Talking with an MD friend at church this morning, we agreed that at my age, the goal should be walking out of the gym uninjured every time. Any injury disrupts further fitness strategies enough to set one back days , weeks, or maybe even months.
It's good for keeping focus and not getting greedy or cocky in there. My goal is to walk out of this room uninjured.
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Indeed. I have tweaked my rotator cuff and that has shut my weights down. I can do squats and deadlifts, but I have to be very careful.
I can still use my stick and wander as I used to, which is key to my general condition.
A succinct expression of my attitude. I walk laps, but only run if my knee is uncomplaining, and then no more than one at a time, or 4 in a session. Weights? My plan had me increasing some of them this month, but .. not yet.
"No pain, no knee surgery" seems like a good motto.
There's a price for working as a desk jockey.
My right knee is a 3 mile knee, as my Doctor noticed long ago, it is not quite right. That would have shut down my wandering, if I had not learned how to use a stick.
It is a sturdy thing with a steel spike in the end, that I replace at least yearly. I have learned that it is the ups and downs that aggravate my knee problem, so I use the stick for all hills, both up and down. That is a complete fix and I can wander as far as I want, if I use the stick for the hills.
Interesting, PenGun.
Anyone have any other hints, tips, tricks, or myths for how to accomplish this feat of leaving the gym uninjured?
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