Did anyone here ever convince their parents to start exercising more? My father is past 50 already. He still has a job and all but he doesn't exercised at all. He drinks a lot, got herniated disk, a ruptured shoulder tendon... And despite all of this he still doesn't give a shit about taking care of himself.
>>77237031no, but i get it. when you're 50+, have no fucks left to give romantically, your children are all grown up, you're still working a 9-5 (and then some, maybe), and your body has already been slowly deteriorating for the past 25+ years, shifting to a healthier, more active lifestyle has way more inertia (both mentally and physically) for way less payoff.
>>77237071Are you kidding me? 50 is not even that old yet. Still plenty of time to enjoy life. My mother is the same age and still tries to stay in shape. It's no excuse.
>>77237081that's probably what he's trying to do without having his bitch-ass son whining in his ear about how he needs to hit the gym, and "look at me, i did it", is my point
>>77237088Very easy to say that when you won't be the one carrying him to toilet when he's 60 y.o. Same goes for him. Is not just about himself. Me and mother already had to pay for his shoudler treatment ourselves, which was something completely preventable.
>>77237099if your dad's health is so bad that he's going to be unable to walk within the next 7-8 years, exercising might just expedite the process 2bh
>>77237031you cant "convince" anyone who doesnt want to start exercising to do so.You might be able to drag them to the gym a few times but they will never commit to anything.
>>77237131He's fine for now. But when people get old things can go to shit fast. So you never know.
>>77237031>Did anyone here ever convince their parents to start exercising more?You can't convince someone half that age if they don't want to themselves - what makes you think you can convince someone who's been doing the same shit for 50 years to?
I put my power rack at my parents' house. My mom never touches it. My dad messes around on it some. He's like 75 and benches 1 plate, about the only productive thing he does, but I figure that's probably quite good for him
>>77237031yes. my dad is a nerd who works in IT and started working out at home and eating healthier after seeing me make some gains which is nice. he's around 50 as well. think the most important thing is to not push it onto them, just give some tips on things that are very easy to do consistently, it's basically impossible to convince a 50 year old to suddenly start going to the gym 5 times a week if they've never done it
>>77237031You cannot. Boomers only listen to fellow (retarded) boomers
>>77237071>for way less payoffthe payoff is massive, the differences between a fit healthy old guy and a sedentary fat one are staggering. Yes there's the inevitable degradation and the active man will be more affected by it, but he'll still be in better shape at 70 than the lazy guy was at 50 and he'll still be enjoying life. This idea that after a certain age you should give up on yourself just leads to decades of misery, a faster mental deterioration and an early death
>>77237031My dad never actually did sports but at least he prefers walking rather than driving or going by public transit and likes recreational cycling. He's got this "symbolic view" of exercise and nutrition that many people who aren't into fitness have, like thinking that to "get in shape" you can just get a pair of dumbbells of unspecified weight and do curls every once in a while, that kind of thing. No point in talking him into an actual routine at his age.
>>77237031RIP Big Lez
>>77237031>dad used to be an absolute beast>dad develops graves disease due to doctor prescribing short term blood pressure medication for years>tell him to get his bloodwork done and we can develop a plan for testosterone and thyroid supplementation>he decides to listen to same doctor that overprescribed blood pressure medication and go to doctor's endocrinologist friend>endocrinologist injects radiation into dad's thyroid to kill it so doctor doesn't have to deal with doing blood work on him regularly and adjusting thyroid meds>gives him bursting migraines because graves disease had moved to his eyes>doesn't kill his thyroid, just makes it angry and more unpredictable>beg dad for his bloodwork so I can get him what he actually needs>"nah son, I'm just gonna hang on for a couple more years then die so your mom gets free medical care from the company and my pension for the rest of her life"fucking hell
>>77237963I try to not annoy him too much about it. Just mention it from time to time that he should workout. I've been thinking of biying some dumbbells to keep at home and teach him how to use them. This way he can workout whenever he feels like and at his own pace.>>77238249Old people are crazy man.
>>77237031That's cause your father never wanted you, but when your mother refused to get rid of you, he kowtowed to social pressure and became a family guy. You basically killed his dreams and he's been resigned to a slow death since then. Trust me, he's looking forward to the end.
>>77237031Yes my mother when she was 55. I was partially responsible for that. Most responsible was an aneurysm diagnosis. Then my brother started regularly going on walks with her, keeps her healthy now that she's 65+. I hope that she still has a good 10 years in her.
>>77237131Hi, kinesiologist here, working on my masters, unless they're literally on their deathbed, no. Everything we know about fragility in old people tells us it is never too late for exercise to help.
>>77237081Honestly people on this board said 10 years ago "ooohh at 30 it is OVER you can't attract anyone and will deteriorate massively". I'm 29 almost 30, and in the fittest, most muscular and best shape of my life. You just do this lifelong. Of course if it means squatting 3 or 4 plates at 60 instead of my current numbers then that's also fine as long as I'm still able to do it. There are many ways to stay fit I see some dudes posting in their 40s here who are ripped af (both the natties and enhanced guys).
>>77238456Agree with all of this. I'm 36 and it's never been less over. Get better attention from girls than did decade ago. Squatting heavy is mandatory
>>77237031>convince their parents to start exercising more?Depends if they respond to motivation and your efforts. My old man smoked, never exercised, ate whatever he wanted and we tried for years to get him to cut back. When his heart attack started at 54 he just denied it, told my mom not to call the paramedics but once the crushing pain set in he insisted she drive him to the hospital. Every retarded decision he could make he made. He almost died like 10 times in three years living like sick 90 year old man than died at 57. He still wanted his cigarettes and pastrami sandwiches. Let them do what they want if they dont care its their life. Have fun with them while they are alive.
>>77238249>I'm just gonna hang on for a couple more years then die so your mom gets free medical care from the company and my pension for the rest of her life"That'd dedication to his wife right there. Respect. We go someday he is doing something for her that will exist long after he is gone.
>>77237071I'm 50, cycle 25km every day and climb mountains over weekends. Don't do gym tho since it's boring as fuck and don't want to waste my free time doing that.
>>77237031>Did anyone here ever convince their parents to start exercising more?Im European. All our parents and old people in general exercise in some way, either calisthenics (it's normal for men 70+ to be able to do 50 pushups) or sports or at least taking the bike and walking a lot. Americans have this weird notion about sports being taboo after a certain age (mostly college I guess). You can really tell the mixing of blood and culture in the US. Many of these weird rules and taboos no one talks about almost seem Asiatic or African.
>>77237031You invariably get a version of "going to the gym would finish me off!" * chuckle * Sad really as my parents are 70 now and I know they'd get a good few years more useful, mobile living if they were just more active. At least my dad gave up smoking for good 2 years ago, after 45 years.
>>77237031I talked my father into taking finasteride because I couldn't stand to see him become bald. He actually regrew a shitton of hair in just a year.
>>77238456It's because this board now consists of fat brown manlets in their teens and 20s who hate the world.
>>77239818I just don't want him to go too soon. I can deal with it, but I don't know how my mother would do. She would be living all by herself if that happened.
>>77237031grand father died recently. he worked his entire life since he was 13 so for almost 70+ years. he was always active, never drank/smoked etc. my father had to take care of him in his last few weeks. seeing that was mortifying since my own father is out of shape and not physically active. as much as I love my parents I dont fucking want to wipe their butts, change diapers or help them shower. I am really trying to get it through their head that they need to better take care of themselves because I wont. Dont know how tho.
