What worked for you in 2025?

For me, 2025 was the year I started on a smart trainer. I am by no means an athlete but I have been seeing improvements in my pedaling and if my VO2 is any indication of fitness, it has gone up.
The smart trainer and zwift really helped with the days I could not go out to ride and helped me figure out bike position. (Still working on it)
 
Kaleidopete said:
I guess you can see who's the old guy here
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Pretty sure our demographic here is Old and Older...

@2Julianas - I tried to read Outlive and I really didn't like it at all. It's been too long so I don't remember why. That said, your mission statement is sort of where I landed. I try to get 3 hours of "stuff" every day (which covers many different aspects). I don't over-focus on protein but we try to encourage it in every meal we have.
 
Norm said:
Pretty sure our demographic here is Old and Older...

@2Julianas - I tried to read Outlive and I really didn't like it at all. It's been too long so I don't remember why. That said, your mission statement is sort of where I landed. I try to get 3 hours of "stuff" every day (which covers many different aspects). I don't over-focus on protein but we try to encourage it in every meal we have.
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He can be a bit preachy, but my takeaway was that there are things in our control that actually move the needle in terms of healthy aging and avoiding the 4 Horsemen of Death - cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, cancer and dementia. We need to MOVE - exercise, mobility, strength has had clinically proven positive impact on health. Its the #1 thing we can do. He's quite neutral on supplements, and on diets ... he just mentions protein and micronutrients, and fiber. And then the other big, overlooked thing is SLEEP. Especially when it comes to metabolic disease and dementia. I liked how accessible this was - he didn't say we have to all be paleo, or vegan, or cleanse, or buy his supplements, or do Ironman triathlons.
 
Cassinonorth said:
Pretty affordable price for 2 bike fits. You convinced me to take the plunge.
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I've been thinking about getting a fit and searching for fitters recently and that post got my interest as well. It's a bit of a haul for me but might be worth it. I was pretty unimpressed by my last fit and am curious to see what a good fitter could do for me.


As for what worked for me in 2025, just moving consistently and taking recovery weeks seemed to move the needle. I broke my arm in September and that DIDN'T work well for me, but I got back into my routine as quickly as possible and it's almost like it never happened.
 
Definitely rode the least in a long time but never more then a couple weeks, so that is not in the pro column.

1/19/2025 at 255# I changed what I stuffed in my face again. Changes were to focus on zero processed food and no number goal. If it didn't walk or grow it was a hard no. Sugar eliminated until Xmas. Every reboot was started by a 72 hour water fast. Reboots were to move off a stall in weight loss which was huge compared to past history. Feeling and seeing results are exciting. Most importantly getting on a TRT/B12 regiment!!!
 
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