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Jenn · #21 01/04/10, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by tinah

Seemed an appropriate place to put this, since I am still young, relatively speaking, at 30.
I work at a horse boarding stable 5 days a week, mucking out 14 stalls, refilling water buckets, in charge of turning out and bringing in those same 14 horses. It not super hard work, but it is a steady pace of light lifting and walking for about 6 hours. I seem to do okay during the week, since I eat breakfast and stop about 11 for a snack of either a power bar or some cashews, drink plenty of water. As long as I remember to put on a jacket for the car ride home, I feel pretty good.
My first day off is another story. Muscle cramps, chills, achy joints. I try to get up and move around, lots of stretching, and maybe some advil. It helps some, but not quite enough. If I was a horse, I'd say I was tying up.
Second day off is a little better, but that first day off about kills me. I would volunteer to work 6 days a week, but I have a husband and two small children that would go crazy without mommy being home for at least a bit.
Any advice on ways to not completely burn myself out?

You need to sort this out and figure the answer. Maybe you are depleting something (take vitamins and eat right ), maybe you have something like Fibromyalgia which stays in control with exercise. Are you addicted to the smell of horses? Or even are you putting some treatment- DMSO, liniment of some otehr type? on the horses which your body misses on the weekend?

fordy · #22 01/04/10, 12:06 PM

...............The Cheapest health insurance in the world(for me) is the YMCA , costs me $30 amonth . Since I work 2pm to 10pm I visit the YMCA in the Am . Now , I see lots of "Old Folks" there , when I lay down on the Bench Press with 225 #'s and do 5 reps they just ....Stare....at me like I'm some Martian who just flew in on for a little exercise ! Some , but not all , spend a lot more time on their Gluteus Maximus visiting than they do working out ! If , a person wants roo increase their strength , they , HAVE , too Bust their old BUTTS by pumping Iron ! I don't go there too socialize , I go there too workout , just like I have been doing since I was 12 years old . I've also started spending 15 minutes each visit on the treadmill . This has helped my O2 uptake significantly and I feel better also . , fordy

Pink_Carnation · #23 01/04/10, 02:43 PM

The problem is how do you know what is the right amount for your body...it isn't always obvious what will keep you in shape and what will wear out your body. Proper posture, lifting, and movements will help but if your joints or back are less than perfectly formed you can still have problems.