One of my health issues is bad knees. Around your age I did get evaluated for knee replacements and the doctor recommended it. However he didn’t actually provide any useful info so I didn’t. Now I see that by babying my knees to reduce pain, my leg muscles have atrophied to the point where I notice as an issue. I wish the doctor had been willing to talk about things like that
So now I am trying to get started lifting, to see if I can recover, or at least see if I can be more ready for replacements
52 now and I’m so glad that I picked up weightlifting as a hobby when I was younger. It’s like cash in the bank for when I get older.
One of my health issues is bad knees. Around your age I did get evaluated for knee replacements and the doctor recommended it. However he didn’t actually provide any useful info so I didn’t. Now I see that by babying my knees to reduce pain, my leg muscles have atrophied to the point where I notice as an issue. I wish the doctor had been willing to talk about things like that
So now I am trying to get started lifting, to see if I can recover, or at least see if I can be more ready for replacements
That’s good! Start slowly and build up. Body weight is perfectly fine at first.
Something I’ve noticed is that many doctors will tell you to stop moving if something bugs you, whereas physical therapists suggest the opposite.