Thread by @ColSanjayPande

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10. Ayurvedic Oil, Gym with personal Trainer, Heat Treatment, Rheumatologists, Orthopaedics, Supplements, Internet & more. 2014-2017 were devastating. From 88 kg, I was 98kg. I decided to FIGHT. 2018 Jan, the change started. Contd...

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11. The Change....
1. How do I compensate for my passion for ‘walking’?
2. How do I achieve it without taxing my knee?
3. What is the best alternative to keep physically fit?
AND how do I 👉🏻NOT👈🏻 cut my visit to my doctors.

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12. I realised in pursuit of an answer to the questions above that I must 👉🏻completely overhaul👈🏻 my thinking. I must tailor my life to prepare for ‘next’ 25 years rather than brood over my best ‘past’.
1. My extensive reading and ....

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1. My extensive reading & search for an answer for knee pain brought me to hidden gems uploaded by people.
2. One article simply said ‘strengthen leg muscles faster than rate of degeneration of knee’.

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3. Reduce weight to relieve the knee of the beating it takes with each step.
4. Everything boils down to strengthening muscles of leg (each muscle from hip to toe is ‘leg muscle’) & reduce weight FASTER than degeneration of knee.

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15. The challenge is NOT finding an answer, it actually is to take you out of your shell. Log kya kahenge (What will others think).
To CYCLE? At 57 yrs with 98 kg weight and die on road in an accident? OR get prostate cancer?
WEIGHT??