—Atrophy, it’s not what you get for winning the race! No, just the opposite. It’s what you get for not running at all.
—Recently I skipped running for a few days. Well, 3, 4 then six days. By day 6, my body ached. Muscles were sore. I know my age is working against me, but is it the flu? Did I catch the dreaded H1N1? Or, my gosh, maybe this is what it feels like to get really old!
—Anyway, I felt like something your dog drops in the park. That’s not good.
—But now, after my run today, I feel great. These muscles need to keep working, or they start fading away. And they don’t go peacefully. They let you know. I decided long ago, that it’s better to feel a little tired and sore from a hard work-out than to have the kind of pain that comes from doing nothing.
—It makes me wonder, are the aches and pains that some older people feel just the result of not doing anything? With aching muscles from atrophy, it’s hard for them to get started.
—There are times when you may not feel up for a run. Physically. Could it just be a little atrophy? Maybe a run is just what you need.