I'm getting stiff..........

[Thomk]

I've heard that people swear by homeopathic remedies...

 

[naminder]

it's any chair or sofa, and it's more apparent on cold days.

I do tend to lean forward to peer at books and screens. Perhaps the clever thing to do is to get new specs.

Good idea, get your eyes examined. Especially if you adopt 'the vulture position'? Shoulders hunched, back curved, neck and head upright?

 

[neil earley]

Is the tv eye level when you sit on chair or sofa, ps spec savers here you come .

 

[Pat "5mph"]

It's a mix of getting on in years and sitting in the same position for too long.
I get stiff knees if I have been standing while working (as opposite as walking while working) for a long shift, then sit down on a break.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Cool, windy, humid days can aggravate it. I think, as a coeval, that after a few months of relaxed, warmed up muscles, they start to stiffen up a little in the cooler weather, and the warmth and sweatiness you get when cycling gets slammed into reverse as your body cools down and you're less active. Your muscles don't know where they are! (Of course, when it's properly cold this doesn't seem to happen - probably because you don't really loosen up as much.)

That's my excuse for feeling exceptionally stiff today anyway....

 

[dellzeqq]

Good idea, get your eyes examined. Especially if you adopt 'the vulture position'? Shoulders hunched, back curved, neck and head upright?

that's the one

thinking about it, though, attempting to lift a 120kg lump of concrete probably didn't help

 

[Milo]

23 and my back and knees are already tiring. Used to work in building for a few years not very good for you frankly.

 

[theclaud]

Yeah the leaning isn't going to be helping. New specs sound like a good idea but I am also erring on the side of it being age related. Try and get some of those fats and oils in your diet and see if that helps, if not and it still troubles you it's either a sign of the times of get yourself to the GP?

Pilchards?

 

[slowmotion]

Too much over-enthusiastic lifting and shifting is my useless guess. I went there twenty years ago. Take a load of ibuprofen, swig a lot of whisky in a very hot bath, ( muscle relaxation) and resolve to ring your GP ASAP. Do not delay.

my 2 cents

 

[The Jogger]

Pilchards?

With stilton.........

 

[ttcycle]

Pilchards?

Pilchards/sardines, pumpkin seed, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, hemp seeds, olive oil, trout, sprats, mackerel, nuts, avocado...plenty of sources.

 

[ttcycle]

If it's lifting related Dell, head to the GP.

 

[GBC]

Same age, same problem. Spoke to the doctor about it and he diagnosed "fair wear and tear". Bless him!!

 

[wanda2010]

Same age, same problem. Spoke to the doctor about it and he diagnosed "fair wear and tear". Bless him!!

He didn't suggest doing/taking anything?

 

[GBC]

He didn't suggest doing/taking anything?

No, I have a sedentary job these days, for the first time, and the only advice was to get up and move about the room from time to time.
My contemporaries report pretty much the same sort of problems, so I reckon that yes, it is age related.