http://www.arthritisandbeyond.com/?p=273 Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.arthritisandbeyond.com/?p=273&cpage=1#comment-33 Julia Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:43:56 +0000 http://www.arthritisandbeyond.com/?p=273#comment-33 Wow! This information really strikes a chord. So often we are being told what is good for us, but the reality is that “good” things can actually cause what we want to prevent--if we are not careful. Now I do admit that I could work out more, but one thing I have been cautious about is injuring my knees. I know too many people that later in life decided to pound the pavement or cycle and then came down with knee injuries. Then there was the poor woman, who valiantly went to the gym for the first time in her life to lose weight--she worked with an unskilled trainer who had her doing leg lifts beyond her level—now her knees are in very bad shape. All this to say that listening to pain, getting expert guidance, varying activities, being active on a regular basis, and being careful, even with low impact activities, makes so much sense! Wow! This information really strikes a chord. So often we are being told what is good for us, but the reality is that “good” things can actually cause what we want to prevent–if we are not careful. Now I do admit that I could work out more, but one thing I have been cautious about is injuring my knees. I know too many people that later in life decided to pound the pavement or cycle and then came down with knee injuries. Then there was the poor woman, who valiantly went to the gym for the first time in her life to lose weight–she worked with an unskilled trainer who had her doing leg lifts beyond her level—now her knees are in very bad shape. All this to say that listening to pain, getting expert guidance, varying activities, being active on a regular basis, and being careful, even with low impact activities, makes so much sense!

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