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I have had a couple of minor orthopedic complaints (knee, shoulder, lumbar, hips) over the years. Over the past 12 months I have lost a little weight (didn't have much to lose in the first place) and have added strenuous cycling in the summer and swimming in the winter.
Swimming in particular has helped all of the complaints the most. Kicking and pushing off the wall (knees and hips) and front crawl/freestyle (lumbar, shoulders) have helped alot. I am more limber and ache-free than I have been in 15 years.
And the cardio benefit from cycling and swimming has more than replaced the benefit I enjoyed from running. I stopped running a few years ago because of undiagnosed mild-moderate hip bursitis that wouldn't heal and wasn't helped by rest or changes in technique/form.
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