Is 37 too old to be able to run a full mile without stopping and also learn to swim?

Hello people, sorry for my stupid question but was hoping that someone could shed some light on my problems and struggles. First I'll tell you my body type then a little about what I'm wanting to do.I'm a 37 year old white male, 5 foot 10 at 150 pounds fully clothed! I've been at 150 for nearly 20 years so yeah I'm a small guy that can't gain weight if I wanted to! Ok so for a few weeks now I've been running everyday on my old middle school track. I drink lots of water and stretch out good before and after I run but at best I can only jog one lap before my body is killed! My chest gets so tight I can't breath and feels like my heart is going to explode out of my chest! So one lap is my max and I'm not improving at all! I can complete one mile = 4 laps when I jog the straights and walk the curves but that's it that is all my body has in it to give and it really upsets me!!!!Ok now as for the swimming part that is something I have struggled with my whole life! I have tried on and off to learn how to swim since the early 80s! Yes you read right the EARLY 80s!!!! And I cannot freaken do it at all if my life depended on it!!!! I sink like I'm made of rock no matter what I do!!!! I can't even start to float even when I take in every ounce of air I can I will still sink right to the bottom and can lay flat on the bottom of the pool! I can hold my breath for two full minutes and on a good day two and a half, I have practiced that for sometime. But I do want to make changes in my life I'm tired of being the small skinny non athletic guy that can't even get a date because no woman ever finds me physically attractive enough!!!! I want to start a new road towards an all new me! I want some muscle definition some upper body bulk be able to run a full mile and be able to freaken swim like everyone else I know!!!! And to be able to take part in and enjoy summer activities in and around the water and get over this fear of the water I've had to live with for all my life because I can't swim and would drown right away if I was to ever get in it!!!! Anyway if anyone has any tips, advice or ideaa please tell me ok? Or would you say I'm just to old and by genetics not athletic enough to physically ever be able to do any of this????

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No! Visit your doctor and tell him/her what you are up to. Follow their advice. Swimming: Take lessons.

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• Well I'm a 38-year old, 6-foot-1 white male who barely tips the scales at 64 kg (140 lb), and 2 months ago I completed a 6.4 km (4 mile) inter-corporate 'fun-run' in about 36 mins. It was the first time I'd done _any_ running since I left school, 20 years ago.My immediate boss, who is taller than me, almost as skinny, and more than 20 years older, finished one minute sooner than I did -- but unlike me, he'd done a few runs in the 6 weeks beforehand. Beyond cycling to and from work (18.5 km, 11.5 miles -- takes me about 50 mins, each way) a couple of times per week in the 2 weeks preceding the run, I'd done no major 'exercise' as such since putting my bike away for the winter at the end of last October.Yes, I had to slow to a walk a couple of times in the last lap, and yes my legs hurt for about a week afterwards, but otherwise I experienced nothing like what you're describing. So I would suggest that what you're feeling is not normal, and I would strongly recommend you get a doctor to check you out, and maybe do an ECG and/or exercise tolerance test.As for the swimming, can't really help you there -- I learned to swim when I was about 6, and worked as a lifeguard and later divemaster/ scuba instructor between the ages of 20-30. So given that our builds are so similar, I would suggest that this is not your problem. At a guess, your problem is not that you 'can't' as much as it is that you have 'decided' that you can't. This kind of thought process becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.My son, who is 6 and also quite skinny, has real difficulty keeping his head above the water while swimming, but can swim at or just below the surface quite competently. He hasn't really twigged yet that swimming with his head down is actually the best way to do it -- that he only needs to lift his mouth out of the water when he needs to breathe.(For some reason, the instructor taught his class breast-stroke first, which is a lot harder for him, because he's got no fat on him. I learned crawl first, and that was how I was taught to teach swimming, too -- because it's easier).Swimming easily is much more about technique (and self-confidence) than strength, so all I can really suggest is maybe... take some (more) lessons?

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How come I did not feel any pain when I was giving birth?

I gave birth to a baby boy 2 years ago and I remember it took me 2 hours to deliver the baby and I did not feel any pain. I'm 21 years old now and I've gained tons of weight during and after pregnancy.

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I don't see how gaining weight has anything to do with your question...anyways I suggest asking your doctor about it since obviously no one here can tell you why.

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• of course because of pain killers and such.
• Hold on, let me just look into my magic ball that allows me to look back into the past and somehow communicate with your pain receptors in your brain. It seems like my ball doesn't work. sorry.
• That part of me that sees things of the past aren't working today, sorry.
• Maybe you were injected with an epidural, and overtime you forgot. I'm delivering naturally and i know theres no escaping the ring of fire feeling you get down there.
• Random? -_o
• Us women are designed to forget about childbirth pain. How else would we agree to have more children?

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How to get a beach ready body in less than 3 months?

My class is having a graduation trip on 10th November. We're going to the beach and I really want to look good in my swimsuit and shorts. I'm 15, around 5"2 and 99 pounds. I'm not that bothered about losing weight but I really hate my stomach and thighs. How do i lose fat in those two particular areas?I cant run on treadmills or use other gym equipment but there is a park near my house where i can exercise.

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You can't target a part of your body for fat loss, but you can target muscles to build, and muscles burn fat 24x7. The easy and quick ones are legs, and the easy way to do that is to run. Join your local running club and ask them if they have any free coaching or advice. Almost all running clubs have run coaching and track workouts. Learn the productive ways to train your body. At 15 you can make big gains fast, if you train correctly. Runners don't run because they are lean fit looking people, they are lean fit looking people because they run. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qhR0Ie64PI

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• Kimbellas work out plan. Google it.
• Hey!There are quite a few things that you can do to excercise without a gym equipment. The easiest would just be to go jogging around the local park! You can also do squats and skip ropes regularly to stay fit. You do need to maintain a healthy diet (don't starve yourself as you will only gain more weight!) but excercising would be the most beneficial way to gain a fit body. Try searching up Train Like An Angel on YouTube if you haven't already! They show heaps of good excercising techniques for VS models so maybe they'll work for you too!
• beach body are a dream, in 3 month the best you can do is put your body to the limit. to get that beach body you dream of, you have to work really really hard.Now that's been said thighs an abs are core training. But I rather do compound, like squat, sissy squat, quad, leg press and ext. farmer walk. all that. but pick whatever work for u.

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I'm 13, 5'3, and 110 pounds and I have skinny arms, skinny bottom half legs, and relatively small stomach and I want to know a workout or way to lose weight on my thighs whithout casing anorexia

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Little miss just when you read this, from the moment one day you must have 8 hours sleep have three good large meals.next day you must start with 8 hours sleep, early morning 4 is most suitable start RUN or Jog Running must be 2Km to 3 Km no matter a ground round circle or on street wear luminous T Shirt or Jersey may your climates challenge you on that early morning but try early morning than evenings.....and buy pure Bee Honey.....Consume every night before sleep blending 1 Table Spoon with warm water. jogging must be 45 minutes non stop. contact me for easy tips....where we can make smooth without big stress. Yes you must mentally fit with physical approach to loose your weights only thing you need a Music headset, wrist watch, track suits according to your weather, weighing machine at home,, do not weigh every day, weigh once in week...in 12 weeks you can be many others Jealousy slender girl.......Good luck......caution your protection must ensure at early dark hours out in street.

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• I had this same problem. Unfortunately you can't target weight loss but you can tone up your thighs. There's a lot of exercises you can do. I'm sure if you look around you can find one that works for you. :-) Personally I found this exercise to be pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJyZhOJ2Tag

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