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Try my 4 favorite exercises to stay fit and lean at 42
I’m not going to lie to you, getting older sucks.
I know I’m not that old yet, but I sure as heck don’t feel as spry as I did in the preceding two decades.
Back then, I could do basically do whatever I wanted fitness-wise with not a single consequence.
Since entering my 40s, however, there’s been a bit of a “letting go” process.
Goodbye, high-impact sports like hockey — my last game ended with a sports hernia and I’ve never been back.
Adios, lifting heavy weights, which started to hurt my joints more than they helped my muscles.
Having said that, getting into your mid-40s doesn’t have to mean the end of a lean and fit mind and body (though many use the more onerous effort it takes to maintain both as an excuse to let them wilt).
In my experience, it just took a few little adjustments to stay happy, healthy, and injury-free.
Over the past few years, I replaced damaging pursuits like the ones I mentioned above with lower-impact activities that I still really enjoy.
In fact, there are 4 in particular that I cycle through during any given week.
Let me walk you through them.
