Just get Fat?!?

[Konitz]

I was on a medical board I used to frequent and I found this gem of a comment, and no it isn't taken out of context.

"The more I read about the exercise craze, the more I believe much harm can come from it. I read that the greatest source of future knee replacement, hip replacement, and shoulder reconstruction patients for orthopedic surgeons are baby boomers who are caught up in the "exercise craze". Sad but true. :wack:

[mofo]

I was on a medical board I used to frequent and I found this gem of a comment, and no it isn't taken out of context.

"The more I read about the exercise craze, the more I believe much harm can come from it. I read that the greatest source of future knee replacement, hip replacement, and shoulder reconstruction patients for orthopedic surgeons are baby boomers who are caught up in the "exercise craze". Sad but true. :wack:

i think it's due to the craving to get healthy in terms of what you can see instead of internally as well.

i know plenty of elderly people who do harmful workouts (like running or just high-impact exercises) and they complain about how they're losing weight but their joints hurt.

[redsquirrel]

i think it's due to the craving to get healthy in terms of what you can see instead of internally as well.

i know plenty of elderly people who do harmful workouts (like running or just high-impact exercises) and they complain about how they're losing weight but their joints hurt.

I don't really agree with that. I personally don't know any 60+ age people who do any sort of high impact. My mom & dad are both over 60, and neither do high impact or harmful workouts.

The "exercise craze" isn't a craze- it quite simply- makes you healthier overall, and helps people live longer. For the people that do too much high impact, that's their fault. But for that matter- knee replacements can also be from people who are obese. My uncle is obese, and has had BOTH knees replaced. My mom has had BOTH hips replaced, and she doesn't do any high impact. She has arthritis in both of her hips, and was hairdresser so she was on her feet 3 days a week.

Tell that person to go sell crazy somewhere else. We're all stocked up here.

[Scrumhalf]

Actually I kinda agree with the comment, emphasizing the word "craze." I know a lot of my peers (forty plus) who jump into soccer, running, skiing, whatever - basically things they were doing and were perhaps good at in their twenties. Without fail, they are badly hurt, on crutches, having knee surgeries, etc.

People take leave of their senses and jump into the "craze." Instead of easing into physical activity, people who are 30, 40, 50 pounds overweight jump into stuff they shouldn't be doing, with predictable results.

The orthopedic surgeons are laughing all the way to the bank.

[buell]

its called warmin up and starting easy peasy for those of us over forty, i myself on leg day go up to 315 for sets of 10, the kicker is i start out at 135 and get some reps and sweat going and move on to 225 and once i start getting the huff and puff going i move on up the ladder to 315...point is the first set i do at 135 i am ready to call foul and stay at the weight due to knees creakin and all that old dude stuff but i know if i keep on and get the endomorphins rockin all is good..most injury as one gets older can be blamed on the core and joints not being up to opperating temp in regards to trying to get in the fit mode to fast.

[Scrumhalf]

I think weight training is actually the lest "dangerous" of the stuff the typical 40-something attempts. Playing soccer in rec leagues on artificial turf is far more impactive. That and doing explosive plyometrics as I constantly seem to see the idiot trainers at 24 hour fitness showing overweight middle-aged new members to do.

[buell]

I think weight training is actually the lest "dangerous" of the stuff the typical 40-something attempts. Playing soccer in rec leagues on artificial turf is far more impactive. That and doing explosive plyometrics as I constantly seem to see the idiot trainers at 24 hour fitness showing overweight middle-aged new members to do.

i gotta agree, first teach the lunge and squat with no weight and show that good form is a good thing:)

[Scrumhalf]

Yep... this morning, the trainer was showing a girl who was overweight by at least 40-50 lbs how to do box jumps and barbell box step ups. I was half expecting her knee to buckle right there.

[Shibby]

I'd rather worry about replacing a joint than an organ. :)