<p>mom60, I found that the best doctor to see for pain was a neurologist specializing in pain issues. Instead of doling out painkillers like M&Ms, like many people think, these specialists can pinpoint the problem and treat the cause, not the symptoms. I thought my hip pain was due to joint problems - the neurologist who treated me for my recent back pain said it was related to my back issues. Beware of chiropractors - there are many bad ones who can make the pain issues worse.</p>
<p>idad, those are all good points, well, except for the Olympic runner part :). The idea here is that if running is what I really want to do, the doctor sees no physical reason why I shouldn’t. The coach idea is to help me get into running in a more informed way, in order to avoid the usual injuries. It is a temporary personal trainer situation. Once I’ve adjusted my gait, strengthened the necessary muscles, I should be good to go on my own. I can do my 5k, maybe I won’t be able to run it, but I will be able to walk it, and then proceed from there. I would just be proceeding in a more orderly fashion, with someone to monitor my progress and make adjustments where necessary.</p>
<p>BunsenBurner-The chiropractor I use is not a traditional crack your back chiropractor. Not sure what you call her style but she is gentle. Almost all my issues are muscular. She does a great job on my tense shoulders and neck.Heat, massage and stretching help plus blocking the hips. She also was the one person who through massage was able to get rid of my tennis elbow. I have an issue where one hip is high but my legs are the same length. Not sure if I was born that way or had an injury as a young child but I have always had this issue as long as I can remember.Chiropractor, physical therapist and masseuse have all had success with getting rid of the hip pain temporarily by releasing the psoas muscle. There has been a suggestion of seeing a hip specialist to see if I have some scar tissue.</p>
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<p>mom60 - wow…I wish someone could help me with my tennis elbow. It comes and goes and just lately…it’s BACK…been dealing with it for over a year. What kind of massage does your chiro do? </p>
<p>Came back from a long weekend at our cabin. Worn out but in a good way. 30 mile hilly bike ride on Friday (went to sleep at 9:30 pm that night :)). 5 mile rocky elevation hike on Saturday. And a 20 mile “shopping” (lol) ride today - bumpy but fun. I think I’ll just do yoga tomorrow. Legs feel tight. </p>
<p>Northminn…hope the knee is recovering OK.</p>
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<p>Yeah. You just have to decide what you want to do. I wouldn’t let the running doctor push you into a running coach and all that unless you really want to be a runner. It’s not necessary to get fit. I like the quote I saw recently that you can’t run to get fit; you have to be fit to run.</p>
<p>Personally? I wouldn’t even consider running until I could walk 5k, at an athletic pace, pain-free. If you have continuing knee pain walking, it isn’t going to get any better by adding the impact force of your body weight on your joints with each step.</p>
<p>Does this count as a workout yesterday? Four hours on my feet:</p>
<p>[Adam</a> Lambert concert](<a href=“http://www.casttv.com/video/vc970lq/adam-lambert-strut-hampton-beach-082110-m4v-video]Adam”>http://www.casttv.com/video/vc970lq/adam-lambert-strut-hampton-beach-082110-m4v-video)</p>
<p>I was so good. One Heineken. One bottle of Polar Springs water. It’s hard to go to a hot general admission concert and drink fewer calories than that.</p>
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<p>No walk today, rainy and wet. I thought about two days off in a row, but rev’d up and hopped on the Airdyne for a 35 minute set of intervals:</p>
<p>5 minutes warmup
5 minutes intervals (10 sec hard, 20 sec easy), ten total
5 minutes easy
5 mnutes intervals (20 sec hard, 40 sec easy), five total
5 minutes easy
5 minutes intervals (40 sec hard, 80 sec easy), three total
5 minutes cool-down</p>
<p>I hadn’t done the full set for a while and I’d never done all 18 intervals at 70+ rpms. My legs were jelly at the end. It was all I could do to get off the bike and walk to the kitchen to fill my water glass. Average heart rate 79%, max 99% (on the last 40 second interval). So much for an easy cardio day. It looks so simple. All I can say is that’s one hell of a workout in 35 minutes, for an old fat guy.</p>
<p>Now, if I would just go ahead and lose the ten ounces to hit my next goal, I’d be a very happy camper. I’ve been stuck within a pound of my next goal for a week now. Not that I’m complaining, but this is one I’d really like to hit.</p>
<p>Yes idad, that’s the idea, to work up to 5k of running, starting with walking pain free. Right now my knee pain is gone, so I am cleared to start with 15 minutes of fast paced walking each day. </p>
<p>Running appeals to me for many reasons. While I certainly want to be fit, I do things more because I love doing them rather than as a way to fitness. I have tried exercise/weight training types of things, and I can only do it for so long before I just can’t make myself do it anymore. I need something that I enjoy so that I’ll keep doing it. And I like competition, so the idea of racing appeals to me (I’m not talking about winning, just competing). Running is something I feel good doing, can fit into my work schedule, and requires nothing more than good shoes. I’d really like to run if I can do it pain free, so I hope it works out.</p>
<p>Oh, did you enjoy your Adam Lambert concert? You are brave, doing a general admission concert. I had an actual seat for mine, not that I sat in it much.</p>
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<p>I am sitting in a Colorado mountain condo at about 9000 feet. We spent the last 3 days moving our son into his new Denver apartment and then drove 4 hours here today for a little vacation (without him). We are exhausted, but glad to be here in the mountains.
Driving and sitting are not good for my hip/hamstring, but as soon as I walk around I feel better.</p>
<p>Ran 8.2 miles yesterday in perfect Denver weather and 4 this morning. It will be more challenging here with the increased altitude. I know how to keep it sort of flat, as opposed to running straight up the ski mountain. 
