I visited a physical therapist today. I finally decided to do something about my back pain. The good news is, my back is pretty much normal for someone my age. And my pain is not due to the degenerative disk disease that is also common for folks my age. It's a muscular problem that should be helped by specific exercise.
I'm not much of a lover of exercise, but if it will allow me to walk around, shopping for groceries, antiques, etc. and be more physically active, I'll do it. I'd be crazy not to. I will also be visiting the therapist a couple of times a week for a short time to accelerate the process. Therapist suggested pilates. Ugh. I tried those once, and they must be pretty awesome things because they nearly killed me.
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You'll love pilates once you get into them; however, admittedly, they are not fun for the first couple of weeks.
I freakin' HATE pilates...they hurt my neck so bad. Maybe I just didn't give it long enough. But I don't see how you can get in shape by rolling around on the floor. :)
Glad that it is something that is "easily" fixable...I say easily b/c I understand getting started in a workout routine stinks!
I tried Pilates once. If I could just stick with it I think I would love it. Boy its hard to hold those positions though.
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