Living in an over 55 community and playing golf with women who are of mature age as well, I see lots of limps and hear complaints of aches and pains.
My chiropractor teaches that aches and pains don't come with age; they come with misuse over time. You have a little pain in the leg or back, you use the other joints to keep the weight off the soreness, and voila! you've thrown your entire sacroiliac and pelvis out of joint.
Although there are exceptions, many of the people with joint pain, particularly knees, are quite overweight. And they don't equate the extra 30 or 60 pounds of pressure on their joints with the pain.
It may not be a cure, but losing weight heals lots of aches, pains and even what doctors call 'aging diseases' like high cholesterol and diabetes.
Before you have surgery on those knees of that back that's been bothering you, why not drop some weight and see what happens. You can always use surgery as a last resort. I'm betting it's avoidable!
I have not been able to post on my blog because Weebly changed the form, and being a non-geek, I couldn't figure it out. After 5 Emails, I think I have it now.
Anyway, The View had a whole program today called, The Fat Show. One doctor came on and said what we all know. One of the reasons our children are getting so fat, so early, is there is no physical education program anymore in grade school. What are the powers that be thinking?
In today's society, young children are not as safe walking or riding their bikes to school, or are they out playing until all hours of the evening. No wonder they are getting fat! Besides the lack of physical exercise, the food in the cafeterias is slowly killing them.
Jamie Oliver had a show on called, The food Revolution, where he tried to bring better food into school cafeterias and was met pretty much with skepticism and a 'no can do' policy.
Something has to be done. Any ideas?
I was happy to see Rickie Fowler win last week and make another good showing this week. Not because I believe he is the best player in the world, but because he is the first one since Tiger that has influence on young people.
Tiger's reign is probably over as a great golfer, but his legacy was not really that. His legacy was that through his playing (and his foundations), he was able to get so many youngsters interested in the game of golf. And their parents showed up as the galleries got larger and larger. I don't respect Tiger as a fine human being, but he did do so much for the game of golf.
Now we have young players taking turns winning. Only one has the charisma of Tiger and that's Rickie Fowler. He rides motocross bikes and dresses flamboyantly. Now, at driving ranges, golf courses and tournaments you see young kids all in orange, dressing like Rickie.
When kids learn golf it's not necessarily to become so proficient at the sport, but it teaches them about life, about winning, losing, ups and downs, honesty, comraderie, being outside in nature, etc, etc.
We always need heroes. I'm so glad another one is coming up. Good going Rickie!
I was honored to be able to do a presentation on my book this past week and realized how passionate I am about food. Not in the way I was growing up, or until I was about 30 yrs. old, but over the past several decades.
I began eating what I know now is a healthy diet, not to be healthier, but to look better - keep my weight down. Afterwards I realized the health benefits.
Obesity is an epidemic in the US. Magazine covers used to read, "Lose 5 pounds by beach weather." Now they read,"Lose 45 pounds by Memorial Day." With obesity comes type 2 diabetes and other health problems, costing us billions of dollars in health care. Come on people!
Just say no!
One of the blue zones in the world, a place where there are more centenarians than in most other places, is Okinawa. On this island, the Japanese people have cultivated a habit over the centuries. They quit eating when they are 80% full. We Americans don't know when that is, because we are so out of touch with our bodies.
When was the last time your body signaled hunger to you? Not mouth hunger, but the pangs in the stomach that said, "Feed me something." Probably never. We eat at home, in our cars, in gas stations, at ballgames, anywhere there is food we find it, like raccoons or bears in the wild.
Why not begin loving yourself and your family enough to cut back a bit? Eat fresh, unprocessed foods, and instead of a plate that is all beige, put different colors on it. The more colorful your choices, the healthier the food.
When I was growing up, I lived to eat. Not today. Join me in eating to live. Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.
Finally, Ricky Fowler 'got it done." I have some inkling of how difficult it is to win, although I haven't played on that stage,
In my retirement community we have a small, 9 hole course. Many of the women shoot it in 30, 32. This past Thursday we had the first of a two week tournament, and most of them shot in the 40s. I didn't do that well either.
Last week I was playing really well at Encinitas Ranch, my 18 hole course where I play each week. Right after I teed off on the 18th hole, one of the woman in our foursome, whom I had never before played with said, "Great drive again. Do you know, if you par this hole, you'll break 100?" My response was, "Oh Crap!" As hard as I try to blow off a remark like that, it gets into my psyche. Of course I didn't par the hole, and shot 102.
If you are playing with someone who is doing well, or about to win a tournament, wait until it's over to congratulate them. They may have a stronger mental game than me, but don't take the chance. Let them be! Anyway, once again, glad Rickie did it today!
I find it hard to understand why some people make playing golf seem like a task instead of fun. The rules of etiquette on the golf course are not much different than the general etiquette of life.
1) Walking very slowly. If you are walking with a friend, she will usually walk at your pace, or you will compromise. Why is it then, that some golfers walk at a snail's pace, as if there was all the time in the world?
2) Talking or slamming clubs back in the back while you are swinging. When someone is concentrating, isn't it proper etiquette not to interrupt or startle them?
3) Shaving a couple of strokes off their real score. Come on, who are you cheating, really? Cheaters never prosper is a good rule in all of life, isn't it?
I only ask that you use your common sense. It makes the day so much more fun for everyone!
I'm exceptionally happy today. After golf with my cronies here I noticed the face of one of my close friends I usually play with. Her face looked slimmer than I remembered. I live in a retirement community and almost everyone is in shape. They are very active and they walk everyday, come rain or come shine.
This particular person moved here 3 years ago from the midwest and is one of the few heavy people here. I always noticed her limping - her knees were bad and so was her hip. I knew the weight was taking a toll on her joints.
Today after golf I asked her if she was slimming down. She said she decided it was enough, has been working with a trainer and has lost over 40 pounds - so far. Thank you God!
I told her I didn't care what she looked like, but was concerned about her health. Of course she has already cut her blood pressure medication in half, her joints are improving and she looks ten years younger! Fitness is not for looks, it is for health
It's been over one month since I posted. I took on a giant writing assignment that took me away, but the blog is refreshed and I will post regularly from now on.
Golf season is upon us. It seems every Tuesday when we played here in Encinitas it was either raining or cold and windy. Spring is now here and that makes me very happy. I noticed I don't play well in cold weather. My pro says it's because your muscles tense up to keep you warm. So hopefully my handicap will get lower and lower now.
I volunteered for the Kia Classic in La Costa last month. Kept watch over the pro's practice green and learned a great lesson. I don't spend nearly enough time on the putting green practicing. Some of the ladies were there for over two hours, hitting the same putt, over and over again. That's what it takes. Now I just have to find a caddy to retrieve the golf balls from the cup after I putt 4 or 5 of them.
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