Night Off

After much debate, I’m taking it easy tonight due to my knee. I’ll likely do some mild stretching or something but nothing too taxing on the joint. This is frustrating and annoying. I don’t do well starting and stopping things like this. Each time it’s harder to start back up again. A night off now and then is good though.

 

Joint problems in mind, I’ve had some people ask me why I’ve decided to run. According to an article in Time the amount of force on a person’s knees is 8 times their weight. The same article goes on to talk about a study done on runners and non-runners over a period of time. The study showed that the runners’ knees were no more or less inclined to develop arthritis. I know that new studies come out all the time, and they often contradict one another, but that’s ok.  I happen to have joints that need a little extra TLC thanks to genetics and various activities/injuries. That should not prevent me from doing something that I’ve really wanted to do over the past few years, especially something that can make me a healthier person. I just have to do things a little slower than most and incorporate a few different things. I plan to head to the store over the weekend to pick up a new lock so I can go walk in the pool. That will keep the weight/pressure off of the joint while allowing me to keep moving.

 

First ‘yay’ moment by the way… put on a pair of pants this morning and I was a little concerned at how they would fit as the last time they were a little funky fitting. Today they fit quite nicely. Yay!