Re: Weight training and the over 50s
Well this is what I feel, I think Yoga is far superior. Let me quote a bit from one of my books, it explains it better than I can:
"There are so many exercise plans available today, and almost all of these depend exclusively upon working the body, quite unrelated to the conscious, thinking human being. It would be wrong to say such plans are useless, but their value is limited, because they ignore the proven fact that the mind has a remarkable effect upon the body. some people quite literally worry themselves to death; while other show a remarkable physical resilience simply because they remain calm and positive. "You are what you think" as Buddha once said.
The aim should be to bring together the elements which make up life, so that, without making any undue demands, you can find body, breath, brain and mind working as one.
It sounds difficult, but it is a natural process and is quite simple once you understand what is happening.
The importance of being able to let go and relax in a world with increasing stress factors has become more and more obvious.
There is far more to Yoga than just performing exercises."
Personally, that makes sense to me. What's the point in building muscle only, if you cannot control your thoughts, mind or breath. Its
breathing which keeps us alive, not big muscles. So it makes sense to me to exercise your breathing too. Muscles are not a lot of help if the mind isn't healthy too.