SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Bless Me, Divas, for I have Sinned.
I have consistently failed to stretch, strengthen, or train prior to intense physical activity (especially mountain biking)
I do yoga once a year at most.
Gyms and fitness centers bore me to death. I want to be outside having fun.
I will do physical therapy after an injury and swear I'll stick with it and of course I don't. My future self knows not to cash any checks written by that deadbeat, Past Me.
A doctor once said of my abject failure to follow his simple routine for avoiding metatarsal pain: "Well, at least you're honest."
Deservedly, I have now been struck down with piriformis syndrome and quadriceps tendonitis/opathy. I watch sullenly from my porch as other people ride by on their bicycles and I am jealous of them which, because envy is a mortal sin, is not helping.
I accept the punishment for my iniquitous ways and I know that faith in my athleticism alone won't save me. I will turn fifty this year and I can no longer avoid the hard work necessary to do the activities I love without continually falling victim these "overuse" injuries.
Can anyone recommend a routine, a web site, a book, or a general strategy for preventative maintenance for people in their '50s? I want to enjoy biking, hiking, skiing, and running without being constantly waylaid by nagging pulls, tears, and inflammation.
What works for you? What keeps you active and avoiding injury?
I know that, as the Buddha said, there are many paths up the same mountain and we will all have different approaches to the problem of aging and human suffering. But I have been slow to reckon with my mortality and I would enjoy hearing about a broad swathe of approaches and resources so as to try to put together a set of good habits that will keep me on the strait and narrow.
Thank you for your help.
I have consistently failed to stretch, strengthen, or train prior to intense physical activity (especially mountain biking)
I do yoga once a year at most.
Gyms and fitness centers bore me to death. I want to be outside having fun.
I will do physical therapy after an injury and swear I'll stick with it and of course I don't. My future self knows not to cash any checks written by that deadbeat, Past Me.
A doctor once said of my abject failure to follow his simple routine for avoiding metatarsal pain: "Well, at least you're honest."
Deservedly, I have now been struck down with piriformis syndrome and quadriceps tendonitis/opathy. I watch sullenly from my porch as other people ride by on their bicycles and I am jealous of them which, because envy is a mortal sin, is not helping.
I accept the punishment for my iniquitous ways and I know that faith in my athleticism alone won't save me. I will turn fifty this year and I can no longer avoid the hard work necessary to do the activities I love without continually falling victim these "overuse" injuries.
Can anyone recommend a routine, a web site, a book, or a general strategy for preventative maintenance for people in their '50s? I want to enjoy biking, hiking, skiing, and running without being constantly waylaid by nagging pulls, tears, and inflammation.
What works for you? What keeps you active and avoiding injury?
I know that, as the Buddha said, there are many paths up the same mountain and we will all have different approaches to the problem of aging and human suffering. But I have been slow to reckon with my mortality and I would enjoy hearing about a broad swathe of approaches and resources so as to try to put together a set of good habits that will keep me on the strait and narrow.
Thank you for your help.