Myths after 50!

1. Don’t do heavy weight training: After 50, moderate weight mindful training is a must. Connecting muscles and mind, consistency, constant rhythm, full ROM, tempo; proper form and posture, and proper respiration are features we should always keep in mind.
2. Do more Cardio than Strength Training: Doing more cardio after 50 will make you lose your lean muscle mass. It may make you lethargic and weak. Decreasing weight or strength training will again make you lose your lean muscle mass when you are in strict diet regimen. 
3. You can lose weight with weight training: After 50, losing weight with weight training means either you are doing high intensity training or high volume training. But, the affect may reverse, that means, instead of losing you can gain muscle mass if you are eating and sleeping well. 
4. Strength training will decrease your flexibility: Strength training after 50 will decrease your flexibility if you are doing heavy weight training and have gained weight. Nutrition regimen is most important as you should have to take more lean proteins, reduce carbs and take prominent amount of fats. 
5. Strength training will destroy your joints: Again, if you are doing very heavy weight training after 50 and exaggerating, you may have bad impacts on your joints as joints will move unevenly. 
6. Strength training will increase your blood pressure: The vital concern is how much strength training or which intensity of weight training is needed so that your blood pressure will not increase during strength training after 50, not that strength training normally will increase blood pressure after 50. Personal Trainer will workout on how much and which intensity of strength training you actually need as per your medical history and demography. If you be in limitation of extent you need you will not worsen your blood pressure. 
7. Perform light weight and high reps: Performing light weight and high reps after 50 will lose your fat reserves and then lose your lean muscle mass. Your joints will also be in risk. Rather you have to perform prominent amount of strength training with a prominent weight. 
8. Eat more proteins: Eating more proteins is a good idea after 50 but if you extremely uptake proteins you may have GI issues and you may put your organs and organs systems into more pressure. 
9. Do more body weight exercises: Body weight exercises after 50, I think, is not a good idea cause most of them are compound exercise and thus your muscles and joints are in more pressure in comparison of performing prominent weight training. Thus, you may lose lean muscle mass; have cramps, sprains, strains and injuries. 
10. It’s too late!  No, it’s not true that after 50 it’s too late. Reality is opposite as we need more proper and prominent amount of exercise, nutrition and lifestyle management after 50. It’s a great idea for your longevity, health, fitness, personality, functionality, better life and well-being.