My running pace for the 8.2 in Denver was the same as my pace last weekend in PA and PA was a little flatter and without the elevation, so I’m pleased with that. I apologize if I already posted this, but I was REALLY proud of my big negative split (much faster 2nd half of the 8 mile run) until I looked at the elevation profile after I downloaded the run from my Garmin. I had a gradual uphill the whole way out and downhill all the way back! Oh well.</p>
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<p>It was fantastic. I felt like it was a real treat – seeing an arena-rock caliber show in a venue that seats 2000 people. I once saw Prince play a Boston club, and this felt like that. A very large performance in a small venue. Lambert has put together a pretty impressive show for his first time out solo, starting with some A-list musicans in his band. It’s no fluke that he’s playing sold out shows at virtually every stop on his tour. This show could have been in much larger venues.</p>
<p>I hate general admission shows and had heard bad things about this venue, but it was great. Plenty of room to stand all around the back and sides without being packed like sardines and still be able to see the stage. Terrific sound. The place is notorious for being hot, but we are having a cool spell so it wasn’t bad at all. If we had known how much room the venue has, even for a sold-out show, we would have planned a nice dinner and roll in after the warm-up bands (Allison Iraheta and Orianthi). As long as you don’t want to be right in front of the stage, you could roll in ten minutes before the headliner and be just fine at this place.</p>
<p>All in all, an easy, enjoyable show. Of course, it probably helps that I’m in much better shape. Standing for four hours is easier after routinely going for hour and half walks.</p>
<p>Happy Monday everyone. Back from a successful but grueling Sophomore move in trip with D. Used the Marriott’s fine selection of high tech exercise equipment and managed to be down a pound since I weighed myself last Thursday.</p>
<p>I had the tv remote on the ledge while I was on the treadmill. It fell on the belt, popped open, and the batteries were rolling around under my feet! Managed to get that cleared and then my towel fell on the belt! Had to hold the hand rails and push the towel off with my feet. A little while later a mother and daughter came in and saw me with remote parts, batteries and towel all scattered on the floor around me!</p>
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You can’t be talking about the Marriott Courtyard on University Parkway? We stayed there many, many times over D’s 4 years at WFU and I’d say their exercise room was “meh.” Or are you saying that tongue-in-cheek? (As an aside, D is quite sad not to be part of the start of another year at Wake.)</p>
<p>I took last week off from exercising for a variety of reasons, all of which seemed compelling a the time. Today I paid the price, though – I did the first session of Week 6 of the C25K program and felt like I was slogging through mud. And the weight machines? Awful. OK, I’ve learned my lesson.</p>
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<p>Last time I was in a Marriott, it was high-tech. They had televisions mounted on the treadmills about 18 inches from your nose. The actual cardio equipment as mediocre. The freeweights were actually quite good - the multipurpose machine not-so-good. I don’t think that I’ve ever been in a hotel with really good fitness equipment. I usually do much better with guest privileges at a local YMCA.</p>
<p>My former CEO/coach used to say “Hotel exercise equipment COMES broken!” I think things have improved, but it’s still a pleasant surprise when everything is actually high quality and functioning!</p>
<p>Tongue planted firmly in cheek! We were actually at the Marriott downtown this time, but have also stayed at the Courtyard on University. It wasn’t too bad for a hotel exercise room, with free weights, mats, 3 treadmills, 2 bikes, 1 elliptical and a handful of weight machines. The treadmills were a little shaky.</p>
<p>Hi All! Back from my weekend away and am trying not to be too disappointed in myself. I weighed in this morning and gained 3.5 pounds!!! :o What!!! I worked out on Friday before I left and did a small workout on Saturday at the hotel but apparently had too much wine and all meals were out. Ugh… Didn’t drink my water on Friday and Sunday because of the long car ride so hoping this morning’s workout and getting back to my routine will help. I did some hills on the bike program and supposedly burned over 400 calories and then walked on the dreadmill to burn off another 300 plus. Hoping that I really burned around 500. Instead of the machines I worked on the free weights for 20 minutes trying to keep the calorie burn up. Hoping this weight is mostly water!</p>
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<p>There’s no way that you gained 3.5 pounds in two days from over-eating. That would require a surplus of over 12,000 calories in three days. I can chow down with the best of 'em and even I would struggle to eat an extra 4000 calories a day. That’s five cannisters of Pringles!</p>
<p>You have to be looking at fluctuations in water weight and so forth.</p>
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<p>Good for you. Down a pound after a long weekend on the road is pretty impressive. Bojangles breakfast bisquits and bar-b-q for dinner would be my downfall in North Carolina.</p>
<p>Thanks idad! I tried to track my calories and while not all were good choices I still wasn’t pigging out! I did have several glasses of wine each evening since we were celebrating with friends in Chicago. :o Oh well…I am being very good today! ;)</p>
<p>I’ve been tracking my weight for long enough now to know that there are pretty significant fluctuations that have nothing to do with what I ate the day before. When you see a three or four pound change in a couple of days (up or down), it probably has more to do with losing or gaining water weight than anything to do with lean muscle or fat.</p>
<p>Restaurants put lots of salt in their food. LOTS. It makes most of us retain water, and the scale goes up. It’ll go down Northminn. Frustrating though. I’m a real “pain” when I order in a restaurant. No sauce. No dressing. Steamed veggies. Dry toast…and on and on. I know it’s not fun for the servers, but I don’t like getting bloated! And I have to say that the food doesn’t taste great either! I like home cooking!</p>