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If you want to build muscle then lift heavy weights and consume more protein (sounds easy). You can stay fit otherwise by just walking around carrying things like shopping on a daily basis and try to do more strenuous exercise weekly for a few hours. Stretching muscles before and after exercise helps to avoid soreness, injuries.
I meet guys my age who are quite often obese which seems connected to their sedentary work-life and also not having enough outdoor hobbies. I think it could be a lot harder to correct if you suffered from obesity as a child as this can cause flat feet and other lasting joint problems. I wouldn’t ask overweight people for politeness about that of course. Diet is apparently most important, the minimum day-to-day exercise to remain healthy is easily achievable. I reckon though that you in America can find it hard with driving culture that is luckily easier to avoid a bit in Europe.
I knew guys who played rugby who were taking protein shakes and lifting weights a lot and it requires a lot of discipline to keep up and avoid injury. Many ended up muscular but also carried a lot of fat probably because they overconsumed beer which has a lot of calories. Swimming is arguably one of the best forms of exercise as it is non-weight-bearing which means that you won’t risk the same joint damage, which takes time to recover from (especially if you are old). I enjoyed outdoor swimming when it was warm elsewhere in Europe, unless the water is freezing or dirty then it’s obviously much better than a swimming pool, assuming you are not a beginner. Sadly in most of England it is not as easy to find suitable lakes but I will try looking more now I am in a new area.
That kind of swimming can be sociable but better is probably playing team sports like here we obviously have a lot of amateur football, cricket, rugby teams. Violent sports obviously risk injury more but that is part of what makes it rewarding and builds camaraderie (for men at least). Personally I’ve been put off playing such team sports as an adult as the commitment involved is not something I have been prepared for and I do other outdoor activities which keep me fit, travel abroad etc.Hope my long contribution is useful / mildly insightful to some of you.
