to watch your
kids while you hit the gym.
Meet with some friends for a
mommy-and-me stroller jog.
Try a yoga class to stretch,
strengthen and destress.
Pack some resistance bands or
hit up your hotel’s gym.
YOUR 20s
- back-to-back
medicine ball
rotation
TARGET MUSCLES: internal and
external obliques, transverse abdominis
SET UP: Sit facing away from your
partner with your backs touching. Hold
a medicine ball close to your chest.
ACTION: Contract your abdominals and
turn to your left. At the same time, your
partner rotates to her right. Pass the
medicine ball off to your partner before
twisting in the opposite direction. To
control your movement, keep as close
to your partner’s back as possible as you
take turns rotating and passing the ball. - high fi ve sit-up
TARGET MUSCLES: hip flexors, transverse abdominis
SET UP: Lie with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, beside
your partner facing opposite walls. Cross your arms in front of
your chest, clasp them lightly behind your head or place lightly
on your hips (as shown).
ACTION: Tighten your abs and raise your trunk from the
ground by flexing at your hips. As you near the top of the
motion, retract your right hand and high five your partner.
Slowly lower back to the ground and repeat.
“ Stay energised by eating a clean carb- and
protein-rich snack about 30–45 minutes
before your workout. Pack some fuel for
your partner, too!” – TOSCA
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