Baldyjohn

Baldyjohn

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Beginner at almost 60, not fit and have heart failure

Hi 👋
I used to be fit but never lean as I ate crap and with family inheritance of heart disease I ended up with heart failure and heart surgery back in 2019.

Now I’m ready to get fit and strong for my 61st birthday as not much time left to my 60th but I want to make a start. I tried to do a burpee the other day and a dying beetle would have done a better job.

The first part was me stepping down, no jump anymore. The press-up part was my body falling to the ground as no strength to support me. Then I raised myself back up from the waist as no chance my legs staying up as well. The jump into hands was me stepping in one leg at a time and the final jump was me just standing up looking for oxigen. Yes I failed miserably at one burpee but my body thought I’d done a marathon.

So any advice on where to start for a 59 & 3/4 year old male would be appreciated. On my 50 I cycled from Ireland to Spain , a lifetime ago now. Thanks 🙏
 
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Welcome. There are different ways to do burpees, including your, it is low impact, and not that easy. You will progress, and feel better soon. You have plenty of choices here, programs, challenges, Workout of the day, and you can always choose your difficulty. Did you have a look at this guide that explain you the site ?

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I suppose you amready have diets advices for your heart ?

Take care
 
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graoumia said:
Welcome. There are different ways to do burpees, including your, it is low impact, and not that easy. You will progress, and feel better soon. You have plenty of choices here, programs, challenges, Workout of the day, and you can always choose your difficulty. Did you have a look at this guide that explain you the site ?

Get Started With DAREBEE | DAREBEE

DAREBEE is a FREE, ad-free non-profit fitness resource for real people with real lives. No equipment required for most workouts. No paywalls. No guilt. Just movement, done your way.
darebee.com darebee.com

I suppose you amready have diets advices for your heart ?

Take care
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Thanks a million, I’ll have a look at the guide. I’ve been good with the diet the last few weeks and have lost 8 kilos, so that element is sorted. I’m trying to get fitness back now as over the last few months I’ve been doing serious walking usually 60k a week.
I’ll look at those WODs and adjust to myself to get going on strength and flexibility.
Thanks again and enjoy your weekend 😀
 
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If you're specifically wanting to do burpees, this video might be helpful. It gives alternative, less intensity burpees that you can start with to work your way up.

Burpee Alternative Exercises

If has been a while since I last look at heart health stuff, but I wanna say adding in some cardio is a good starting point. There's a 30 day Cardio and Cardio Light program that might be worth a look. (As well as a whole bunch of others. I just know about these two specifically because I was looking at them for myself.)
 
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NightWolf714 said:
If you're specifically wanting to do burpees, this video might be helpful. It gives alternative, less intensity burpees that you can start with to work your way up.

Burpee Alternative Exercises

If has been a while since I last look at heart health stuff, but I wanna say adding in some cardio is a good starting point. There's a 30 day Cardio and Cardio Light program that might be worth a look. (As well as a whole bunch of others. I just know about these two specifically because I was looking at them for myself.)
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Thanks a million, I’ll going to start with the light cardio ones and work my way up. Appreciate the information.

Have a great weekend 😀
 
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Exercise very regularly will be very good for your heart - and that comes from someone with two open heart sugeries ;) Start with the lighter programs, maybe cardio but not only - general fitness will allow you to feel better, and then you can get a feel for what you can and like. Hugs, take good care of your ticker tocker, and keep up the good work!
 
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PetiteSheWolf said:
Exercise very regularly will be very good for your heart - and that comes from someone with two open heart sugeries ;) Start with the lighter programs, maybe cardio but not only - general fitness will allow you to feel better, and then you can get a feel for what you can and like. Hugs, take good care of your ticker tocker, and keep up the good work!
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Jezz …TWO, oh God no , couldn’t go through that again. Thanks for the reply and glad you’ve got through both of them. I started the morning with the easy cardio and then going to start general fitness in the evenings and stretching, but going to wait a few weeks until I get myself moving more. I’m focused now and ready for the challenge. Thanks again and enjoy your weekend and you too mind that heart 😊
 
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PetiteSheWolf said:
Hugs, first surgery was when I was 4 years old so no memories, and I know worst cases. Anyhow, I know level 1 stretching workout were my first workouts when I was still in cardiac rehab!
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God that was young, amazing what they can do at such a young age but thankfully it was successful. I’ve started with the easy cardio and am on day two but will add stretching at night to improve flexibility.

Best of luck with your fitness journey and health also. Keep smiling 😊
 
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