Have you tried Pilates? I was getting aches and pains, had a bad shoulder from tennis for years, getting hip pain when I hiked and so on, just assumed I was get

Have you tried Pilates? I was getting aches and pains, had a bad shoulder from tennis for years, getting hip pain when I hiked and so on, just assumed I was getting old. I've taken up reformer pilates and I'm the best I've been in years, maybe stronger than I've ever been (done about 30 sessions so far), shoulders better, pains are gone. It relies on strengthening your core muscles - and all the little muscles that don't get any work when you're sitting around. It may be a lack of strength in these that is causing your pains. My recovery time has increased to, yesterday I went for a 3 hour hike, thought I'd be sore today, but no! I've wound the clock back 20 years. If you do decide to do some though, look around for someone who knows what they're doing - preferably a diploma and some years experience. I go 2x1 hour sessions a week, and thats all you need, just whatever other exercise you want each day apart from that, eventually you'll be doing pilates 3 or 4 times a week on your own should you choose. It has been magic for me, I recommend it to everyone. Edit: oh and sitting on the couch is probably the worse thing you can do, all those little muscles will lose strength and aches and pains will not go away.