Is 65 too old to try skiing?
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I wish Baldy ....... doubt if I have the stamina these days :D
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Started by Badbark in Beginning Skiing 05-Jan-2010 - 91 Replies
EmmaEvs
reply to 'Is 65 too old to try skiing?' posted Dec-2010
Maybe some enhanced tuition on how to fall too. Might sound bizarre but in Judo you have to learn to fall properly so as to minimise risk of damage. With over 65's being potentially more fragile it could be a good skill to learn. I know that when I fall now it hurts a lot more the day after than it used to 15 years ago. I'm starting to understand what people mean when they say 'kids bounce'!
I wish I could meet the person who first decided to strap 2 planks to their feet and throw themselves down a mountain
Trencher
reply to 'Is 65 too old to try skiing?' posted Mar-2011
Nuff said
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because I'm so inclined .....
Acarr
reply to 'Is 65 too old to try skiing?' posted Mar-2011
Love it :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity
Huwcyn
reply to 'Is 65 too old to try skiing?' posted Mar-2011
Similar to many who have already replied, I went skiing for the first time, when I was 59 last year. Went again this year. Well, maybe last year was not my first time, but there was a thirty year gap between when I went before, and I started again in the Beginners. I have kept myself fairly fit however, over the years, and though my knees suffer a little,I am able to keep going throughout my holiday. I'd say, as long as their flexibility is reasonable, then your parents should be OK, but they should always build up for a skiing holiday with ski-specific excercises.
Bant a ni!
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Is 65 too old to try skiing?' posted Mar-2011
Your as old as the woman you feel
Bald-eagleman
reply to 'Is 65 too old to try skiing?' posted Mar-2011
Makes you 21 then Ian
Carving leaves me all on edge
Daved
reply to 'Is 65 too old to try skiing?' posted Mar-2011
As with Acarr I started skiing again ...after a 33 year gap... at the age of 60 ...never looked back and do at least 2 weeks a year and am plucking up courage to do proper moguls ..the best thing about being older is the discounts you get for the lift pass ...looking forward to doing the mileage when they get to be free
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Is 65 too old to try skiing?' posted Mar-2011
bald-eagleman wrote:Makes you 21 then Ian
I wish Baldy ....... doubt if I have the stamina these days :D
Topic last updated on 26-December-2012 at 22:28