The Retirement Thread
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classic33
Leg End Member
None of that now.Well I never knew that
I dunno, you try to help.....
Paulus
Started young, and still going.
The 3 cats we have will all go out through the cat flap. But only one, Harry will come in through it.
classic33
Leg End Member
Here's to getting better.
PaulSB
Squire
When our much loved dog got old he liked to lie in the sun and would occasionally get up for a stroll round. He'd leave our garden, walk to the end of the terrace, bark at our neighbour's front door, they would let him in, he would then walk to the back door and expect to be let out again.
There were three different houses where he expected this shortcut to be available and it always was!!!
Our next door neighbour's cat used to live with us 24/7 apart from going home for meals. 🤣
Tenkaykev
Guru
I had kneck problems, my physio gave me a mnemonic “ Yes, No, Maybe “ where you stand and slowly nod your head ten times, then slowly shake your head from side to side ten times and finally lean your head towards your shoulders ten times, finish with raising and lowering your shoulders in a shrug type gesture. Easy to remember and very effective.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
My neck gives me grief too and causes headaches. Just tried these exercises and it sounds like broken glass grinding in my neck
I should probably do them though.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
They sound like the ones I was recommended to do. I like the 'Yes, No, Maybe' idea. I think that there was another one, but I will have to check that - carefully and slowly tilting the head from side to side...
The exercises in THIS PDF DOCUMENT include those and a couple of others.
It isn't just the discomfort of the stiff neck - it is becoming a hazard when I am out on my bike. Checking over my shoulder for traffic is very difficult now. Either I don't see what is coming, or tend to swerve slightly when trying harder.
12boy
Guru
Years ago I read a book by Men's Health which stressed a diet which focused on what you should eat, rather than what you should not. I found that after eating all the fruit, vegetables, fats, complex carbs and protein I needed I was full. I decided to avoid eating processed food and nonfood when possible. Nonfood to me includes most candy, soft drinks, and booze, among other things. Then I became pre-diabetic and have limited the amounts of carbs, especially sweets and refined flour. This keeps me around 70 kilos, a bit more in the winter and less in the summer. while I still indulge in desserts, I eat them in smaller amounts and less frequently. Really not so much of a diet as a way of life.
Be well and safe.
Be well and safe.
Tenkaykev
Guru
Yes, they’re the ones, I’d forgotten about imagining your head is on a rail and sliding it backwards.
PaulSB
Squire
Those must be standard exercises as I was given them 5-6 years ago. I still do them today as if I don't looking back on the bike is uncomfortable. If I stop the exercises for a couple of weeks my neck sounds like crunching glass.
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Dirk
If 6 Was 9
My doggie will push the front door open but won't do the same with the back door - she just stands outside barking until one of us opens it.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
I think my neck and back problems originate in my leg length difference (shorter left leg). If I stand in front of a full length mirror my pelvis tilts down right to left and my shoulders go the other way to compensate.
When I rode with Look pedals/cleats I use to put a shim under the left cleat, which helped. I now use the (MTB type) SPD system and shimming those cleats is a bit iffy because the cleat would stick out from its hole in the sole of the shoe.
A friend told me that if he is riding behind me when I get tired he sees my right knee start to stick out to the right during the pedal stroke.
When I rode with Look pedals/cleats I use to put a shim under the left cleat, which helped. I now use the (MTB type) SPD system and shimming those cleats is a bit iffy because the cleat would stick out from its hole in the sole of the shoe.
A friend told me that if he is riding behind me when I get tired he sees my right knee start to stick out to the right during the pedal stroke.
Dave7
Legendary Member
I was serious.......I didn't know that.
