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Old 02-05-17, 04:36 PM  
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I'd like to remind everyone that criticism of fellow community members is against the rules, and there are some posts here that include criticism of fellow members' posting behavior. If the goal is to make members feel more comfortable posting, it is likely to have the opposite effect. That said, by and large we have very helpful, friendly community members and I think if we all could approach each post assuming that fellow VFers do not intend to offend it usually turns out to be the case. Nuggie's Auntie's suggestion about following up with a calmly stated question is a good way to handle that type of situation here, and it often works in real life too.

Every community evolves and changes over time, and ours is no exception. Our forum has been around for about 20 years now, can you believe it? The technology formats and devices that have delivered our workouts over the years and the workouts being produced have all changed significantly since then, there are fewer of them, and workout releases aren't quite the "events" they used to be. As we all move through technologies and stages of life, our postings and fitness goals will ebb and flow and change.

I am grateful to those who have made VF their fitness home, and I understand that it isn't always going to be a great fit for any given individual at a given moment in time, and that's OK. I myself am doing very few video workouts any more, and the ones I do I've had forever, so I don't feel like I have a lot to contribute on that front. As life has gotten more complicated I've wanted to keep things simple. But there are wonderful people here whom I have been honored to "know" in the virtual world and (in some cases) in real life.
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Old 02-05-17, 06:07 PM  
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.......As a nurse myself, I do have concerns about giving armchair injury advice not having seen the person who's injured.
Yeah, but honestly, "in office/professional advice" even has pitfalls. There are too many general docs who are clueless about sports injuries and too many specialists who offer only surgery/drugs. In your career, how many times have you heard "take ibuprofen and if it doesn't resolve we'll take some pictures"? There's a wealth of practical information (esp with regards to soft tissue, foam rolling, stretching etc.) in sports/fitness circles. A lot of times, those folks have more knowledge about specific (low level) fitness related injuries than general docs do.

I'm saying this mostly because I feel sorry for the folks who ask for thoughts/suggestions on an injury and end up getting 50 responses to "get to your doctor!!!", many times after mentioning that they have an appt already scheduled. I feel like we are intelligent/capable enough to feel our injuries out a bit. There just seems to be such an air of "accept no risk ever". The majority of the time, there is no harm in doing a trial of trigger point work or stretching prior to running to the doctor. Sure, if you are in terrible pain or can't feel your limbs or have chronic pain that won't respond, get medical attention. If you are a little achey in a shoulder/knee after a new wt lifting program or your hips hurt a bit after 6wks of Leslie Sansone, seeking ideas and suggestions from other exercisers seems reasonable. We actually do these movements (some for decades) and have a wealth of related experiences.

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I don't mind about the "armchair and injury" advice. Exercise, fitness and wellness issues are on topic, even if they do not specifically relate to videos. I remember when I was going through my lupus scare, I came here. I didn't want to scare my family and friends, but I was really scared and needed to let it out somehow.....
Just sharing experiences (not even advice) can be comforting and that's part of community.
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Old 02-05-17, 06:19 PM  
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I was doing a search on Scott Cole's Disco Dojo when I happened upon VF. I didn't get that video, but after all this time, I have a lot. My little life has been intertwined with VF for a long time. I love all the folks I got to hear from so much. And with Collage different, for me it has been Mary's and VF. It's true I don't run into people who understand my drive. I find inspiration here and a social life. Yeah, VF means a lot to me.
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Old 02-05-17, 06:20 PM  
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Taiga - I agree that family docs often don't know a lot about sports injuries. I'd be more apt to suggest seeing a good physio or kinesiologist than a FP unless there's a possible fracture involved. I have an excellent physio and he's my go to before my doc. IMO if you're really hurting it's good to get advice from a pro rather than risk making it worse. But I agree it's good to share experiences for sure.
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Old 02-05-17, 07:08 PM  
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In paris- I am happy to see you! I miss your posts about dance workouts. I hope you are doing well.
Another one that deserves a french kiss -- your music thread touches my soul!

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Old 02-05-17, 07:29 PM  
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Another one that deserves a french kiss -- your music thread touches my soul!

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You are so sweet- thank you! I am glad to find other music geeks here.

I think I am the only one left doing the live Soul Sweat classes. I really enjoy them since they have great music and they do not cause my chronic injuries to flare up.
I had suggested they do a David Bowie tribute class. One of the owners at Alchemy really liked the idea but if they did one it has not been posted yet.
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Old 02-05-17, 11:08 PM  
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ETA: bee, you get a french kiss!
I have missed you, my friend! Bisous.
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Old 02-05-17, 11:24 PM  
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hch: I recall a thread of mine about a certain topic where a poster who was obviously in opposition to what we were all discussing jumped in, very aggressively, and was so rude, that she succeeded in getting my entire thread shut down. She tried to change the thread and then got insulting, and that was the end of that. I guess she felt a big sense of accomplishment about it.

However, I stayed off VF for a little over a month because of it, and when I did start looking at posts again, I would check through a thread to make sure that particular poster was not one of the people participating.

So this kind of thing could be one type of situation where people have left VF and just never said anything about what was wrong. They probably felt it wouldn't make any difference anyway.
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Old 02-06-17, 12:05 AM  
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IMDB- the internet movie database is shutting down their message boards. They are an Amazon owned company. It is a great place to go to after watching a movie to get further info on any lingering questions. They are referring people to use their social media pages instead. A question about a particular film, tv show, etc. would be buried if asked on social media!
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Old 02-06-17, 12:27 AM  
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IMDB- the internet movie database is shutting down their message boards. They are an Amazon owned company. It is a great place to go to after watching a movie to get further info on any lingering questions. They are referring people to use their social media pages instead. A question about a particular film, tv show, etc. would be buried if asked on social media!

It's a shame it's being closed down and so suddenly. It's an excellent resource for me to get info about a movie nd other people's opinions. There are plenty of movies that have left me confused at the end and someone of the board has offered a clearer explanation than I could figure out myself. Some are calling out for Youtube to disable comments too. I hope not. Although there are bad apples on imdb and youtube, some comments provide a wealth of info and insight.

I'm on the upper crust of the early 30s age range, but social media doesn't make a great substitute for forums. It's far too fleeting to find any one topic before it's swept away and organization/searchability is lacking. Forums may have had their heyday but it doesn't make them insignificant and obsolete. I've seen recent posts across several forums in the last month about each particular forum has lost its steam. So I checked out facebook groups out to see how active they were. I signed up for Hammer and Chisel's official group when it came out. That group was dead as a doorknob after a few months. Other fb groups lacked ongoing, thoughtful discussion while others thrive and are lively.
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