As recovery begins from the London marathon, is exercise in mid-life wrecking our joints?
I’m standing in a gym, holding on to the wall. “Point your right toe in front of you,” shouts the instructor. “Now, move in back in place and point your left toe in front of you.” It reminds me of my Irish dancing classes when I was 10 - only now I’m 48, and in a physiotherapy class while I await a hip replacement.
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