Best Advice I got from a Doctor

[BOSSHOG]

I had surgery 9 years ago done by a grumpy old Doctor. He was grumpy but he fixed what ailed me. He was concerned about my blood pressure upon my discharge. Doesn’t everyone have blood pressure issues while staying in a hospital? He told me:

MOVE EVERY DAY AND WHEN YOU THINK YOU’VE MOVED ENOUGH MOVE SOME MORE

Simple, free, effective

Another motivating thought: sitting is to the spine what cancer is to the lungs.

Cheers to good health for all.

[Demovictory9]

1. Movement is medicine. Drink water too

[BOSSHOG]

2. When I'm not walking I'm peeing.

I shoot for 100 ounces of water a day.

[Demovictory9]

4. I do 64 ounces...that's it

[BOSSHOG]

8. I make 100 about half the time

But Inset that goal. That’s a lot of water. I walk all over town and I know where all the public rest rooms are.

[Pinback]

18. I pee while I'm walking to save time.

The neighbors give me a lot of funny looks, though.



Good post, and kudos to that doc. There are lots of ways to get in some movement, too. I’m in a Tai Chi class and have learned some simple Qigong exercises that can be done to take a break from sitting or while standing in line, etc. Also, slightly bending the knees instead of locking them when standing has huge benefits for joint and leg muscle strength.

[BOSSHOG]

27. Isn't peeing in public okay

As long as you’re clothed? Damn regulations.

And not bending your knees ain’t good while standing in the sun during a change of command ceremony.

[BonnieJW]

24. That's too much

You could be flushing your system of needed minerals and nutrients

[mac56]

10. Motion is lotion.

[Demovictory9]

11. that's another way to say it

[Staph]

3. My mother is 101 years old.

We took a long trip this weekend to go to a memorial service - 800 miles round trip. Mom decided that she felt too weak in the knees, even walking with her rollator, so she is getting up a couple of times an hour and looping the inside of the house - 96 steps. She wants to take a mini-vacation after Easter.

When I grow up, I want to be my Mom!

[Demovictory9]

5. good for her. I walk inside when I don't get out. back and forth... listen to music because it's boring as %$#@

[BOSSHOG]

7. Good on Your Momma

When the weather keeps me inside I walk in the basement or the garage. I have either NPR or Jimmy Buffet or some old time rock and roll cranked up on my CD. If I’m watching TV I get up and walk during every commercial. It’s almost an addiction. My wife is a 72 year old gym rat. We’re trying to hang around awhile.

[cliffside]

6. Love both of these and also the advice about staying hydrated ...

best advice I ever got decades ago was about smoking. She said to me 'You have the ability to change .... there are others who never have that chance.'

Thanks and stay well

[Skittles]

9. the people who say they don't have time to exercise

ALWAYS have time to do crap on FB and binge watch all kinds of shows.......yup

[BOSSHOG]

13. Right You are My Friend

Manage Your Time or it will manage You. Same goes for money.

I don’t buy Nikes but I do like their old commercials. JUST DO IT!

[jfz9580m]

19. That's me regrettably

You nailed it.. Well not the Facebook thing, but sadly Netflix yes.

I don’t make excuses about it. Otoh I am not doing much about it either..I really should. I find that the workout time comes out of my work time never my Netflix time ;-/. But at least I have started reading more..proper books..not that foul Kindle thing.

On the plus side would you accept as an excuse that the rare shows that do make you actually laugh out loud count towards health ;-/?

No? No takers for laughter as medicine etc.? Oh well..thought I’d try..

I really do recommend Fisk and Santa Clarita Diet though. Especially Santa Clarita Diet..that is a good show. They always cancel the good ones.

Hi Skittles.

