====== Aging ====== //"No one ever stumbles over something while sitting down.//" Charles Kettering (paraphrased) (not referring to surfsking, rather to the advantages of moving over being sedentary) ---- ---- {{youtube>jeL3C2aWFy0??large}} **Keep Paddlin'** ---- **Steely Dan** - //[[https://youtu.be/91XTZ92zs2w|Reelin' In The Years]]//" //Your everlasting summer\\ You can see it fading fast\\ So you grab a piece of something\\ That you think is gonna last …//." . . **Bonnie Raitt **- //[[https://youtu.be/ztkpEJOJGDI|Nick of Time]]//" //I see my folks are getting on\\ And I watch their bodies change\\ I know they see the same in me\\ And it makes us both feel strange\\ No matter how you tell yourself\\ It's what we all go through\\ Those lines are pretty hard to take\\ When they're staring back at you//" ---- ===== Intro ===== Based on the population that is now avidly pursuing surfski paddling, this sport holds **great potential** as a **"lifelong" sport** that can be engaged in at a high level of exertion and enjoyment well into advanced age. Australia is one example of a fitness culture and there they seem to have an endless supply of older, fit, fast surfskiers. Hawaii, California and the Pacific Northwest have plenty of competitive, older outrigger canoers. The **success of aging athletes** in recent times seems to indicate that a steady, **sharp decline** in function **is not** nearly as **inevitable** (or at least not quite as early) for those who manage to remain more active. As octogenarian surfskier Duncan Howat says (probably quoting someone): "Get slow slower". Of course that is easier said than done: managing changes in energy and recovery from injury((See [[:stories:mammas_do_not|mammas don't let your surfskiers go up mountains biking]])) become ever more important with age. An old athlete may also find greater satisfaction from the overall benefits of training rather than solely the performance levels they find to be still achievable. Heard somewhere: "I used to train for performance. Now, I train for life." * [[:stories:balance_strength_2011|Discussion of Maintaining Strength and Balance 4/10/2011]] * … ---- ==== Barnacles ==== In Bellingham, WA there is a core group of older paddlers who downwind and race at almost every opportunity. And they practice in Bellingham Bay with year round cold water. They are called the "[[:more_barnacles|]]" . They are showing all of the other local paddlers how much surfskis and outriggers can still be enjoyed by aging paddlers and what possible adjustments can be made to accommodate the physical changes of advancing age. * [[:more_barnacles#drano_80|Drano @ 80]] (started 2024) * [[:dmayhew_drano80|One Drano @ 80 Hopeful - 12 yrs Away and Counting]] (recovered from an overuse/bad technique injury) * … ---- {{youtube>eF9GqIOFHHc?large&start=148}} **Music: One Day (baby, we'll be old)** ---- ===== Injury and Soreness ===== "I don't know anyone who has escaped either a repetitive stress problem or a surprise tweak type of injury" - RD (Barnacle) * [[:injury_prevention_recovery|Health Issue Prevention, Treatment]] (and accommodation?) * … ---- ===== Online Articles ===== * Kenny Howell - [[https://www.epickayaks.com/post/in-search-of-stability-aging-gracefully-with-a-wider-surfski|On Aging and Stability - Wider Surfskis]] * [[http://kayakracer.blogspot.com/2009/01/training-concept-7-ageing-paddler.html|Bruce von Borstel's Recommendations for Aging Paddler Training]] * //[[https://getpocket.com/explore/item/8-simple-tips-to-live-longer-and-healthier?utm_source=pocket-newtab|8 Tips to Live Longer and Healthier]]// * [[https://surfstrengthcoach.com/laws-training-longevity-health/?utm_source=Surf+Strength+Coach&utm_campaign=27432920bb-FREE_OPTIN_SAT_SALE&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c0d2a77a6c-27432920bb-373277746&goal=0_c0d2a77a6c-27432920bb-373277746&mc_cid=27432920bb&mc_eid=93fea93373|Principles of Training, Longevity, and Health ]]Surf Strength Coach * [[:training_for_races#masters_athletes_training_plans|Training for Master Age Paddlers]] * … ---- ===== Podcasts ===== * [[https://tcsurfski.com/2019/10/31/ppp-episode-33-starting-a-surfski-journey-in-middle-age-with-greg-greene/|TCsurfski Interview with Greg Greene]] on starting to surfski in late 40s and working up to M2M at age 63 in 2019 * [[https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/best-exercise-for-longevity-study/|Outside Magazine On Exercise and Longevity]] (Magazine usually allows some free reads before it shows paywall) * [[https://strongafter50.substack.com/|Strong After 50]] not paddler specific, staying fit and strong as we age * … ---- ===== Books ===== * //[[https://www.amazon.com/Fast-After-50-Race-Strong/dp/1937715264|Fast After 50]]// * //[[http://margaretwebb.com/older-faster-stronger/|Older, Faster, Stronger]]// * //[[https://www.amazon.com/Second-Wind-Rise-Ageless-Athlete/dp/0736074910|Second Wind]]// * //[[https://www.amazon.com/Spring-Chicken-Young-Forever-Trying/dp/1455527432/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+spring+chicken+book&qid=1592634807&s=books&sr=1-1|Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying) ]]// * [[https://amzn.to/2F4XBPU|Waterman 2.0: Optimized Movement for Lifelong, Pain-Free Paddling and Surfing]] * [[https://www.amazon.com/Younger-Next-Year-Strong-Smart_Until/dp/1523507926/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=younger+next+year&qid=1621735199&s=books&sr=1-1|Younger Next Year]] * [[https://www.amazon.com/Haywire-Heart-exercise-protect-heart/dp/1937715671/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=409971853847&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9033356&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2669525415969748070&hvtargid=kwd-263185757033&hydadcr=22536_11318350&keywords=the+haywire+heart&qid=1672692065&sr=8-1|The Haywire Heart]] * … ---- ===== Poems ===== * [[https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night|Do not go gentle into that goodnight]] Dylan Thomas * … ---- ===== Videos ===== * **Always Another Adventure ** [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi_RyC9IgDU0DhY87PEtKKTMci3XYzjFM|Older Athlete Video Series]] advice, reviews, reports for older athletes * [[https://youtu.be/Xn87-mcnoVc|Changing Direction With Health Changes - Slomo]] * … ---- ===== Equipment Aids ===== * [[https://tifosioptics.com/collections/eyewear?sort_by=manual&filter.v.m.custom.by_lens_typee=Reader&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Prospecting+-+CYCLING+-+AdLinks&utm_content=Crit+-+Cycling+-+Reader+Sorted+Collection+LP+-+Copy​&fbadid=6400590687119&al_pg_id=8914410d-9149-40f9-ae46-9d71351760ea|Sunglasses with Readers]]8-) * … ---- ===== Humor ===== {{youtube>YvT_gqs5ETk}}{{youtube>vksdBSVAM6g?start=9}} ---- **Walter Mathau** on other aspects of aging: [[https://youtube.com/shorts/DpDu_FzZsyI?si=colGFy0kR23NvAe0|https://youtube.com/shorts/DpDu_FzZsyI?si=colGFy0kR23NvAe0]] . ---- {{:fitness:aging:mind.jpg?direct&300x362|mind.jpg}} photo: Borealis Press **"We may not have lost all our marbles yet, but there's a hole in the bag somewhere"**