▲ 140 ▼ What do you wish you'd have known before you started your hobby(s)? (piefed.world) submitted 6 months ago by toomanypancakes@piefed.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 192 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 child) That my knees were going to go to shit, and carrying a backpack through the mountains needs good knees. Fuck, I miss those trips. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blarghly@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago Find a good physical therapist. There are some good ones out there, I promise. But you might need to travel and/or pay out of pocket. And the best source for good PT recs is friends in the same sport - so make friends with some ultra runners and ask them. Hit the gym and do yoga. A big part of a lot of knee pain is instability in the low back and hips. Read up on psychosomatic pain, and integrate exercises into PT and gym time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago Find a good physical therapist. There are some good ones out there, I promise. But you might need to travel and/or pay out of pocket. And the best source for good PT recs is friends in the same sport - so make friends with some ultra runners and ask them. Hit the gym and do yoga. A big part of a lot of knee pain is instability in the low back and hips. Read up on psychosomatic pain, and integrate exercises into PT and gym time. permalink fedilink source parent