Originally Posted by Frazod:
Looking for the glasses that I'm actually wearing is another good one. "Have you seen my [raises hand to face] - uh, never mind."
Admittedly, even in my younger days I was a bit flighty, so I didn't exactly start this downhill slide from a position of strength. :-)
Originally Posted by penguinz:
Change your exercise and movement patterns. I lift heavier than I ever have and I have considerably less back pain than I used to.
Go on multiple 10-20 minute walks per day if you can. Walking heals.
I have piss poor posture from years of being behind a computer. I also have had some crappy shoes with little support.
Self inflicted stupidity.
I started a health regiment 2 weeks ago to get the first 30 pounds off and then things get better quickly. I'm down a lot so far. I want to play golf, go hiking and traveling and other things that have become difficult to impossible.
I feel like I lost 3 years of my life and don't want to continue. :-) [Reply]
I was in a healthcare facility a while back and there was an ancient looking guy in there. He had a t-shirt that said something like, "I think senility is going to be a pretty smooth transition for me." I laughed out loud. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
I was in a healthcare facility a while back and there was an ancient looking guy in there. He had a t-shirt that said something like, "I think senility is going to be a pretty smooth transition for me." I laughed out loud.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
My dad turned 70 and was 25 lbs overweight. He did walking and tried eating better but wasn’t getting anywhere. His Dr told him to do strength training 3X a week. He started in April and has made a ton of progress.
He’s lost the 25 lbs and put on about 5 lbs of muscle so far. It’s so important to have muscle as you get older bc you lose that every year you age. His life is so much better now.
I have found the total gym to be good at helping maintain the lean that I have at age 59. You might be able to build with it at a younger age, but that is not my objective. Best thing is, you can jump on anytime you feel it, bang out a couple sets, and go back about your business. No rules, just jump on pump a few sets move on. Better than atrophy. And it helps when the Chiefs do something stupid like that Pic at the endzone. Pump the negative adrenaline out. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frosty:
Where is yours? I have pretty severe arthritis in the CMC joints (down near the wrist) in both thumbs and it ****ing sucks.
It’s at the very base of my thumbs, yeah near the wrist.
Doctor prescribed these hard plastic braces that hold the thumb in the ideal position to keep the bones from touching.
I would wear them to sleep but too clunky for working on computer during the day. It was the worst when I was remodeling a room. Doing framing, drywall, electrical etc.
