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Originally Posted by A'isha Azar
Dear Khanjar,
You may be correct that belly dance is the perfect activity! I have been dancing for 34 years, I am 55 years old and have a little arthritis in my right iliac joint and some in the place where my heel connects to the rest of my foot. I think this is repetitive stress related. I also suffer the occasional aches and pains after a few days of hard dancing, but otherwise I seem to be in pretty good shape for a person of my age and weight. I believe it is because of the dance. I am beginning to notice though, that I am not as limber as I was a couple of years ago.
Regards,
A'isha
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To have such little arthritis and few aches and pains is very good, your many years of dancing I would think have helped you maintain such levels of fitness. Just look at others of a similar age around you who do not dance, are they as fit ?
I already have the warning signs, arthritis in my fingers, which is a worry as I depend on my hands for my employment. This little bit of arthritis has served to provide me with a warning as to how things will decline if I do nothing about it. Concerns over flexibility are what originally drew me to learning this dance, as I see flexibility of limbs and joints a perfect solution to the effects of coming older age. Yoga,though I understand the benefits, I need to be able to move, dance is moving.
I once saw an Indian woman who through Yoga, was able to tie herself up in the most impressive of knots, stand on her head for long periods of time and teach others the art of Yoga. Believe me how I was surprised and utterly impressed when I learned she was seventy four years old. The key to youth,is clearly in maintaining flexibility through life