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My husband and I did/tried something we hadn't done in 20 years. Last night we went to the Senior Center to a Christmas Dance. We thought that if we did this on a monthly basis (they have a dance every month) that it would keep our joints limber and perhaps help us with our weight. One dance and my hip started hurting. Kek! Other people out there on the floor that were our age or older were 'cutting a rug' like there was no tomorrow. One woman had a bent leg at the knee and she didn't let it stop her.
Anyway, the music and the Band was great. The steel guitar set it off. They were all very good with their instruments and voices. They are called 'Country Twang' and I believe we will be going back. Going to have to practice some line dances before we go again. Anyway, they played a lot of the Christmas music themes. Songs like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qEHqgrp6w&ab_channel=BrianSetzer-Topic
The hardest part is not pushing as hard...
You wanna - the spirit is willing but the bod isn't as compliant
Don't let that stop you from doing it again...
Stretching is really important... before and after
That's what I told my husband. I told him we must 'practice' up a bit before we go to limber our joints. The inflammation is killing us. 20 years ago this would not have been hard to do, but we all age. I had my doctors appointment Thursday and she said I was good to go for 6 months. I lost 22 lbs which made her happy as well as myself. My blood pressure is normal most of the time. So I thought, "what the heck, I'll see if I can con my husband into us trying out the dances they have at the Senior Center." He thinks it's a good idea as he too has lost quite a bit of weight. Not that we are grossly obese, but when your middle is suffering from 'dunlop' problems, it's time to do something, KEK!
A simple thing fren, can be done every day for free. Go barefoot on the earth for 2 min. Amazing for inflammation and pain. If you enjoy, do it more often!
I used to go barefoot outside up to the age of 30's. Then I don't know why I quit. If it wasn't cold outside, I'd go do it now. Thank you. I will keep it in mind.