I’m right there with you. Continuing to do the same thing and expect different results would be crazy. Continuing to do the same thing with a body that isn’t the same as a decade or two ago is insane!  So here’s what I’m doing, to help you identify where you may want to shift too!  The Basic Workout Changes I’ve Made at 59 Prioritizing strength time vs cardio The difference between the WAY I prioritize strength. I’ve known since I began training for marathons even and more so since I began doing triathlon at 40, that strength was key to success in the event and successfully avoiding injury.  What’s different now is that it is the first place I put my energy. It’s not an extra for complimenting the activity or for supplementing it. My activity is built around optimizing: The readiness for the workouts  The recovery for the workouts  Readiness:  I’m not going to go for a 3 or more hour hike the day before a key weight workout.  I definitely didn’t do a strength workout for 3 days following the Grand Canyon Rim-to-River-to-Rim hike.  There is always fuel (protein) in my system and sometimes there’s also a little caffeine right before a workout to optimize fat during the workout.  Recovery:  I am consciously taking more rest between hard workouts. Hard being there are multiple sets of low rep ranges and the purpose is true muscle fatigue. It causes more microtearing, more stress to joints. So there’s no guilt over waiting at least 72 hours, and if I miss a workout then, if I’m otherwise active, I accept that this delay is warranted and positive, not negative.  More Age-Related Post Menopause Workout Changes I’ve Made at 59 Workout I and II are not exactly the same  Weight load  Sequence of exercise  Type of workout in tune with recovery status  Taking Creatine Monohydrate Near My Workout  I will take it either before or after a workout, depending on the day. My workload might dictate a workout has to happen a little later, meaning I’ve got to have had a good solid meal before so it will happen in a robust smoothie bowl 2 hours before. If I’m able to pull away from some tasks and workout with just a bit of fuel prior to exercise. Then I will have a post workout smoothie bowl after a workout about an hour. That bowl is loaded with a little fruit, healthy fat, high in protein (40+ grams) and the creatine goes in that.  Creatine questions?  Avoid Halting the Body’s Inflammatory Response  I don’t overdo inflammatory foods or activity directly after workouts.  During the pandemic so much of the discussion of health experts was about the immune-boosting effects of .. well, everything. Interestingly, it seems that a huge consumption of antioxidant-rich berries or omega 3 fats too soon post exercise blunts your body’s own immune system from response to the inflammation caused by exercise.  You don’t want to prevent some of these good changes from occurring. They will increase your resilience and immunity and ability to self-regulate. So if you’re doing sauna or ice baths, or ingesting omega 3 supplements, you might wait on some of those until later in the day.  Ability-Related Workout Changes I’ve Made at 59 Eliminated the high rep low weight workouts There are fewer workouts with 15-20 or 25 repetitions. While they show up (say in this YouTube video for plateaus with arm definition progress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMowolNJb1w) And for work that might support sport performance or gait improvement, those high reps are often reserved for a single set (drop set or monster set) or for recovery week to reduce stress over all yet provide neural patterning.  I often do 5-8 repetitions during the first 3 weeks of a cycle and recovery happens on week 4. Most Strength & Conditioning Coaches observe periodization carefully for programming. It’s how they, and the athletes or clients they serve stay injury-free while at peak performance. The majority of us don’t have a sport in season/off season. Then again you do: more golf or wa