It has been almost a year since I was seriously working out each day in the gym and it shows. Last year at this same day my body weight was 161 Lbs, compared to today at 179 Lbs. Despite the fact that I have been walking 10k+ per day for the last several months I have not seen any significant changes in my body weight.

Yea, I know that I am 63 years old and most of the men my same age have that old man shape to them. You know, the belly hanging over the waistline and a gimp in their gitti-up from not exercising, or even walking enough. They seem happy where they are and fully enjoy eating, pretty much anything they want to eat. But this is not me. I have been training off and on all my life due to the fact that I had to stay in shape and stay strong to work as a first responder in law enforcement. Myself and many of those I worked with considered ourselves warriors who at any time can take on any challenge thrown our way.

Retirement it seems has made me a bit lazy and it may be the simple explanation that working out is hard. To see real results one must muster up the courage to take on the pain involved in muscle recovery after a good workout. My biggest challenge was finding the time to get those workouts in each week while working a full-time job. I used to get up at 3:30 AM to get my workout in before driving off to my job, but I don’t have to do that anymore. In fact I now have the freedom to set time aside each day for a workout at any time of the day I choose. So there is no more excuses.

I am going to set forward starting July 1st, 2024 to engage in a one year challenge to test the limits of this 63 year old body. I will monitor my progress on a weekly basis which will include statistics and photos.

Are you retired and feeling the same need to get back in shape, or are you currently on a similar mission?