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Very cool! Congratulations and keep on doing what you do!
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Big +1 for swimming. I've been an active distance runner for decades but literally ran out of cartilage in my knees and foot resulting in osteoarthritis in both knees, bone spurs in my foot and now a completely torn meniscus root. In conjunction with MFP and counting calories, I've been able to lose some weight swimming…
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+1 on the pool. Have bad OA in my left knee and completely root torn meniscus in my right knee....started swimming two and a half years ago combined with forward and backward lunges and it's helped a lot in conjunction with logging my caloric intake on MFP here. Having the buoyancy of the water negates the direct pressure…
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Perhaps the OP needs to be around the house while her son naps or plays close by? In that case, by all means use your treadmill. I think optimally, it's more refreshing to be outdoors to do a run regardless of intensity or duration. Be cautious however, concrete and asphalt can be very unforgiving for beginning runners who…
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Sorry Seattle, but the Seahawks will miss Golden Tate's uncanny ability to return punts /kickoffs and give Russell Wilson great field position this season. I'm looking for the Niners to win the NFC AND their 6th Superbowl.
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Have you tried swimming? It's much more impact forgiving than running and/or other rigorous forms of aerobic activity. Swim laps for half an hour, grab some foam water weights for resistance work, repeat as many times as your energy levels allow. Swimming is what I've turned to since my arthritic knee and torn meniscus…
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In my teens throughout my 20's I boxed and always ran to build endurance and stamina. In my 30's through age 55 I participated in half marathons and ran as far as 18 miles training for a full marathon. Fast forward to age 60 now and the years of running (generally in the street on concrete) has left me with osteoarthritis…
