Just spent the day digging the allotment... got about a quarter done.

Never been so tired in my life!

An hour a day from now on ....

Cheers

Nicholas


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"Nicholas" wrote
Just spent the day digging the allotment... got about a quarter done.

Never been so tired in my life!

An hour a day from now on ....

If you aren't used to "back" work then you need to work up to it, but, and
this is the most important, you need to work down at the end not just stop.
Don't do 10 mins the first night, 20 the next, 30 the next and so on for
weeks until finished and then just suddenly stop.
According to the experts that sudden stop is what caused my arthritis of the
spine. Be warned.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

In message , Bob Hobden
writes
Don't do 10 mins the first night, 20 the next, 30 the next and so on
for weeks until finished and then just suddenly stop. According to the
experts that sudden stop is what caused my arthritis of the spine. Be
warned.

Really!? That's certainly useful to know, though I'm not sure how much
choice I have: weeks meeting deadlines and never moving from the
computer, then three free days - whee! - we both do battle with the
garden - then back to computer for another month: seems we're doing
ourselves no favours ...
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Klara, Gatwick basin

"Klara" wrote ...
after, Bob replied
Don't do 10 mins the first night, 20 the next, 30 the next and so on for
weeks until finished and then just suddenly stop. According to the experts
that sudden stop is what caused my arthritis of the spine. Be warned.

Really!? That's certainly useful to know, though I'm not sure how much
choice I have: weeks meeting deadlines and never moving from the computer,
then three free days - whee! - we both do battle with the garden - then
back to computer for another month: seems we're doing ourselves no favours
...
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Three days isn't so bad, I worked every night until I was exhausted and it
went on for weeks. So whilst at first I could only manage to dig for, say,
half an hour, by the end I was digging like a navvy until bed time.
Then the pond was dug and I just sat back with my G + T.
Some months later I couldn't stand up, walk, sit in a car without crying
with pain. (and I am built like a navvy!)

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

In message , Bob Hobden
writes
Three days isn't so bad, I worked every night until I was exhausted and
it went on for weeks. So whilst at first I could only manage to dig
for, say, half an hour, by the end I was digging like a navvy until bed
time. Then the pond was dug and I just sat back with my G + T. Some
months later I couldn't stand up, walk, sit in a car without crying
with pain. (and I am built like a navvy!)

Months later! Isn't the body a strange thing? I hope it's not so bad
now, and that you can enjoy the fruit of your labours!!!

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Klara, Gatwick basin

"Klara" wrote ...
after Bob writes
Three days isn't so bad, I worked every night until I was exhausted and it
went on for weeks. So whilst at first I could only manage to dig for, say,
half an hour, by the end I was digging like a navvy until bed time. Then
the pond was dug and I just sat back with my G + T. Some months later I
couldn't stand up, walk, sit in a car without crying with pain. (and I am
built like a navvy!)

Months later! Isn't the body a strange thing? I hope it's not so bad now,
and that you can enjoy the fruit of your labours!!!

Athletes warm up before and warm down afterwards, we should do the same
short term and long term.
Yes, we have enjoyed it for the past 20+ years.
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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London