The kids have been heading back to school this week, so life is getting back to whatever “normal” is.
Shoot, my normal in the beginning of my career was the physical therapy clinic fixing people (most of whom were way too young to have the problems they had).
You can probably guess hanging out and training golfers who want to get better is A LOT more fun.
Here’s how too many of my early patients’ stories went:
They didn’t move too much, and before long would feel a stabbing pain in their hip (knee, ankle…you pick the joint), then everything started to go downhill from there…
Hip replacement #1.
Within a year of having that surgery, they started having trouble with the other hip.
Hip replacement #2.
All was well, until the knees started to give way.
You know where this story is going.
But my point is this: People assume that because they don’t currently feel pain, that their bodies and joints will be fine…forever.
We know better.
I am lucky enough to work with some great surgeons, but I fear their scalpel.
It’s a healthy fear that serves me well.
It motivates me to get up each day and follow the Daily Motion (in the 18STRONG Membership) routine we teach.
It forces me to stay off the surgeon’s radar, and to do the best I can to preserve my joints (where most serious injuries occur) for my entire life.
And it’s why I am so adamant about teaching what I have learned over the years to help golfers preserve their joints.
I’m still in my 40s and my joints are doing well.
Meanwhile, I know plenty of people, some of whom were teammates 25 years ago, that have already had joints replaced.
You never wanna see your buddies in pain (except when you take them for a few bucks on the course:)I want us all to avoid the surgeon for as long as humanly possible – preferably for the rest of our lives.
We want to live pain-free lives.
And that’s one of the reasons why we train the way we do.
So, here’s to doing our best to live a pain-free life!
STAY STRONG,
Jeff Pelizzaro
PS – The Daily Motion routine I do every single day is already installed on your calendar in the 18STRONG Membership – we feel that strongly about it.
If you only do ONE thing to help keep you playing this great game for a very long time, spend 5-7 minutes every day doing the Daily Motion.