Re: Low Mainitenance human bodies
- To: <M*@ucdavis.edu>
- Subject: Re: Low Mainitenance human bodies
- From: "* R* <r*@gte.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 05:09:06 -0700
Trevor Nottle said:
>. One of the best things all
gardeners can do for their backs as they get older >is make sure they get
some advice about warm up exercises, limbering up, >exercises to maintain
flexibility and strength and to understand and know and >practice not
asking too much of our backs, to understand the mechanics of >backs and
safe lifting techniques. [snip] There should be courses for such stuff
>at the University of the 3rd Age and in community colleges. If not just
ask you >Dr. or chiropractor, physiotherapist etc for professional
advice.
Good point and I intend to include this kind of material in my
up-coming
class.
A number of years ago, there was a TV series, "Mary Hartman, Mary
Hartman". One of the regulars was a chain smoking physician with
a
chronic cough. One of the reasons I see myself as being competent
to teach a class series on old coot gardening is that I am an old
coot
and can speak from personal experience.
Bill
