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There's always yoga [0] [1]. I just do the sun salutation [2] a couple of times a day - takes ~5mins, reduces any back pain I get. [0]: http://www.npr.org/sec

by icc97 10y ago

There's always yoga [0] [1]. I just do the sun salutation [2] a couple of times a day - takes ~5mins, reduces any back pain I get. [0]: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/20/515675259/got-back-pain-try-yoga-or-massage-before-reaching-for-the-pills http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/20/51567525... [1]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/12/yoga-key-relieving-long-term-back-pain-new-study-suggests/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/12/yoga-key-relie... [2]: http://yogasite.com/sunsalute.htm http://yogasite.com/sunsalute.htm

specialist 10y ago
Yoga can be great. Ditto qigong, tai chi, pilates, isometric exercises, physical therapy. I've even done goofy looking breathing exercises that rebalance your diaphragm. I also know that yoga, chiro, gyms hurts people. Gonzo attitude, ignorance, and bad instruction. The trick is to find the therapists and teachers who understand the body, your body, and help you mend. Everyone needs something a little different. Source: I had a lumbar fusion and some other stuff. I've spent a lot of time just remaining functional, managing pain. Advice: By 30, everyone should be hitting the gym. By 40, everyone should get regular PT tune ups; you'll be surprised how much function you (unknowingly) lost. Like now I can stand on one foot and put on the other shoe, two years ago I couldn't do that.
- mlrtime 10y ago
  Another basic fitness test: Can you put your pants on without sitting down? I know a lot of people couldn't do this without falling or hopping.
  - icc97 10y ago
    You can cheat and lie the pants on the ground ready for you to step into :)
- seanp2k2 10y ago
  I was also surprised to learn the thing about putting on one shoe by standing on the opposite foot, as that's how I've always put on shoes, and thus never understood the seeming requirement for a bench / chair in an area where shoes come off and go on.
  - icc97 10y ago
    Are we talking tying laces as well?

by icc97 10y ago

specialist 10y ago

Yoga can be great. Ditto qigong, tai chi, pilates, isometric exercises, physical therapy. I've even done goofy looking breathing exercises that rebalance your diaphragm. I also know that yoga, chiro, gyms hurts people. Gonzo attitude, ignorance, and bad instruction. The trick is to find the therapists and teachers who understand the body, your body, and help you mend. Everyone needs something a little different. Source: I had a lumbar fusion and some other stuff. I've spent a lot of time just remaining functional, managing pain. Advice: By 30, everyone should be hitting the gym. By 40, everyone should get regular PT tune ups; you'll be surprised how much function you (unknowingly) lost. Like now I can stand on one foot and put on the other shoe, two years ago I couldn't do that.

mlrtime 10y ago
Another basic fitness test: Can you put your pants on without sitting down? I know a lot of people couldn't do this without falling or hopping.
- icc97 10y ago
  You can cheat and lie the pants on the ground ready for you to step into :)
seanp2k2 10y ago
I was also surprised to learn the thing about putting on one shoe by standing on the opposite foot, as that's how I've always put on shoes, and thus never understood the seeming requirement for a bench / chair in an area where shoes come off and go on.
- icc97 10y ago
  Are we talking tying laces as well?