stiff joints

tinytaebo

Active Member
Actually, I wasn't quite sure what to entitle the subject matter of my post. I want to really lean out my upper body, but I have been having a very sore shoulder for the past couple months. It is actually very tender to the touch( on the bone itself). I haven't gone to the doctor, as I prefer to try to heal myself. However, due to this pain and stiffness, I haven't been able to do my usual heavy workouts- PUB,CTX. If I were to go medium to light in weight, will it make a difference in my tone. Can someone suggest a workout? I have almost every dvd that Cathe has made. I would also like to lengthen and lean out my legs, as I played soccer for many years and have a tendency to have muscular legs. I guess I just want to completely transform myself from a short, muscular woman into a still short, yet appearing to be not-so-short, dancer-type woman. I tried pilates, even with weights, but I just felt flabby (yet was very skinny). Oh, it would be so nice to be content with who I am. Sorry for the rambling everyone. I just put the kids to bed and needed to ramble. Thanks for reading!
 
Hey there,

For what it's worth, a trip to the doctor my get you back faster than you think without invasive procedures. Don't mind me, I'm married to an orthopaedic surgeon who treats a lot of my athletic friends. He often uses every alternative possible to get atheletes back to 'work.' (ie he doesn't jump into surgery) Often times it just means taking an anti-inflammatory drug (sp?) for a while. But, hey, I am not the doctor!! And, as for contentment, I agree that it is very elusive. I have found that as I age (I'll be 50 soon) that just being healthy is my goal, rather than focusing on the wiggly parts of my body ;-) .
 

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