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Thread: Pain/No Pain????
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08-01-2005, 05:20 AM #1
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Pain/No Pain????
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In the last few years (my 40's) I have had more and more pain and become more and more sedentary. I spent my younger years doing jobs like Law Enforcement and then Firefighting and playing sports like rugby, tennis, cycling, weight-lifting, swimming, etc. With a total of 4 right knee surgeries, a blown left rotator cuff, and a arthritic spine as the result of all that activity.
Anyway, this year my partner and I got kayaks and started paddling...then we decided to get off our motorcycles and start peddaling again (she used to ride centuries all the time and I sorta/kinda wobbled along for 20 or 30 miles), well this last weekend we went for a bike ride on Saturday and a nice river paddle on Sunday...this morning when I woke up I had NO back pain??? For the first time in a couple of years I felt refreshed and pain free first thing in the morning!!!
I just assumed my back would feel like crap for the rest of my life. All I can say is whoda thunk it??
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08-01-2005, 05:31 AM #2
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08-01-2005, 05:39 AM #3
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That's fantastic, Queen -- I hope I can piggyback on your pain-free mojo! I picked up cycling as a cross-training activity, because I needed more cardio and I can't run without absolutely everything hurting. Aside from getting addicted to the bike for its own sake, I keep waiting for it to hurt, and it just doesn't...
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08-01-2005, 06:50 AM #4
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That's so great to hear!! I'm glad you were able to find something like that to make the pain go away.
"Life is simple... Eat, Sleep, CYCLE."
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08-01-2005, 08:51 AM #5
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that's awesome! anything you can do that helps make your body NOT hurt is a goooooood thing
There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
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08-01-2005, 09:15 AM #6
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That's wonderful! I'm so glad you are pain-free. Bicycles are wonderful things.
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08-01-2005, 10:11 AM #7
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Thanks for all the words of encouragement everyone! With any luck this could become a regular thing.
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08-01-2005, 06:31 PM #8
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All I can say is... you are hardcore.
Yes, that's a good thing.
