Aubrey, TX 76227

Rich Totilo
July 8, 2015 Admin

How did you cope with injuries at a young age?

Ibuprofen or other. Turned toward surgery as a logical option (4 times right knee).

What do you do now that is differently from when you were younger when recovering from an injury?

I think water first, stretch second, diet third. Then ask if there are any related medical issues occurring.

Was there a time where you did not participate in sports? Or changed sports?

I stopped sports for about 4-5 years after college due to damages to my knee and tired of surgery. I completely stopped tennis and soccer following my 4th knee surgery.

How did resuming the activity affect your body?

I really struggled to do swimming and golf simply because I was not good at it. I just kept on doing it, but at very low participation levels.

Flexibility? Strength? Stamina? Has your exercise/activity regimen changed over the years?

Absolutely. I would say later in life 40-50, I began to focus on diet, water, stretch, and yoga. I found a great relief to pain and also increase in flexibility, strength and stamina. It is also when I was able to diagnose my food allergies.

Why?

I guess I finally learned physical limits of the body but also the benefits of water and stretch. Eliminating foods that triggered allergy responses helped a lot with my joints.

Describe a specific experience where you improved in your sport – how did that happen?

No doubt I doubled my swimming (20 lenghts to 40 lengths 3/week). My golf game dropped 10 strokes – (105 to 95 on average). My recovery time from weekend chores also improved.

What do you do to care for your body?

Nutrition, stretch, cardio, sleep, recovery. Yes to all. I target 8 hours of sleep. I even permit a weekend nap for 30 minutes after heavy work. Some kind of stretch is a daily event (depending on what hurts). I target 3/week of 30. min cardio each.

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