I stopped running last year because my knees hurt. I’m 51.
I went looking for another hard workout. I bike a lot, 20 or 30 miles a day, but it isn’t strenuous.
A good friend had started Krav Maga classes and I tried it out. I love it. Early on it was really hard – I mean “I’m gonna puke” hard. I hadn’t been pushed like that since high school. After a year I was doing 3 or 4 classes a week, not just 1.
On top of the conditioning, it’s all about fighting. We use pads and gloves, nobody gets hurt. But we go all out, punching and kicking, sometimes with two or three people attacking. It’s a blast, you really get to go nuts.
I had surgery in June and had to take a break from Krav class. Every day I wish I could get back to class. I really miss it.