Middle age health thread for fatties

[BostonBeaneater]

Do you go somewhere or do it at home.

I was thinking of youtubing some tai chi

I do a class at the Y or we have an old mill nearby with a studio. I think you could get by with the youtube vids or I am sure there is an app you could get. I like the in person classes so I can look up and see what I am supposed to be doing.

[JennyB]

Anyone do o eve try Tai Chi?

Not tai chi, but I attained a black belt in a hapkido-adjacent martial art. It's a pretty damn good workout that I'd recommend.

I think I need something more meditative and less joint impactful. I hear its good for reducing stress and that's what I need / am looking for. Being a full time malcontent isn't as easy as it looks.

High recommendation for tai chi in that case

I've taken up yoga once a week and it has done some wonders, particularly the lower back and shoulders. I do the old lady yoga, nothing too crystal swinger.

This is really good to know. I really want to try yoga and I was worried that it would make things worse for my shoulder.

[BostonBeaneater]

This is really good to know. I really want to try yoga and I was worried that it would make things worse for my shoulder.

I think it really boils down to finding the right class. If there are a bunch of 95 pound women who look desperate for a full mean and arrived in a Porsche SUV then I would recommend turning around.

[JennyB]

This is really good to know. I really want to try yoga and I was worried that it would make things worse for my shoulder.

I think it really boils down to finding the right class. If there are a bunch of 95 pound women who look desperate for a full mean and arrived in a Porsche SUV then I would recommend turning around.

For sure.

[motorsmell]

Not tai chi, but I attained a black belt in a hapkido-adjacent martial art. It's a pretty damn good workout that I'd recommend.

I think I need something more meditative and less joint impactful. I hear its good for reducing stress and that's what I need / am looking for. Being a full time malcontent isn't as easy as it looks.

High recommendation for tai chi in that case

I've taken up yoga once a week and it has done some wonders, particularly the lower back and shoulders. I do the old lady yoga, nothing too crystal swinger.

This is really good to know. I really want to try yoga and I was worried that it would make things worse for my shoulder.

Best stretch for shoulder pain (I've found) is simply hanging from something, like a pull up without motion. Can be done with feet on the ground if needs be by slowly bending knees until you can feel the stretch...very good for your back too let's the spine decompress....I ain't a doctor however so go careful!

[JennyB]

I think I need something more meditative and less joint impactful. I hear its good for reducing stress and that's what I need / am looking for. Being a full time malcontent isn't as easy as it looks.

High recommendation for tai chi in that case

I've taken up yoga once a week and it has done some wonders, particularly the lower back and shoulders. I do the old lady yoga, nothing too crystal swinger.

This is really good to know. I really want to try yoga and I was worried that it would make things worse for my shoulder.

Best stretch for shoulder pain (I've found) is simply hanging from something, like a pull up without motion. Can be done with feet on the ground if needs be by slowly bending knees until you can feel the stretch...very good for your back too let's the spine decompress....I ain't a doctor however so go careful!

Thank you! I got a cortisone shot a few weeks ago and it has helped a LOT, but I am going to do this for prevention purposes. Appreciate the suggestion.

[revbob]

I think I need something more meditative and less joint impactful. I hear its good for reducing stress and that's what I need / am looking for. Being a full time malcontent isn't as easy as it looks.

High recommendation for tai chi in that case

I've taken up yoga once a week and it has done some wonders, particularly the lower back and shoulders. I do the old lady yoga, nothing too crystal swinger.

This is really good to know. I really want to try yoga and I was worried that it would make things worse for my shoulder.

Best stretch for shoulder pain (I've found) is simply hanging from something, like a pull up without motion. Can be done with feet on the ground if needs be by slowly bending knees until you can feel the stretch...very good for your back too let's the spine decompress....I ain't a doctor however so go careful!

We should consult our resident physician Doc Medulla, he'll know.

[motorsmell]

High recommendation for tai chi in that case

I've taken up yoga once a week and it has done some wonders, particularly the lower back and shoulders. I do the old lady yoga, nothing too crystal swinger.

This is really good to know. I really want to try yoga and I was worried that it would make things worse for my shoulder.

