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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 9717511" data-attributes="member: 7026594">I think that's a great idea.  There are a number of good options, and at this stage in life you're absolutely going to see a great return on your investment of time and effort in terms of overall health and feeling good if you can make some sort of exercise a consistent habit.Just taking some weight off like you've already been doing should help with your sleep, joint health, blood pressure, and overall longevity, so that's a significant win to celebrate right there.More walking like you've mentioned could definitely be good.  What I would suggest is adding some form of resistance training, whether that be some mild calisthenics or light dumbbell exercises at home, or joining a gym and using some free weights or machines.  Any muscle you build at this age will have noticeable quality of life benefits, and it'll be easier to add now than it will be later in life.I'm 7 years younger, and while I did some casual athletic activities in my teens and 20s and a little bit of calisthenics, I never really worked out until I was 45.  I had the good fortune to have an old friend who was getting back to the gym recruit me to do it, and he was my accountability buddy and my coach on proper form and techniques (though I've since just used YouTube vids a ton for those).  We started with just a half hour, three times a week (Tue and Thurs after work, and a quick session Sunday mornings), which meant the commitment and time/effort investment were low.  Consistency is huge for seeing results, and for me the first key to consistency was making the barrier to entry as low as possible.  Small effort.  Quick sessions.  Make it easy, so you can make it a habit.This video resonated a lot with me, and I wound up sharing it with my dad and others.  The second section is about what to expect and what benefits you can get if you start lifting between the ages of 40-60, but I found the whole thing pretty motivating and inspiring, even if it's a bit "bro-ey".  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f606.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh    :LOL:"  data-smilie="17"data-shortname=":LOL:" />[MEDIA=youtube]r8zcF6Ut7lo[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

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