This thread is very important and ought not to be buried. I have again increased all types of my training. One reaction I had to it was posterior tibial soreness. I have always been flat-footed and I suppose twenty-five years of ferocious hardcourt tennis under pronation laid the foundation for the present issue. I do not run, never having been any good at it at the best of times, but I do walk many miles in addition to my training. I am not convinced big spongy shoes are the answer, but neither are hard flat ones.
Do any of the older members here have any tips on this specific problem ? I have bought new, strong shoes and higher insoles, and I am sure once these are broken in things will slowly improve. However, anything with foot tendons seems to take twenty years. Come to think of it, past about fifty-five, anything takes an age to recover from.
Tibia pain, no. Incurable unrepairable joint pain, yes, my knees have no cartledge in them due to 18 years running in Army combat boots, and big spurs visible on X-rays to boot. The orthopedic surgeon says "stop doing that". Well, running in combat boots stopped age 38, but I'm not stopping the exercise program.
Keeping up cardiovascular fitness is important, because with the testosterone gone after age 60, the only internal pain medicine is endomorphine produced by cardiovasular health. I occasionally fall off the curve and can hardly walk as a result. This year I have been able to maintain four to five days a week 30 minutes on the exercycle 120-160 bpm heart rate, and as a result I am walking fine.
However there are still twinges which can't be covered on the average by endomorphine. When I'm going to do something especially strenouous, like bike 27 miles out to my country property, I take an ibuprophen for three hours pain suppression, or naproxen for about eleven. Both are effective about an hour after taking it. I'm not in the opinion these are addicitive, as when I'm not doing anything especially strenuous I have no need for them. I've had a more dangerous perscription NAISD, meloxicam, and it is not any more effective though perhaps easier on the stomach. I have had an esophogal blister for thirty years, so taking ibuprophen or naproxen is warned against on the label, but I haven't had a major bleeding event yet.
I'm also developing tendon pain in my right thumb when playing piano, and I really don't want to stop that either. I'm taking an anti-inflammatory pill an hour before I practice as a routine now, if I hadn't taken one already for a workout aftermath.
BBCnews reported people over 60 lose 20% of their muscle mass every year if they don't work out, and I'm embarrassed by those spindly old people that can't even walk up a driveway to a concert without stalling out. So I do some pilates exercises with a five lb weight for arm strength, some old man pushups and situps for back and stomach muscles, some toe touches including side movements added recently to stretch out the sides of my strong gluteal muscles. BTW those gluteal muscles are all the cushioning I have left, all the fat melted off my comfortable sitter in the last couple of years. Those old ladies who bring an afghan to church to sit on could really use some toe touches to make themselves more comfortable.
Enjoy life. I have two uncles that made over age 97 with diabetes and high blood pressure for 40 years (one still alive and fine), and my GrandDad made 95 with poor sugar management for his diabetes. Now we have such great sugar free foods. My Dad that sat down in a chair at 70 and stopped even vacuuming or mowing the lawn, lost his ability to read and make sense of it age 72 due to little strokes, and died of congestive heart troubles age 78. So IMHO, don't sit down, keep moving, use it or lose it, that includes your brain.
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