Best stretch for shoulder pain (I've found) is simply hanging from something, like a pull up without motion. Can be done with feet on the ground if needs be by slowly bending knees until you can feel the stretch...very good for your back too let's the spine decompress....I ain't a doctor however so go careful!

Thank you! I got a cortisone shot a few weeks ago and it has helped a LOT, but I am going to do this for prevention purposes. Appreciate the suggestion.

No worries, it's number one stretch for me at the gym. Just go easy with it and don't jump up to the hanging point best to slowly take the weight off your feet. Again I'm not a Doctor so be careful!

[JennyB]

I've taken up yoga once a week and it has done some wonders, particularly the lower back and shoulders. I do the old lady yoga, nothing too crystal swinger.

This is really good to know. I really want to try yoga and I was worried that it would make things worse for my shoulder.

Best stretch for shoulder pain (I've found) is simply hanging from something, like a pull up without motion. Can be done with feet on the ground if needs be by slowly bending knees until you can feel the stretch...very good for your back too let's the spine decompress....I ain't a doctor however so go careful!

Thank you! I got a cortisone shot a few weeks ago and it has helped a LOT, but I am going to do this for prevention purposes. Appreciate the suggestion.

No worries, it's number one stretch for me at the gym. Just go easy with it and don't jump up to the hanging point best to slowly take the weight off your feet. Again I'm not a Doctor so be careful!

Will do - thank you again.

[Flex]

So, since going to the gym on the reg I notice there's a fairly high volume of dudes - mostly guys probably in their early to mid 20s - who like to take selfies in the locker room using the gym mirror in a state of near or total undress. Nobody ever did that when I would go to our municipal rec centers, but despite it being against the rules to take photos in the locker room it happens pretty regularly. Whatever. I wish people didn't do it because I think it's weird to get dressed or undressed during someone's photo session but I only find it a little annoying when I'm trying to get to my locker to get changed or whatever and people are just fucking around and taking up space I need instead of, like, getting changed and getting on with their business.

Today, however, was a new experience. Dude had a whole-ass tripod set up and had moved out most of the benches from the locker area and was doing a full show of some kind totally nude. It was pretty bananas. And moderately disruptive. I absolutely won't be a narc unless someone tries to, like, physically attack someone but it's like, c'mon man, you have a private bedroom or bathroom or whatever to do this shit.

Is this common behavior? The tripod stuff is particularly insane but I can never imagine taking selfies or video or whatever in a locker room where people are trying to get changed. Is it just the erosion of privacy and consideration of common spaces?

/old man gripe session over

[revbob]

So, since going to the gym on the reg I notice there's a fairly high volume of dudes - mostly guys probably in their early to mid 20s - who like to take selfies in the locker room using the gym mirror in a state of near or total undress. Nobody ever did that when I would go to our municipal rec centers, but despite it being against the rules to take photos in the locker room it happens pretty regularly. Whatever. I wish people didn't do it because I think it's weird to get dressed or undressed during someone's photo session but I only find it a little annoying when I'm trying to get to my locker to get changed or whatever and people are just fucking around and taking up space I need instead of, like, getting changed and getting on with their business.

Today, however, was a new experience. Dude had a whole-ass tripod set up and had moved out most of the benches from the locker area and was doing a full show of some kind totally nude. It was pretty bananas. And moderately disruptive. I absolutely won't be a narc unless someone tries to, like, physically attack someone but it's like, c'mon man, you have a private bedroom or bathroom or whatever to do this shit.

Is this common behavior? The tripod stuff is particularly insane but I can never imagine taking selfies or video or whatever in a locker room where people are trying to get changed. Is it just the erosion of privacy and consideration of common spaces?

/old man gripe session over

That's insanity. I hate gyms/gym culture. Last time I had a membership was at a place down the road that is 24hrs. I liked thatI could go at like 9 or 10pm and do what I needed to do and be out quickly. I rather just bike and do basic body exercises at home.

