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Lemmings over 30 who try to stay active, what are you doing to accommodate for your incredibly decrepit bodies to avoid boo-boos? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm half joking. But as a 30-something who used to be very active, I recognize I'm over the hill and my joints sound like pop rocks

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[–] orb360@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I gave up and said screw this "we will fix you 2 months faster" snake oil physical therapists sell you. I'm just going to do my PT exercises every other day for the rest of my life. Best decision I've made. If I stop for 2 weeks, my knee and shoulder start degrading noticably until I start again. As long as I keep on it they are mostly fine.

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Mine is the rotator cuff - and I already had arthritis in that shoulder so now I am a human barometer. Fun party trick. I am punished for not doing my dailies but I do different stuff every other day. I suspect I will never regain full mobility in that shoulder - and it's my dominant arm too. Wear and tear, I guess.