[Skittles]

21. I kept the commercials with Neflix

I get up and trot around when they are on!

or do this: walk, say, 1000 steps before you start your bingeing - AND after

small things like that can get you moving

[jfz9580m]

28. I really should start running again

I was running and using the elliptical relatively regularly up to ..actually come to think of it Jan 20th was the last day I exercised now that I recall.
Not that that’s an excuse. But that was the last time I worked out. I remember watching the inauguration after my nightly run. I don’t remember running or using the elliptical after that.

But that’s no excuse .

[Skittles]

29. OK I AM CHALLENGING YOU!

take a run within the next seven days! DO IT!!!!

[jfz9580m]

30. Alright!

That should give me the kick I need .
I promise to do it..well if not a run..some form of physical exertion again within the next well and i will keep moving.
Thanks skittles!
:Hi:

[Skittles]

31. OUTSTANDING

I got a depressed neighbor to take a long walk with me yesterday - she said it absolutely did make her feel better

[IronLionZion]

12. Walking is something most anyone with working legs can do

it can be full body exercise if you move your arms while walking

[BOSSHOG]

14. I can no longer run

But I seldom go a day without a walk.

[surfered]

15. We gotta keep moving. Get a walking partner or two. The peer pressure will make you go, even when you don't want to go

And you’ll feel better for it after.

[BOSSHOG]

17. Excellent advice My Friend

Read your profile. I lived in Fayetteville during the Game of the Century, Texas-Arkansas 1969, most likely after you graduated. Those were the good old days.

[surfered]

32. I watched that game! I miss the Southwest Conference and the old rivalries.

[FoxNewsSucks]

23. A dog is a great walking partner

Long ago, I noticed that, while it was cute that my cat would sleep on my lap every evening while I was on the computer, he would wake up all night and run around. So I started waking him to play throughout the evening and soon he slept through the night.

When I got my first dog 11 years ago, I kinda did the same. Took her for a nightly mile walk around 8pm after dinner. She has always slept through the night and I noticed I felt better if I walked after dinner also. So I always have done that since then.

I have two dogs now, and even if I don't really want to go out some days, they are my motivation to go. And it makes them really happy, which is a good bonus.

[surfered]

33. That'll work, too

[jfz9580m]

16. That's good advice wrt mental activity as well

Cheers to you Bosshog.

I have actually been letting it slide lately re physical activity, but I am trying to at least be more mentally active. Have completely tuned out the world more and more for obvious reasons and it’s working so far.

At least for now it’s a good bet. No good comes of reading the news lately.

[Otterdaemmerung]

20. To further corroborate your post:

A few years ago, when I was probably in my mid-40s, I was at my own doctor's office for a routine physical, and he gave me some very similar and unsolicited advice.

He said that through all his years of being a physician, one major factor above all others determined the future trajectory of a person's health. That factor was how much they kept moving. Being sedentary, he said, causes problems and exacerbates all others.

[BOSSHOG]

22. Thank You My Friend

I’m on the brink of 71 and read much about health. Movement seems to be the thing to do in all its forms. I’m kinda obsessed. And I’m enjoying it. And have been for decades. I enjoyed your post. Doctors are great with their unsolicited but helpful advice.

[FoxNewsSucks]

25. I agree completely.

I was fairly active, and five years ago when everything was closed up, I noticed within a few weeks that I felt like crap. My back hurt, and my knees.

I took my dog to run every morning, and spent 40 minutes walking up and down the stairs in our building. But the rest of the day I pretty much sat at my desk because there was nowhere to go and nothing was open.

I forget what, but I read something similar to your post and started setting a 20 minute timer every time I sat down. It's about a 200 step round trip from my office to the kitchen so I did 4 laps around my apartment meandering around the furniture. In a few days I was shocked how much better I felt. So I have kept that up.

When I travel and work out in the field, I do the same. Get up and walk around at a minimum.

[BOSSHOG]

26. Thank You My Friend

Grumpy Old Doctors know stuff.

JUST DO IT.

[CentralMass]

34. Walking and cutting sugar and carbohydrates has saved me.