[Dr. Medulla]

So, since going to the gym on the reg I notice there's a fairly high volume of dudes - mostly guys probably in their early to mid 20s - who like to take selfies in the locker room using the gym mirror in a state of near or total undress. Nobody ever did that when I would go to our municipal rec centers, but despite it being against the rules to take photos in the locker room it happens pretty regularly. Whatever. I wish people didn't do it because I think it's weird to get dressed or undressed during someone's photo session but I only find it a little annoying when I'm trying to get to my locker to get changed or whatever and people are just fucking around and taking up space I need instead of, like, getting changed and getting on with their business.

Today, however, was a new experience. Dude had a whole-ass tripod set up and had moved out most of the benches from the locker area and was doing a full show of some kind totally nude. It was pretty bananas. And moderately disruptive. I absolutely won't be a narc unless someone tries to, like, physically attack someone but it's like, c'mon man, you have a private bedroom or bathroom or whatever to do this shit.

Is this common behavior? The tripod stuff is particularly insane but I can never imagine taking selfies or video or whatever in a locker room where people are trying to get changed. Is it just the erosion of privacy and consideration of common spaces?

/old man gripe session over

That's insanity. I hate gyms/gym culture. Last time I had a membership was at a place down the road that is 24hrs. I liked thatI could go at like 9 or 10pm and do what I needed to do and be out quickly. I rather just bike and do basic body exercises at home.

My insular nature and aversion to gym culture—six of one, half a dozen of the other—is why I exercise at home or go for long walks by myself.

[Flex]

RE: gyms, I mostly like mine. It doesn't have some of the fancy bells and whistles some do, but it's got a steam room and childcare for my kiddo so I can go during the day and drop the little dude off for a bit as I do a workout. And after avoiding workout classes essentially all my life I started taking my gym's HIIT based class and I begrudgingly admit that working out with an actual professional who knows what they're doing can be quite helpful. The classes are usually just a half dozen people so it's a good balance of personalized attention but still some of the benefit of a group setting. So, overall, I've become pro-gym. I mostly find the culture of some of the goofier folks kind of amusing. Good people watching a lot of times. Really only the locker room etiquette gets under my skin a little.

I have a little home gym that I put together during the pandemic but once the kiddo came I found trying to be consistent at home for impossible. Gym is probably the one place where I get to carve out some time that's truly for myself, so I've come to really like it.

[matedog]

So, since going to the gym on the reg I notice there's a fairly high volume of dudes - mostly guys probably in their early to mid 20s - who like to take selfies in the locker room using the gym mirror in a state of near or total undress. Nobody ever did that when I would go to our municipal rec centers, but despite it being against the rules to take photos in the locker room it happens pretty regularly. Whatever. I wish people didn't do it because I think it's weird to get dressed or undressed during someone's photo session but I only find it a little annoying when I'm trying to get to my locker to get changed or whatever and people are just fucking around and taking up space I need instead of, like, getting changed and getting on with their business.

Today, however, was a new experience. Dude had a whole-ass tripod set up and had moved out most of the benches from the locker area and was doing a full show of some kind totally nude. It was pretty bananas. And moderately disruptive. I absolutely won't be a narc unless someone tries to, like, physically attack someone but it's like, c'mon man, you have a private bedroom or bathroom or whatever to do this shit.

Is this common behavior? The tripod stuff is particularly insane but I can never imagine taking selfies or video or whatever in a locker room where people are trying to get changed. Is it just the erosion of privacy and consideration of common spaces?

/old man gripe session over

I read about all this male nudity then see "tripod" and "pretty bananas" and just imagine Flex in a deluge of giant dongs.

I read that this is a thing on reddit and though I don't go to the gym much these days, I've never seen it. Not sure what the social media trend is to take photos in the gym, particularly in the changing room, particularly when nude.

[Flex]

I read about all this male nudity then see "tripod" and "pretty bananas" and just imagine Flex in a deluge of giant dongs.

Not as giant as you may think.

I read that this is a thing on reddit and though I don't go to the gym much these days, I've never seen it. Not sure what the social media trend is to take photos in the gym, particularly in the changing room, particularly when nude.

That sounds about right. My naked white ass is probably in the background of someone's TikTok right now.