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Yoga, wife does it, which I, well, will not complain about, enough said about that!!!

It had been suggested that I should attend the beginner morning class (5 am).
Main concern is the amount of possible gas that could be expelled at that hour, with all that added activity, enough said about that!!!

I personally like to walk out to the shop (shed), coffee in hand, click on the radio, stretch, moan, fart, lick yesterday's wounds and progress into the day.

All kidding aside, I think stretching is one of the keys to a good healthy day. Look at videos of the shipyards overseas 30 years ago, every shift started with a stretching time.
I didn't see that at least in my location (USA) till about 15 years ago, and then some of the crew, not all, rolled eyes in back of head.

I stretch every day and all day, seems to not only help my physical part but also stimulates the brain too.

One of the best hard hat stickers from Kiewit,
"Never to tough for safety"
 
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Having had a hip replaced 12 year's ago I understand a little bit more about how the body works. I was told by the orthopedic surgeon that your body weight magnified by 4 with impact in your legs just when you walk. So weight loss has many more benefits than the obvious
 
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Might as well clue everybody in, or at least the people who don't know Quiet Riot or the great Randy Rhodes!

 
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The best Millwrights, Pile Drivers, Divers, Heavy equipment whispers, operators, labors, transport drivers,
all have been called and labled as a wack job by the non tradesmen more then once.

It's a great club to belong to, bat sh@t crazy and skilled...
 
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Tones said:
Having had a hip replaced 12 year's ago I understand a little bit more about how the body works. I was told by the orthopedic surgeon that your body weight magnified by 4 with impact in your legs just when you walk. So weight loss has many more benefits than the obvious
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I believe it. I've dropped just over 45 lbs in the last year and my joints feel so much better at the end of the day now vs last year. I can actually run 2 miles now without any joint pain afterwards.
 
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I had this surgery done 3 years ago now, i'm still working the floor. I've been at it for 44 years. And will go till they find me dead on a creeper.

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For me it's knees and feet. Feet hurt worst in the morning when I get up...knees if I kneel for any period of time. I injured my right knee jumping off a tractor back when I was a kid and that old injury likes to make it's presence known at times.

Back is OK for the most part I take care of it pretty well
 
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Something that helps me is rotating shoes daily. I keep two pair and alternate daily. Lets the shoes dry out and is healthy for your feet. I also put on different shoes after work. That's like having new feet for a couple hours.
 
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ScottAR said:
Something that helps me is rotating shoes daily. I keep two pair and alternate daily. Lets the shoes dry out and is healthy for your feet. I also put on different shoes after work. That's like having new feet for a couple hours.
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Good advice, 1st issue in Army is 2 boots, rotate daily and learn to take care of feet! I drive with bare feet, put on boots and socks for the job, slip on Wellingtons for most work without heels...logger type heels pick your pelvis out of whack.
 
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