Young people; us olds are not exaggerating when we joke about how much pain and soreness we have every day. It is a real problem that hurts our quality of life. Please, to whatever extent you can, take up light exercise, light cardio, and regular stretching. You don't need to run a gym rat but - ThreadSky

radianthostility.bsky.social • 14 days ago

Young people; us olds are not exaggerating when we joke about how much pain and soreness we have every day. It is a real problem that hurts our quality of life. Please, to whatever extent you can, take up light exercise, light cardio, and regular stretching. You don't need to run a gym rat but

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radianthostility.bsky.social•14 days ago

Consistent light exercise and stretching will greatly improve your odds in the future and make the aging process more manageable. Really, this is a gray gift of kindness you can give to your future self. Be kind to others includes being kind to all the people you will become.

verysmallanna.bsky.social•14 days ago

Waiting for someone to call you a wellness influencer

radianthostility.bsky.social•14 days ago

I will cut them.

runewuff.bsky.social•14 days ago

The best worst thing that happened to me was having a back problem at age 12 because I was taught PT exercises that prevent back pain AND stop it in its tracks. I have a magic power to just make the pain evaporate in 30 minutes of stretches instead of lying down all day.

twospotz.bsky.social•14 days ago

And teeth. Watch your teeth. Brush them, floss and if you can use mouthwash with fluoride in them to strengthen the tooth.

radianthostility.bsky.social•14 days ago

Omg yes your teeth are gonna get weird when you're older and taking care of them consistently is huuge

ratkins.net•14 days ago

Ears. Get custom fitted earplugs if you can afford them, they’re amazing and will make your gig experience better, but use foamies if you can’t, they’re fine.

radianthostility.bsky.social•14 days ago

Hard agree. The thing about hearing damage is that it adds up, little by little, over the course of your whole life. Loud music and machines don't have to be painfully loud to harm your hearing. They can do a little damage at a time, unnoticed, until one day you realize you can't hear your music

radianthostility.bsky.social•14 days ago

Ears have a cool feature - in quiet places your ears will adjust to the ambient noise and better pick up quiet sounds. It's much the same thing as how your eyes adjust to dim light. Try turning your headphones down to 20% for a couple of days in a row and listen to see if you adjust to it.

nikkijayne.bsky.social•14 days ago

Cries in recovering from knee surgery caused by exercise 🥲

radianthostility.bsky.social•14 days ago

Also true! You can easily be injured, sometimes even if you do it right. Learning how to stretch and exercise safely is important, as is getting proper care when you are injured. I had four years of chronic pain in my shoulder after a doctor brushed me off. I was lucky enough that when I finally

radianthostility.bsky.social•14 days ago

Resolved to talk to a physical therapist they were able to help me, but that's not everyone. Life is always a gamble, best we can do is try to load the dice in our favor.

I hope you recover quickly and completely.

nikkijayne.bsky.social•14 days ago

Thank you! I’m glad I didn’t put off going to a physio even though I spent 6 months doing that before they realised I needed surgery haha.
Now I’m just ITCHING to get back out there and it’s so hard to not overdo it whilst healing!

nikkijayne.bsky.social•14 days ago

Also, some injuries are just a roll of the dice. I have hyperextension in the knee I tore the meniscus in, and the surgeon just said that, combined with exercise and a bit of bad luck is what did it.

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