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Dec 28, 2024
10:39:31am

Nittany Cougar Contributor

I’m not a doctor nor a trainer, but I’m active and only slightly younger than

you and stretching makes a huge difference for me. I’m shocked at how I feel when I’m regularly stretching versus when I’m not. This is just me, of course, but I only take about 10 minutes to do it. I focus on my back, hamstrings, and hips. Those are the places that for me I get the most mileage.

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Nittany Cougar

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Health/Fitness question…I’m early 50s, every morning I wake up sore and

kotacoug

12/28/24 10:34am

My wife says collagen has been a game changer for her.

maYbe

12/28/24 10:36am

Lose weight. The heavier you are the more it stresses your joints. You can do

Blueto

12/28/24 10:37am

I’ve got 15-20 lbs left to get to my ideal weight so that’s on the plan.

kotacoug

12/28/24 10:40am

Look into Foundation training with Eric Goodman.

runnincoug

12/28/24 10:39am

I’m not a doctor nor a trainer, but I’m active and only slightly younger than

12/28/24 10:39am

Great advice…i added a knees over toes routine to my workouts and it has helped.

ordinary tri guy

12/28/24 10:40am

Do you follow a specific stretching plan? Hips hammies and back are my thing as

kotacoug

12/28/24 10:43am

Check out Instagram or just Google stretching routines. Find one that works for you.....

Bonoman

12/28/24 10:47am

It’s a loose plan, but I like to focus on my hamstrings first because it also

12/28/24 11:20am

This. I started doing squat stretching and it’s been a game changer

Longseason

12/28/24 11:46am

It’s possible your diet is causing inflammation, maybe change things up there.

12/28/24 10:48am

This. Cut out refined sugar for a week and see how you feel. Also ...

jsaskew

12/28/24 11:35am

I’ve found my body is quite sensitive to sugar and carbs. I’ve never managed to kick them but I have noticed that if I

Zach Morris

12/28/24 10:49am

I’m the same as you.

jbob

12/28/24 10:50am

I am in the same boat- my doctor told me to take tumeric…I’m not a natural

bigbluecougar

12/28/24 10:53am

Have you tried a cold plunge sauna routine

RC Vikings

12/28/24 10:55am

Have not. Don’t mind sauna but then cold plunge … 😬

kotacoug

12/28/24 1:30pm

Stop eating sugar

kjBYU

12/28/24 10:59am

As an exercise physiologist the advice I give to folks in you shoes is this. You

12/28/24 11:12am

I used to have the same type of pain - taking Relief Factor every day has removed all that type of pain. Gone.

cougXor

12/28/24 11:21am

There's a very easy fix to your problem. It is called ibuprofen. Take two in the

EQD2

12/28/24 11:27am

Oh I am VERY familiar with Ibuprofen.

kotacoug

12/28/24 11:52am

Diet

Beggar

12/28/24 11:27am

Stop exercising so much.

idcougarfan

12/28/24 11:34am

Exactly. I also have a friend who doesn’t wear a seatbelt and one time they got

12/28/24 1:33pm

RE: Health/Fitness question…I’m early 50s, every morning I wake up sore and

BW84

12/28/24 12:06pm

I think some of it is a product of age

I'mBatman

12/28/24 12:11pm

I work out frequently. I’m on my 50s as well. I do gym stuff. I make sure

Don Carlton

12/28/24 12:31pm

Ben-Gay is your friend now

BYU Grounds

12/28/24 1:52pm

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