The short answer is “No – you’re never too old to get started!”
But, as a 41 year old woman I will tell you that I understand your fears and concerns. It’s scary to try something new. It’s scary when you aren’t sure if you are going to be able to do it. It’s scary to think about failing. We all have those fears, regardless of age, in many areas of our life.
But I am here to tell you that I get it. And I understand. And the beauty of CrossFit is that it is universally scalable. All of the movements can be modified so that anybody, regardless of age or ability or past injuries, can do them and get results.
I work with many people over the age of 40 – we lovingly refer to them as our Master’s Athletes. Once you step into the gym, you are an athlete (whether you think it or not.) Our Master’s athletes are some of the favorites at the gym.
We understand the importance of feeling safe while working out. We also understand that your needs may be different than those of younger athletes or competitive athletes. We take into account age, fitness, injury state, and goals to create different coaching techniques for you.
Master’s athletes are becoming increasingly popular, and we understand the demands and how to program and train for optimal performance while minimizing age-related risks.
We understand the difference between sedentary again, which leads to a myriad of negative life outcomes, and active aging, which can be associated with great longevity and quality of life.
In fact, there was a recent article published by Inc. Magazine referencing a study showing that by performing a high level of physical activity 5 days a week can give you a biological aging advantage of nine years.
You are never too old, too slow, too out of shape, too…anything to get started.