sports medicine/weight training question

[SpeedRacer 1]

any experts out there?

I am 42. I've noticed that when I go for long periods of time without exercising, I begin to get dull aches in my knees. Nothing serious, just irritating.

When I get back to the gym and start exercising again (some Nautilus & a little free weights) the aches go away eventually & stay away. Hiking in the mountains helps too.

So what is actually happening in my knees that lack of exercise can lead to aches and exercising regularly makes them go away? Are my joints addicted to weight training?

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[Katz 0]

Wouldn't happen to have osteoarthritis would you? I know that if I don't keep moving, my knees stiffen up and just ache. Once I get moving again the ache goes away. I've found that I just always have to have a gym membership. Just a thought.

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I found that to be true with my ankle the first year or so after I broke it especially. I really needed to keep working it or it would stiffen up.

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I've noticed that when I go for long periods of time without exercising

You answered your own question muchacho.......never stop exercising!!

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any experts out there?

I am 42. I've noticed that when I go for long periods of time without exercising, I begin to get dull aches in my knees. Nothing serious, just irritating.

When I get back to the gym and start exercising again (some Nautilus & a little free weights) the aches go away eventually & stay away. Hiking in the mountains helps too.

So what is actually happening in my knees that lack of exercise can lead to aches and exercising regularly makes them go away? Are my joints addicted to weight training?

So without going into an insane amount of detail... When you workout, all the little supporting muscles that one never thinks about, get worked out. If your training with proper posture, your workouts will strengthen the "core" muscles of your body, thus making the whole unit stronger. If you don't water a plant, the stem eventually collapses. Make sense? If not... I can go on for hours... You found the expert!

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any experts out there?

I am 42. I've noticed that when I go for long periods of time without exercising, I begin to get dull aches in my knees. Nothing serious, just irritating.

When I get back to the gym and start exercising again (some Nautilus & a little free weights) the aches go away eventually & stay away. Hiking in the mountains helps too.

So what is actually happening in my knees that lack of exercise can lead to aches and exercising regularly makes them go away? Are my joints addicted to weight training?

It's the steroids.

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[VideoFly 0]

You're over 40. Get used to the aches!