[pct-l] I NEED to be walking!

Dennis Phelan dennis.phelan at gmail.com
Mon Jun 4 14:04:48 CDT 2012


getting old isn't for sissy's :-)

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 11:25 AM, <mkwart at gci.net> wrote:

> Greg:
>
> Very interesting about the lipoprotein lipase and the effect on fat. I
> also know that I need to walk MORE now than when I was young to get the
> same fat burning affect. I walked for two months on the Arizona Trail
> and only lost 1.5 pounds! We also seem to have much more efficient
> metabolisms as we get older. Now it seems that the amount of effort I
> have to put into exercise to eliminate the belly fat is astronomical,
> even when combined with a good diet. I exercise a lot more now than when
> I was young even off the trail, but with diminishing results. This was a
> disheartening discovery on my part because I had high hopes of regaining
> my slim physique through backpacking long distances. I could lose 10
> pounds in a week in my 20's and 30's.
>
> Thanks for the info--anything else you see along these lines would be
> interesting information for me and other codgers and "codgers in
> training"..
> --Fireweed
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