# over50fitness

If you are approaching 40 or over age 40, I do not recommend doing these 3 exercises. Yes, running taxes your knees & muscles a lot, and can actually make them shrink not grow. 😳What?! Why? Think of a marathon runner. They are built long, lean and stringy because they are always over taxing their muscles. That look is fine if that’s what you want to look like. But if you want some curves to your body and you’re trying to build muscle, believe me, running is not the answer. Walk uphill instead. Plyos, who invented the spawns of Satan anyway? Lol these are just not necessary. 🤪 I am not a fan of multi joint movements. Leg day is leg day, if you’re going to squat, then squat, no need to go all Cirque Du Soleil with extra movements. You’re more likely to injure something when you can’t concentrate properly on your form for each muscle group. Now, if you’re a crossfitter, and that’s your sport, then that’s one thing. Just be careful. So just focus on one muscle group at a time because it’s more effective and you’re less likely to get injured. . #over40 #over50 #over40fitness #over50fitness #over40women #over60fitness

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If you have knee or back problems and can’t do back squats, those cable squats are amazing to take pressure off your back and knees. Especially if you’re over age 40. 🤪 You can also do these at home with a thick band. Tie the band around something heavy, like the bottom of the couch pull back on the band and squat. . Same with the second exercise, it’s easier on the knees to use a cable so you can lean back into the movement a little more which takes some pressure off your knees. 🤗 Once again, you can use a band for this in the same way as the cable squats. . #fitnessmotivation #over40fitness #over50fitness #fitnessjourney #fitnesstok #GymTok #workouttips #workoutroutine