That applies to life in general not just playing sport. I found it out to my cost last week when I decided to run for a bus.bfcmik wrote:The coach there says the most difficult thing for most players was teaching your brain that you aren't 21 any longer and not to go for that ball you wouldn't have thought twice about lunging for 40 years ago.
Trying your new bus pass outClaretTony wrote:That applies to life in general not just playing sport. I found it out to my cost last week when I decided to run for a bus.
I've had the bus pass since November 2013, a couple of months before my 62nd birthday. It's had plenty of use.conyoviejo wrote:Trying your new bus pass out
Make the most of it CT,these Tories will be stopping it when they get back in..oops that should be on the political thread ..ClaretTony wrote:I've had the bus pass since November 2013, a couple of months before my 62nd birthday. It's had plenty of use.
bfcmik wrote:I went to my first session today. Who would have thought a 2x30 minutes walk would be so absolutely KNACKERING? I have a 'brake' twinge in my right ankle from stomping down in an attempt to stop quickly but it isn't really bad (yet).
Great fun and some decent quality. The coaches are quite rigorous on enforcing the running rules and you get 2 warnings then it's 2 minutes in the sin-bin for all subsequent running offences. I found all the men, and the lady, involved were as concerned about making sure you stayed at your limit and didn't injure yourself as they were about winning the game.
I had my first round of foot golf this evening - 18 holes around a funny little imitation of a golf course. Not kicked a football in 15 months, so was rusty with my timing - and made a good few slices. Played with my old 5-a-side mates. Pondering whether I can give a proper 5-a-side game a go again - I miss the tackling. My game didn't involve much running, always let the younger guys do that!bfcmik wrote:I went to my first session today. Who would have thought a 2x30 minutes walk would be so absolutely KNACKERING? I have a 'brake' twinge in my right ankle from stomping down in an attempt to stop quickly but it isn't really bad (yet).
Great fun and some decent quality. The coaches are quite rigorous on enforcing the running rules and you get 2 warnings then it's 2 minutes in the sin-bin for all subsequent running offences. I found all the men, and the lady, involved were as concerned about making sure you stayed at your limit and didn't injure yourself as they were about winning the game.
Sounds great, bfcmik.bfcmik wrote:Great video for the sport. https://player.vimeo.com/video/221236255
Most of the guys on the Birmingham sessions are the people I play with and against each Friday and Tuesday. The non running (though different refs have different standards for what constitutes running) and minimal contact nature of the game make it suitable for players of hugely varied fitness levels and athleticism to compete against each other.
As someone who is VERY overweight I worried I would struggle to last through 1 session per week but after only a fortnight I decided to add a midweek session too. I am amazed at how much easier the warm-ups and the game seems to be even after such a relatively short time. My step counter showed 7300 (5.3 miles) in 80 minutes last week and, whilst that will include many short movements, I reckon I must have done at least 4 miles of good aerobic exercise and thoroughly enjoyed it too.
Did you look at the video, Paul? It is very different from Gym work but, in my opinion, a much better motivator due to the friendly nature of the competitive element. I don't know about what you have where you live but the Birmingham club I attend have sessions specifically aimed at people returning from injury or medical lay-offs. There is a guy who plays regularly who had a stroke at the end of last year, another who had part of his arm amputated, yet another who has had heart surgery - all started in the special sessions but are now competing in the normal sessions.Paul Waine wrote:Sounds great, bfcmik.
My cardio consultant has now "signed me off." I was back in the gym today for the first time since January. I'm building up, again, "carefully" and aiming to return to "intensive gym exercise." Maybe later this summer I'll be back on a 5-a-side pitch. Got to have a go, "kick on" and shoot to score a goal!
I had heart attack, Feb-2016, I was playing 5-a-side at the time. Gym work is a big part of my rehabilitation. Jan-2017 I blacked out in the gym - a "bit of drama" - blue lights back to hospital - might have been another heart attack. After all the tests, turned out this time it wasn't my heart, "just" low blood pressure, too low. (Heart meds a contributor to side effects). So building up again. My ambitions are to be back on a 5-a-side pitch - maybe even a little more than walking pace - and go skiing again this coming winter.bfcmik wrote:Did you look at the video, Paul? It is very different from Gym work but, in my opinion, a much better motivator due to the friendly nature of the competitive element. I don't know about what you have where you live but the Birmingham club I attend have sessions specifically aimed at people returning from injury or medical lay-offs. There is a guy who plays regularly who had a stroke at the end of last year, another who had part of his arm amputated, yet another who has had heart surgery - all started in the special sessions but are now competing in the normal sessions.
Good luck with your continued recovery.
old article but it supports thisSouth West Claret. wrote:Think I've mentioned this before on here and I can't emphasis it enough, as we get older and especially if we haven't kicked a ball for 40 or 50 years we have to take starting something like this very seriously.
Warming up in the right way is paramount otherwise injuries will happen as said by many, we must be prepared to give more time too if we don't want to be starting, resting and starting again because of hamstring and groin strains (the most common) when playing WF...end of coaching session
Hold on just a tiny moment:billyhamilton82 wrote:Correct.
Static stretches are done at the end of a work out, if used beforehand can and will cause injuries.
Dynamic stretches / exercises must be used.
You will see professional players warming up using similar techniques.
Best analogy is that our muscle fibres are similar to plasticine / blue tack and when cold can snap or cause tears when stretched without warming first.
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