<p>Stretch only tonight. Mile warmup. 5:48 mile on treadmill-almost bailed at 1/4 mile. Mile warmdown</p>
<p>Spring in New Hampshire [url=<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube]YouTube[/url</a>]. This time with a soundtrack from my iPod playlist today.</p>
<p>As usual, you can go to HD and full screen for big photos. Just snow and trees and stuff.</p>
<p>1 mile run. Finishing up the bedrooms tonight. I had an early start with a car service appointment and it looks like a late night tonight.</p>
<p>Since yesterday my PT admonished me not to do anything if it hurt, I really dialed it down in water aerobics today. So,many of the moves I had to change so that it hurt as little as possible. I hadn’t realized that I was ignoring it so much. :o
But the upside is it is six hours later & I haven’t had to take any pain meds yet( besides aspirin) and i can still walk up & down the stairs.
Ill see how long I can keep it up taking it slow.</p>
<p>Okay, I already gushed all over the dressing thread about this, but I’m pretty psyched, so bear with me. Rather than focus on the numbers on the scale, I decided to give myself a little goal to work for, that could be fun. I was going to choose a fairly body conscious dress, order it in a smallish size and work towards it as a “goal”. Ever the realist, though, I opted to not go all too small. Well, some of the dresses arrived, and it turns out “goal size” is current size.
I have lost a total of less than 10 lbs, but clearly have dropped dress sizes and have made some significant changes to my body. I have to remind myself that I really cannot go by the scale.
Now, off to order things in yet smaller sizes…</p>
IDad- I love that UTube. Gorgeous and peaceful.
DadII- Glad you are taking care of the BP. Lets get you through the half and then we’ll talk about a full!
Supposed to be in the low 20s in the morning. Happy spring!
<p>Great YouTube video!</p>
Anyone know anything about this product: JointFlex Plus, by dotfit? The trainer advised me to take it because I run. I don’t want to buy something just because someone wants a commission. Though I don’t have any joint pain, maybe she thinks my joints must be wearing out because I’m old. When I look it up online, here is what they say about it:
“This product is designed for individuals who want relief of mild joint discomfort with far fewer side effects that occur from chronic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use such as aspirin or ibuprofen. BioCell Collagen II® is a multi-patented ingredient that provides a naturally-occurring bioavailable matrix of hydrolyzed collagen type II, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, and scientific evidence supports its joint and skin health benefits”
<p>Yay CJANE. Goal Dress Party time! Who’s got the noisemakers?</p>
<p>Anyone who can do an 8 mile hike up and down a mountain in 3.5 hours deserves to fit in a goal dress! :)</p>
<p>busdriver:</p>
<p>I am naturally skeptical of supplements in general. They have to be universally recommended and without side effects for me to consider them. I take fish oil and a fiber supplement. I don’t know for sure that either does anything good, but there appears to be little or no downside and a lot of recommendations for both.</p>
<p>For joint health, Mike Boyle, who is generally anti-supplement, is a proponent of [url=<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucosamine]glucosamine[/url”>Glucosamine - Wikipedia]glucosamine[/url</a>]. It seem to have pretty widespread positive reviews. It’s available at any pharmacy.</p>
<p>Frankly, though, if you don’t have joint pain, why bother?</p>
<p>Seashells, YouTube, and progress reports! Go team!</p>
<p>Yay, CJane! Great result on the goal dress.</p>
<p>Busdriver- I wouldn’t take the supplements.</p>
I also am skeptical of many supplements, idad, though I take a number of them. The ones I take are specifically recommended by my specialist, for specific genetic and occupational conditions, there is always a reason. Not a just because. This trainer recommended the supplement to me as a preventative, but like you, I see that it is specifically for joint pain. Maybe it will prevent it (though that doesn’t seem to be implied), or maybe it’s just a moneymaking racket. Maybe she just thinks I’m old, so my bones must be creaky and painful, even though I say they’re not.
And if a serious runner like MOWC says don’t take em, I won’t.
<p>The studies show that Glucosamine seems to work for some people and not for others. It seems like a pretty harmless thing to try. I believe that it helped me but then again, I find that rest does a good job at repairing my knees. The only downside is how hard it is to swallow those huge pills.</p>
<p>Call me a cynic…</p>
<p>The next to last person I would listen to for nutrition/supplement advice would be a personal trainer… especially a young one… The bodybuilder types are the worst. Everything comes from the perspective of a skinny 21 year old trying to put on on muscle. I’m sure that some of their recommendation prove to be worthwhile, just a like stopped clock is right a couple times a day! </p>
<p>I’d just politely thank her for the recommendation…</p>
<p>The last person I would turn to for nutrition advice would be a registered dietician… :)</p>
<p>It is really hard to know where to turn for trustworthy advice on this stuff. For me, it pretty much boils down to overwhelming consensus.</p>
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<p>I’m lucky. No real joint pain. I have a big toe that doesn’t want to bend (bunion/bone spurs), but I would have to be practically crippled before I’d even think about letting a surgeon go in and shave the bone spurs down. There’s a lot more downside than upside to foot surgery. You could easily get all said and done and wish to heck you’d left well enough alone.</p>
<p>I have just recently had the first tinges of what may be arthritis in the knuckle joint of one finger. Or, it could be a trekking pole “injury”. Otherwise, knock on wood, my joints seem to be OK – probably one of the few benefits of being a couch potato for the last 20 years! 
Everything clicks and pops, but nothing hurts…</p>
<p>“It is really hard to know where to turn for trustworthy advice on this stuff. For me, it pretty much boils down to overwhelming consensus.”</p>
<p>Yes, and if someone is selling something, they may have an agenda that doesn’t have your interests as top priority. Sounds like it might be useful if you have pain or arthritis, though.</p>
<p>iDad, I’ll root for cause attributable to 2 hours of clutching the trekking pole in the cold and wind and ache gone before you know it.</p>
<p>CJane, your posts about the dresses made me smile because it sounds like you’re having a blast! :)</p>
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<p>I think that’s a distinct possibility. It’s the middle finger, which takes the brunt of the force of the straps. And, it is particularly apt to get twisted/mangled with gloves or mittens.</p>
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<p>MOWC:</p>
<p>To answer your question from earlier. I would say the two best ValSlide core exerices are the Painful Pushaways and the [ValSlide</a> Leg Curl](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGZgc849wEI]ValSlide”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGZgc849wEI)</p>
<p>The leg curls would be particularly good to balance the running. They are a classic glute exercise. I’d by lying if I said they were easy though. Most people (certainly including me) compensate for weak glutes by getting an immediate hamstring cramp!</p>
<p>On the Painful Pushaways, the trick is to literally just go six inches, out and back.</p>
<p>Both of these are long-term projects, at least for me.</p>