Hiya. Thanks Helcat. A very apposite post for me as I am about to reset my chronic pain management regime. I just became old so have to dial down my activities. As my exercise physiologist says, stop “pushing through”. Very difficult when your default has been action woman. So instead of walking for two hours or doing my own regime in the local pool, based on the warm-ups of my favourite footy team, (all 18-28 yr old men) and hurting for two days, I  am now starting to dial it back. My sleep regime is ridiculous, again as it has been all my life to date, so I need to work on that. I wasn’t living in the fast lane, but I definitely need to slow right down and so have committed to walk around the block or half block every day, to begin, and then build from there. as long as it takes.