Fitness goals

[cjsmith]

I'm missing anything to do with physical fitness in my life.

My foot problems make many activities challenging or downright not worth it. For well over a decade, I've just ignored the whole physical fitness realm. But I'm getting tired of being a complete couch potato.

I guess the first step is to decide what my goals are. Do I want to build a STRONG body? A STURDY AND RESILIENT body? A FLEXIBLE body? A body that MAY AGE WELL?

(Note the total lack of "slender" or "sculpted" in this list of possibilities. As long as I'm still carrying breasts around there's really no point making any minor optimizations to the rest of me, and besides, I think I am past the age where skin shrinks.)

Those of you who do or who consider doing physical fitness stuff: what are your goals?

Comments

[noelfigart]

Have you considered talking to a PT about it? Seriously, it's their job to help people work with disabilities and define what's a good level of fitness given a specific condition and to find appropriate goals. (IIRC, it's your feet, right?)

FWIW, if I don't work out, I can lose many of the above abilities easily. I'm keenly aware I'm temporarily able-bodied. (So is anyone who lives long enough, but you get my point)

[cjsmith]

Oh, the number of PTs I've talked to. I think I need something like Yelp (okay, without all the kickbacks that basically make Yelp a lie) for health practitioners. I need a GOOD PT. And a GOOD yoga instructor and... and and. Y'know. When I think too long about this, I get angry that such a fundamental thing isn't already out there in widespread use.

[noelfigart]

I hearya.

Being an outlier when you need services from a busy professional is a pain.

[cjsmith]

Mmmm, that's a very good way to sum it up!