Gaining weight and restoring reasonable muscle mass at 60+

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I can get my CGM sensor and transmitter wet, but I’m afraid to submerge the pump (Medtronic 780). It’s new and I find the prospect of having to return it under warranty daunting. I won’t risk it. I could disconnect it for a little while, but that presents another set of issues. So, for now I’m not doing water sports.

I understood that he wants to gain weight, and replied in kind. It gets harder with age, with variance. It shouldn't be fat, or at least not mostly fat...it should be muscle which is key to prevent falls and to lengthen one's life. This is difficult as we age because our pituitary glands secrete less and less human growth factor and somatotropin.

Hmm - i diss walking myself. Trying to get back into decent running (meaning 3 to 5 miles) for two years now and it seems to not really be happening. Disappointing. Time to let go? Not sure. But I live in an amazing area with lots of trails where I can feel safe hiking alone (hubby still works and can bring a dog) by just trying to stick with running I am building no endurance since I can’t go as far as I could hiking. Guess part of aging is knowing when it’s good to change up for the long-term benefit. I’m 71.

I'm many ways I am just like you. Trying to improve average speed and distance without any real short term success. But I did manage to develop tendonitis in my hip, which really bunged things up. But I did manage to improve one thing and that is my tracking of progress. It didn't feel like I was improving but my average mileage rate did improve from 13 minute miles to 11 and 12 minutes miles. I was able to lengthen my runs up to 4 miles admittedly with slower runs. Tracking is really necessary for me to understand how things are going. I'm almost ready to start running again, but this time I will keep close track of my t runs and my rests so that I can assure my actual improvements and even more importantly track my days off. But I can walk any time. It just doesn't seem to hurt anything. And the dog loves just running in the forest off leash. That also delights me.

Wow - 11 to 12 minute down from 13 is great. I think I won’t tell you my pace these days 😂 , though I’ve always been a back of the packer - more like back of the pack now, plus a few blocks. years ago my running buddy quit running - and because of my pace ( and I practice Galloway run/walk ) I think having no one to run with is part of the problem. Sometimes I’ll go out with my husband and say go 20 minutes and turn around, I’ll do the same. Yes, the days off are so important!! I really like my apple watch for tracking my activity. Good luck to us both!!

I walk this path several times a week. It's in a state park just a quarter mile from our home.
It zig-zags to the left, very steep, down to the dry creek.
I use a very strong walking stick!

I do a silver sneaker program also 4 days for 45 minutes. It incorporates 20 to 25 minutes of cardio,15 minutes of weights and bands and lastly cool down.I am 75 and I feel doing the program has helped me to stay in pretty good shape.
Some secondary insurances pay for it. I have Humana.

Something I am noticing in this 76 year old body is that I can injure myself so much easier now. Tendonitis seems to be the malady of the day. First I got it in my hip because I think I didn't pace myself with the running and didn't take days off for a month because I had this great idea that I could start running every day like I did in my youth and everything would just take care of itself. Well the tendonitis took me out of action for many months. Recovery takes a lot longer now. Then I decided that I'll just focus on my upper body, and I set a goal of getting to 10 pull-ups. I slightly modified my frequency to every other day, thinking that a day off in between should offer the interval rest required. I got to 7 pull-ups and suddenly my right elbow started hurting. The next day the left elbow followed suit. I'm almost certain it's tendonitis. I'll see my local doctor today for confirmation, but whatever it is, boy did it decimate any upper body work I might do.
So finally I realize that strength and endurance training at this slightly advanced age of 76 is not like anything I have ever experienced. I may have a glimmer of a process for running and walking and flexibility and balance, and I believe if I could only understand the body's new limitations I could even build strength, but I just don't know how to proceed. Has anyone else had this particular issue and found a way to work with it or am I just whistling dixie to try for such improvement?

If you can ...look up Dr Peter Attia and read his latest email offering in this topic