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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 3 days ago* (last edited 3 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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[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I am 40+ and I just realized the huge importance biomechanics has in choosing a sport or, in my case, the right free weights exercises to do in the gym: if you get someone who ACTUALLY STUDIED Biomechanics in university or anyway an academic-level course, they can take measurements of your limbs and torso and suggest literally the kind of exercise that would have the most return while keeping the chance of injuries at a minimum.

Of course, personal preference/enjoyment will always have to play the most important role in your choices, but when not having strong opinions reducing your chance of injury so that you can be constant in your practice is the best long-term strategy.

[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Couldn't that be easily communicated without individual measurements? Like, people with long legs/arms do this, people with ling arms/short legs do this, etc? Generally curious: my partner is 6'4", and this could be useful for him.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

There are several tipping points that are worth calculating abd having a proper measurements of the levers in one's body allows for proper ranking of the possible movements/exercises.

But yeah, there are general rules one can look at, like when you see Phelps with a 2 meters arm aperture that makes him very fit for swimming.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Also people tend to enjoy things more when they get injured less doing them.