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Another bleugghh day. I spend too much time sat down lately and so if I spend a few hours on my feet my knees hurt. Mann, I so have to start exercising regularly, but when your knees hurt, how ?

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 10:59:33 AM EST
Well, you know there is yoga or this: Qi Gong for Healthy Joints & Bones with Lee Holden

or this : Sonnon FREE TO MOVE Joint Mobility

and I am sure there are many other, even gentle, ways to reactivate the joint and especially the knees. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 11:08:21 AM EST
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Do they require any equipment ? I bought one yoga vid that came highly recommended (yin and yan yoga - Simon Law) but I couldn't do any of it cos it needed mats and soft supports I don't possess.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 11:38:40 AM EST
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I don't know the Yin and yang Yoga, but basically you should not need any props to do Yoga. However, if you are really serious about it, with time it's would be worth investing in a Yoga mat, which are usually thin but sticky, to give you a good support in standing exercises.

I found a trailer of Low's yoga program, doesn't look anything special to me.

If you want a video, maybe this would be helpful: http://www.himalayaninstitute.org/store/product/0586eb3d-8f1a-4778-967f-237b577de509.aspx

Once maybe you worked with this you can move on to the Low program.

But whatever kind of yoga you do, you have to respect the limitations of your body. Every body has limitations, though they might differ. For me yoga is also exploring the limitations and then gently moving beyond the limitations, one 1mm at a time. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 11:48:51 AM EST
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Thanks. The low video starts with a warm up invovling a "bolster", a big support cushion which I simply don't have a substitute for.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 02:06:29 PM EST
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The only thing that works for me is to wear Birkenstocks most of the time.  If I have to wear regular shoes/boots I feel it that evening and the next day.
by ATinNM on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 12:05:46 PM EST
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I'm a dockside man - winter and summer. Not only are they comfortable, but they are also a useful signal to the Swedish speakers ;-)

I suppose the origins lie in pretending that you own a boat.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 03:21:06 PM EST
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  1. STOP drinking alcohol!

  2. Get on tylenol if you need to.  Stop using alcohol as a pain killer.

  3. WALK every day.  Make sure you have good shoes for it.  I recommend 1 - 1.5 hours EVERY day.  I'm always at it at the crack of dawn.

  4. Wean yourself off of all (tylenol) pain killers.

This is what I did for my disintegrating lower spine over the last 8-9 months and I don't regret it.  I don't miss the alcohol at all.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 12:36:50 PM EST
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I don't use alcohol as a pain killer. I drink 2 - 3 times a week. What the heck is tylenol ? Sounds addictive and unhealthy, I'll pass thanks.

I do walk most days, to the paper shop. But if it's raining my enthusiasm dies.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 02:05:12 PM EST
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Tylenol = paracetamol.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 04:31:17 PM EST
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Oh god, I avoid that stuff. It's in lemsips which I take when I've got a cold, but apart from that I never take it. Ever.

If I have a really bad headache I'll take ibuprofen, but that's it.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 06:05:07 PM EST
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OK, have it your way.  Just trying to help.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 07:49:44 AM EST
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Whenever I have knee trouble, there's only one solution - get thee to the swimming pool...
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 03:01:26 PM EST
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