South Fork of Boise River below Prairie, Idaho

FIT after 50

Brian Holgate, Master of Physical Therapy

• ​Stays fit riding his two Dual Sports bikes:  Suzuki DR 650SE, set up for overnight trips and for more street/forest service roads, and a Suzuki DR-Z 400S, set up as a street legal dirt bike for more difficult trails.
• Despite having psoriatic arthritis, Brian continues to stay fit and has first-hand experience with joint pain to guide his patients' exercise regimens and great advice on how to protect joints.
• "I stay fit by hitting the gym at least 4 days a week and have for 33 years without more than 2 weeks off. These days I do 15-25 min of cardio to warm up the psoriatic arthritis joints. Then some stretching and a lot of warm up sets on weights. Warm up is critical with psoriatic arthritis. I can use significantly more weight without flaring the arthritis when well warmed up. I have partially torn two tendons and both occurred when lifting something (not weights) when not warmed up.  I also don't lift heavy weights in the gym in an effort to protect my joints. For example my leg workouts often include squats with only 225 lbs but I do 3-4 sets of 20 reps."
• "I also cut my grass with a push mower (no self propelled mower for me) and try to hike Table rock trail from time to time."​
  
  

photos courtesy of Brian

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Fins & Things Trail  -  Moab, Utah

Musselman Arch along the White Rim Trail near Moab, Utah

Single track coming down from Thorn Creek Lookout, Idaho

Moab, Utah

South Fork of Boise River near Prairie, Idaho

Middle Fork of the Boise River

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