Fitness, fitness, and more fitness!
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I am not a doctor and I do not know your medical history. You are the best judge of your own body.
What I do know about aging and skeletal structure is that, women are more likely to develop osteoporosis as they age.
Women on menopause often experience bone loss (a withdrawal from their peak bone mass).
Lots of factors drive this loss of bone density - lifestyle (physical activity, smoking), genetics etc. Make sure you are getting your calcium and Vitamin D needs.
Also like, Zero rightly pointed out, if you want to be walking as you age, you need to be walking right now.
If your back is causing you issues, I recommend pilates or any gentle mat exercises. It helps to really build a strong core which in turn improves your posture, so you don't have a stoop.
If you can afford it, I believe there are some groups in gyms that target women of older age groups.
You can also search on YouTube for low impact exercises for seniors.
There are several such free videos and you can do them with/without modifications that best suit you.
What I do know about aging and skeletal structure is that, women are more likely to develop osteoporosis as they age.
Women on menopause often experience bone loss (a withdrawal from their peak bone mass).
Lots of factors drive this loss of bone density - lifestyle (physical activity, smoking), genetics etc. Make sure you are getting your calcium and Vitamin D needs.
Also like, Zero rightly pointed out, if you want to be walking as you age, you need to be walking right now.
If your back is causing you issues, I recommend pilates or any gentle mat exercises. It helps to really build a strong core which in turn improves your posture, so you don't have a stoop.
If you can afford it, I believe there are some groups in gyms that target women of older age groups.
You can also search on YouTube for low impact exercises for seniors.
There are several such free videos and you can do them with/without modifications that best suit you.
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I walk by very nature of "I've got places to go and things to do." lol (I live in the city, so it's easier to walk to most places than to take my car and find a parking spot.)
The question I wanted to ask is a weird one. Pain specialist (the one who does rehab, not pills or shots), told me to do six different exercises to keep my back limber.
So, I was doing those six exercises religiously. I really do get if you haven't exercised in a while and start, it's going to hurt a bit. Strangely, that's not the case here. It didn't hurt when I started.
BUT three months into it, it felt like my hip gave out. Serious pain. The type when I couldn't stand right, sit right, lie right, or walk right. Naturally, I went back to her, (since other pain specialist -- the one who only does drugs or shots -- told me "shots or surgery!") She told me that was an arthritis flare of my sciatic. (Sure felt like my hip, but apparently it's my back.) I have had arthritis for a few years, so know the normal achy feeling. The flare is nothing like that. I do NOT like flares!
She put me on high-does Aleve for a few weeks and it slowly went away. But, ever since, about three weeks after starting up the limber-exercises, my back hurts more, and that hip pain seems to peak out a little. Because of that, I'm now nervous doing the exercises.
My back seems to have gone down hill faster.
Just wondering --
A. "All in my head?"
B. "Duh now! It wasn't going to get better, so what were you expecting?"
Or
C. "Can exercising make back get worse?"
Can working muscles cause more problems for spine? These aren't strenuous exercises. They're the type of exercises usually reserved for old, rotund people in a heated pool.
(BTW tried the mat thingy. OUCCHHHHHH! On my back.)
The question I wanted to ask is a weird one. Pain specialist (the one who does rehab, not pills or shots), told me to do six different exercises to keep my back limber.
So, I was doing those six exercises religiously. I really do get if you haven't exercised in a while and start, it's going to hurt a bit. Strangely, that's not the case here. It didn't hurt when I started.
BUT three months into it, it felt like my hip gave out. Serious pain. The type when I couldn't stand right, sit right, lie right, or walk right. Naturally, I went back to her, (since other pain specialist -- the one who only does drugs or shots -- told me "shots or surgery!") She told me that was an arthritis flare of my sciatic. (Sure felt like my hip, but apparently it's my back.) I have had arthritis for a few years, so know the normal achy feeling. The flare is nothing like that. I do NOT like flares!
She put me on high-does Aleve for a few weeks and it slowly went away. But, ever since, about three weeks after starting up the limber-exercises, my back hurts more, and that hip pain seems to peak out a little. Because of that, I'm now nervous doing the exercises.
My back seems to have gone down hill faster.
Just wondering --
A. "All in my head?"
B. "Duh now! It wasn't going to get better, so what were you expecting?"
Or
C. "Can exercising make back get worse?"
Can working muscles cause more problems for spine? These aren't strenuous exercises. They're the type of exercises usually reserved for old, rotund people in a heated pool.
(BTW tried the mat thingy. OUCCHHHHHH! On my back.)
I am sorry you are going through this.
It must be painful to start anything! I suppose you would have to work with your pain specialist to see if something could be worked out.
