I know most people get a lot stiffer as they get older, and especially when it’s damp and cold. I have this conversation daily both inside and out of the gym.
There are two choices though, you either move more, carefully to start with and gradually feel better, or you stay on the settee and accept the pain will only get worse and your best days are behind you.
Spring can either dance for you or you will see each season coming not as an opportunity but as something to grind yourself through and wish life “as it used to be many years ago”.
I have trained many individuals well into their 80’s and each of them is thankful for the new found mobility, and the range of opportunities it brings BACK into their lives. You have to look after your body or many of its functions will slow down and eventually desert you.
As we get older, we appreciate the most important things. It’s not bragging about a new car or flashy coat, it’s about appreciating nature, being able to play with our kids or grandkids, and still keep up with them.
It’s about being with people who care about us and appreciating our surroundings so we can indeed dance into spring and make the new season our most memorable ever.
On a sunny day down the harbour or beach, you see an endless amount of people looking happy because they are moving, walking, running or cycling. I don’t believe they would feel so good if all they did was sit in the car.
Stiffness is an ongoing battle for most, and you need to accept the fact it will only increase if you don’t start your daly ritual of moving more and boosting your immune system too.
You CAN turn it around, you can reverse the process of your body seizing up, and the confidence you develop from getting fitter and stronger again at YOUR OWN pace, will change the way you look and feel about life again.
Stiffness is a daily threat only if you leave it. Your body was meant to move and overcome most things life can throw at it.
