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I'm not interested in strength or endurance, I'm solely interested in burning extra calories and back strengthening. I'll be 50 next year, my first born is off

I'm not interested in strength or endurance, I'm solely interested in burning extra calories and back strengthening. I'll be 50 next year, my first born is off to college next year, I cannot tolerate the mental torture of the gym, it's just too boring, I have tried for 3 decades to try to like, I just don't.

sethammons 8y ago
"I'm not interested in strength ... I'm soley interested in ... back strengthening." :) Nothing builds strength, especially back strength, like lifting heavy things. If you have any space at home, a squat rack (if needed to save space, free standing on each side) and a bar with some weight. Just do something like 5x5 stronglifts app and some stretching. An hour (total, for warming up, stretching, and lifting) three times a week and your world could change for the better. Mine did. You could even do this watching nor listening to some entertainment. I had back pain. Hurt to downhill on a mountain bike. Sleeping got worse. Sitting got worse. Then I started lifting and stretching (was stretching for the cycling already, but needed some new stretches for the lifting). As long as I stretch my glutes/hip and pick up heavy things, I have no back issues. The stretching is key to keep the new muscle loose.