Off season condtioning

U2U2U2 · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:44 pm Post subject:

dvCali, agree mostly, would not debate any.
Other poster, is bat sh1t nuts.

Advise on here is free.
For some it’s too much.

PeconicPuffin · Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 1830

Sacandagalady · Joined: 28 Oct 2003 Posts: 42

Hi all,

You have all given me some great advice and suggestions to keep in shape and to target my training for windsurfing.

I thank all of you for that. Yes, Peconic Puffin, I did visit my excellent physical therapist and sports-specific physician about two months out from the sailing season last year, which allowed me to sail within my sailing and physical abilities and limitations.

The thought of lower weights and higher reps is of interest too, as well as some possible yoga to limber on up tightened winter musculature. Last year, that seemed to help get me as ready as I was going to be, and adding to it some bike riding and occasional kayaking, and I got through the season with excellent results.

For those of you who mentioned getting hurt by working out; I have a good handle, being a lifelong athlete, as to minimize things that are NOT good for me to be doing. Those of you who mentioned looking at a sailing situation and going on home if it is too much, AMEN to that. Swimming back to shore or getting hurt would ruin my shortened-already season. Being older now should mean being wiser and more conservative at times.

Around here, the gusts can come on up and overpower you before you know it. I will also review all of the links you folks suggested and fine tune my repertoire, which works well for the most part.

Thanks again for everyone's help!

Sacandagalady

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

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akrausz · Joined: 19 Sep 2008 Posts: 158 Location: FL

At our age life is physical therapy. Continue with it to try to strengthen your body from the ground up. No need to do exercises that target your arms. Compound movements are better. The goal of the exercises is injury projection both during the exercise and everyday life.

DelCarpenter · Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 499 Location: Cedar Falls, IA

1. Yoga :which we do twice a week about 50 minutes at a time, in a yoga class.(recommended by our physical therapist daughter when we retired at 65 in 2008.) We also do quite a bit of walking and some low-impact aerobics. I'm now 76, three months short of 77. In my life I have never tried for peak fitness. I never do weights (except a few reps of 5, 8, or 10 lb weights in the aerobics class), never do machines, never run for exercise.

2. If you can get a little creative, you can sail with a windsurfing rig (sail, mast, boom) every month of the year where you live. I live in Iowa, probably with more extreme weather conditions than you have (unless your altitude is significantly higher), and I've sailed with a windsurfing rig in every month since March 1994 (now 311 months in a row). Unlike many windsurfers I also have snow, ice & parking lot boards. Just a parking lot board can get you sailing in every month of the year. Safety gear (such as helmet & pads) is needed in addition to the board. Used boards are relatively easy to find on Craigslist or Facebook's Marketplace. PM me for as much info as you want.

3. I assume the poster's here have had the medical conditions and results they talk about. Whether I have sufficiently similar conditions or would get similar results is unknown.

4. High performance in athletics has never been my goal because I've always known I don't have the innate speed for high performance. Like every other windsurfer I have balance that is at least as good as average, for the general population, and maybe better. The yoga helps maintain my flexibility. So does the persistence of sailing with a windsurfing rig in every month. In the past I've been beaten in competitive racing by racers who were as old then as I am now. I hope both of us can live long enough to still be windsurfing and racing in our mid 80's.

cgoudie1 · Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:35 am Post subject:

I Snow Ski in the "off" season, and I'm 64 next month.

-Craig

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

Stuck snowboarding, got too much gear, and need boots for skiing.
Boots are 200 bucks.
Small 600 sq cm foil or boots?
I'll be 71 in 2 weeks.

ctuna · Joined: 27 Jun 1995 Posts: 1126 Location: Santa Cruz Ca

You might look at the suzy trains maui site.
Can you paddle board or surf in the off wind season.
Maybe to cold there?

https://www.suzietrainsmaui.com/

Lots of balance exercises.
Lots of ytube video's