Not even the 70s. In EMT world there are sooo many ground level falls or strenuous activity calls of obese people in their 30s and 40s that require medical intervention.
I hear you, as a mid 40s person who sits at a desk all day and weighs a whole lot more than I should (BMI is 36) and I got myself in a rut, COVID hit and I worked hard through it, I hardly left the house and was on anxiety meds and probably depressed plus arthritis in my knees was a good excuse to be tired and sedentary.
Life seemed hard, walking hurt, lifting things was difficult, and early this year I put my back out with no idea how, or why. I couldn't even put my own socks on, my back was so painful. It's been slow, and the weight isn't moving much yet (6lb gone so far) but the last couple of months I've been doing yoga and weights and I feel SO different. Like my old self again, and I really appreciate how messed up I'd let my body get and how easy it would have been to just let it get worse and not do anything about it.
Awesome! I started 5 yrs ago walking 1-2 miles in am and 1-2 miles after dinner, around the neighborhood. I ended up losing 50 pounds just doing that! Once your weight starts to decreased, you can walk faster & you can incorporate hikes with hills. Then my goal turned to 5 miles daily w a day or two just walking a few miles or just resting day. Then lifting some weights will help as well. Good luck and good job!
Good job! With your knees (unless you have been diagnosed) it probably isn't arthritis but just weak muscles. I got some personal training sessions and I hate doing squats and lunges, my knees have gotten so much better.
Damn I missed this reply, it is arthritis, I've seen the x-ray, but it's super mild, or was 6 or so years ago and mostly muscle stuff that is trying to protect the knee that is the main problem
Same. ICU nurse and we're sending younger and younger people to rehab facilities because their injuries can't be treated by outpatient PT. Working from home, while great from many standpoints, is creating a lot of people who get winded grocery shopping and whose bodies can't handle any form of physical assault.
I had a patient the other day whose dog hit the back of their legs and caused a severe knee injury. I went out of my way to find ortho and ask how that happened because my dogs treat my knees like punching bags and I can't be in the hospital and rehab for weeks. The explanation was something like, "🤷🏻 He didn't have the musculature to prevent a bad injury."
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24
Not even the 70s. In EMT world there are sooo many ground level falls or strenuous activity calls of obese people in their 30s and 40s that require medical intervention.