Have you tried supermans on the mat? You lie on your stomach and try to lift your arms and legs at the same time.
I also found this video from Blogilates on standing back exercises in case it might help you. I don't suggest you try this unless you feel like you can do it. You don't have to go at her pace and follow along, but perhaps do some of these exercises at your comfort?
Don't do it if its painful! I do hope your pain specialist can figure out something better for you.
[video=youtube;KhXKkG9EykU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhXKkG9EykU[/video]
It must be painful to start anything! I suppose you would have to work with your pain specialist to see if something could be worked out.
Have you tried supermans on the mat? You lie on your stomach and try to lift your arms and legs at the same time.
I also found this video from Blogilates on standing back exercises in case it might help you. I don't suggest you try this unless you feel like you can do it. You don't have to go at her pace and follow along, but perhaps do some of these exercises at your comfort?
Don't do it if its painful! I do hope your pain specialist can figure out something better for you.
[video=youtube;KhXKkG9EykU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhXKkG9EykU[/video]
I walk by very nature of "I've got places to go and things to do." lol (I live in the city, so it's easier to walk to most places than to take my car and find a parking spot.)
The question I wanted to ask is a weird one. Pain specialist (the one who does rehab, not pills or shots), told me to do six different exercises to keep my back limber.
So, I was doing those six exercises religiously. I really do get if you haven't exercised in a while and start, it's going to hurt a bit. Strangely, that's not the case here. It didn't hurt when I started.
BUT three months into it, it felt like my hip gave out. Serious pain. The type when I couldn't stand right, sit right, lie right, or walk right. Naturally, I went back to her, (since other pain specialist -- the one who only does drugs or shots -- told me "shots or surgery!") She told me that was an arthritis flare of my sciatic. (Sure felt like my hip, but apparently it's my back.) I have had arthritis for a few years, so know the normal achy feeling. The flare is nothing like that. I do NOT like flares!
She put me on high-does Aleve for a few weeks and it slowly went away. But, ever since, about three weeks after starting up the limber-exercises, my back hurts more, and that hip pain seems to peak out a little. Because of that, I'm now nervous doing the exercises.
My back seems to have gone down hill faster.
Just wondering --
A. "All in my head?"
B. "Duh now! It wasn't going to get better, so what were you expecting?"
Or
C. "Can exercising make back get worse?"
Can working muscles cause more problems for spine? These aren't strenuous exercises. They're the type of exercises usually reserved for old, rotund people in a heated pool.
(BTW tried the mat thingy. OUCCHHHHHH! On my back.)
The question I wanted to ask is a weird one. Pain specialist (the one who does rehab, not pills or shots), told me to do six different exercises to keep my back limber.
So, I was doing those six exercises religiously. I really do get if you haven't exercised in a while and start, it's going to hurt a bit. Strangely, that's not the case here. It didn't hurt when I started.
BUT three months into it, it felt like my hip gave out. Serious pain. The type when I couldn't stand right, sit right, lie right, or walk right. Naturally, I went back to her, (since other pain specialist -- the one who only does drugs or shots -- told me "shots or surgery!") She told me that was an arthritis flare of my sciatic. (Sure felt like my hip, but apparently it's my back.) I have had arthritis for a few years, so know the normal achy feeling. The flare is nothing like that. I do NOT like flares!
She put me on high-does Aleve for a few weeks and it slowly went away. But, ever since, about three weeks after starting up the limber-exercises, my back hurts more, and that hip pain seems to peak out a little. Because of that, I'm now nervous doing the exercises.
My back seems to have gone down hill faster.
Just wondering --
A. "All in my head?"
B. "Duh now! It wasn't going to get better, so what were you expecting?"
Or
C. "Can exercising make back get worse?"
Can working muscles cause more problems for spine? These aren't strenuous exercises. They're the type of exercises usually reserved for old, rotund people in a heated pool.
(BTW tried the mat thingy. OUCCHHHHHH! On my back.)
I think one thing everyone should understand when embarking on a fitness journey is how it is a process.
It requires patience, dedication and discipline and above all, a goal that encompasses a bigger picture.
It takes time to see a change in our bodies. Anything that requires drastic measures to get what we want is hard to sustain.
I have started lifting heavier to challenge myself. I see my upper abs peeking. I see my endurance getting better.
I just need to trust that's what is happening in everything else in life.
It requires patience, dedication and discipline and above all, a goal that encompasses a bigger picture.
It takes time to see a change in our bodies. Anything that requires drastic measures to get what we want is hard to sustain.
I have started lifting heavier to challenge myself. I see my upper abs peeking. I see my endurance getting better
.I just need to trust that's what is happening in everything else in life.