It doesn’t work that way. maintaining an elite level of fitness is less of an investment of energy and time than getting there the first time. Also some sports are linked with an age window while others get better performance with time.
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I have zero interest in elite performance for its own sake and don’t enjoy the time spent, so my goal is to stop at exactly the point of diminishing returns re: energy/focus for remaining waking hours. Seems to be about 3h/week at this point, spread across 3-4 workouts.
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Energy isn't zero sum. Time exercising can also be spent doing other things (listening to audiobooks, podcasts, or thinking). What if exercise could be fun?
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This simply isn’t true if you’re exercising at any intensity
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I aim for just strong enough to be fully functional and not injure myself. I have no desire to be "an athlete." I also hate working out so I do the bare minimum. Still, I feel great!
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Me too :)
#TeamMinimumViablePotato
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Suspect it remains pretty constant with a change in the shape of the distribution- the effort may be higher to get fitter when you’re older, but the harm caused by being unfit grows
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Wait aren’t you one of those extreme biking nuts?
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1/ I would propose a slightly different framing of the goals. Following on
@ver_kat’s point I think the goal should be to be — to use a loaded term — “functional” for as many years as possible. To that end, I recommend barbell training for approximately 90 minutes, three times -
2/ per week, with some conditioning work as well. Highly recommend the book “The Barbell Prescription, Strength Training After 40” for very sensible advice on this.https://www.amazon.com/Barbell-Prescription-Strength-Training-After/dp/0982522770 …
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