Geezer is fortunate to have loved ones who rarely miss an opportunity to tell him what he’s doing wrong, in any walk of life, but he understands that many readers are not so lucky. Hence, he presents Outside magazine’s Top 12 Fitness Mistakes:
Working out just to work out
Living at the gym
Stretching cold
Going long and slow to burn calories
Ignoring weights
Taking it too easy
Skipping recovery
Moving in one plane
Ab obsession
Pretending you’re too busy
Not Keeping Score
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Health, fitness and lifestyle tips for people over 50 who still like to play hard
Thursday, October 16, 2025
And… don’t ignore the 10% rule (no more than 10% increase in speed, distance, and intensity or any combination). Avoids injury.
What’s wrong with long and slow? It burns more calories than sitting on the sofa watching TV.