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| art |
Posted - 01/29/2011 : 10:10:44
Hey Gang,
I like to share the good stuff these days on the theory struggling newbies will be encouraged.
We've about 4 feet of snow in our yard, right up to the tippety-top of our picket fence. I've been shoveling snow for weeks now it seems with storm after nasty snow storm barreling through our area.
Yesterday I was out there yet again, and couldn't help wondering how much more this 60 year old body was going to take without registering some sort of complaint. A while later, as if on cue, my upper back cramped up so badly I could barely breathe....
A normal person would have taken the hint I'm certain. I was really locked up with a classic back spasm. But I had work to do, and I just trusted the strength and resilience of my own body...
Slowly but surely I continued to shovel through the pain. It stayed moderately painful, but I did gradually loosen up. For the rest of the day I went on with my life, just pretty much ignoring the discomfort.
Today it's almost completely fine. In fact I went out and did another hour's worth of shoveling just for the exercise.
TMS is a beautiful thing! |
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| marytabby |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 08:24:34
Glad your gremlin is under control! |
| suegr98 |
Posted - 01/29/2011 : 23:12:50
Thanks Art. TMS is not feeling so beautiful to me today, so I appreciate the inspiration.
take good care,
Sue
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| susan828 |
Posted - 01/29/2011 : 14:15:23
Snow? What snow? LOL...well, 2 days ago I was crossing the street and had to walk on a single path, putting one foot in front of the other, heel to toe. I had to actually grab on to a mound of snow to get leverage and all of a sudden, my back twisted. I don't know if I can call this TMS...we contort our bodies to walk in the snow but when I got home I got flat with an Ace ice pack for a while and just walked it off. This incessant snow is getting to me, northeast USA. |
| skizzik |
Posted - 01/29/2011 : 13:20:08
quote:
Originally posted by art
It's very hard to know what's what at times...I usually plow through with great success eventually, but on occasion I have made things worse.
 you mean your'e human?!?!?! |
| art |
Posted - 01/29/2011 : 12:46:52
I wish my other TMS problems were handled so easily. I bought into the back stuff right away on reading HBP. I was cured by page 30. But other symptoms I usually have to wrestle with a bit. And as a 60 year old runner, I do get genuine injuries.
It's very hard to know what's what at times...I usually plow through with great success eventually, but on occasion I have made things worse. |
| skizzik |
Posted - 01/29/2011 : 11:57:32
way to go Art! I myself will be using the snowblower later
There was a time however where I felt that moving that thing around was putting undue stress on my spine lol |
