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[quote=Anonymous]Check your insurance coverage for PT, and then ask your doctor for a prescription/referral. Talk about your need to build “stability” to prevent falls and to strengthen your core and back to address strains and pains.

A good physical therapist can teach you new exercises that will help you build muscle AND improve functionality and stability in preparation for the next decade. Mine has me doing one-legged balance + weights exercises, moves specifically designed to strengthen glutes and quads, and now, after three months (3x a week), I’m deadlifting over 100lbs once a week for three sets. Plus some serious core work, including obliques.

One thing I am not doing is overhead shoulder presses. I have a wonky shoulder from a previous injury, so we’re working on strengthening it in other ways. But not with overhead presses.

I’ve learned so much more from this experience than I ever did in my past attempts to work with personal trainers. Not only are the exercises more challenging because they’re working multiple things at a time, but I appreciate the functional benefits, too. Oh, and it’s covered by insurance![/quote]

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