Anonymous wrote:Were you a former athlete? My husband and I are early 50s and both former athletes(pretty serious). I played soccer competitively and then took up marathon running, lifting, etc. I used to run 6 days per week.
Now at 54, my back seizes up and is sore for a few days after each run. I have strange hip pain. I have piriformis issues, etc.
I no longer can run. Running used to be my mental health medicine. I loved it so much.
I find that my friends that picked up running midlife have zero issues. Most of my friends like myself--just can't run anymore. So sad.
I do pilates, yoga, peloton, HHI training (box jumps are fine), dumbells/squats, etc.
I have back issues running too if I don’t keep up with my core. That has become really important to being able to run long distances. I am 51 and this started about 5 years ago.