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SOUTH MAGAZINE’S HEALTH & WELLNESS ISSUE 2019-20
CHIT CHAT
PHYSICIAN,
TRAIN
THYSELF
Surfing, paddleboarding,
swimming, running, road
biking, mountain biking,
cross-training — Dr. Jack
Considine does it all.
“If I had to put it in simple words, my
workouts are variable and brief. Most of
them are 30 minutes to a maximum of 60
minutes,” Considine says. He focuses on
core and cardio, but he likes to mix it up as
much as possible.
As a physician, Considine understands
the mechanism of injury. He’s a musculo-
skeletal radiologist, so he treats every-
thing from sports injuries to arthritis. As
an athlete, he admits he doesn’t always
practice what he preaches: “My brain says
I’m in my 20s, but my body says I’m not.
As you get older, you don’t bounce any-
more. Tiggers bounce. I go thud,” he jokes.
With that personal and professional
knowledge, he gives good advice for
bouncing back throughout life. “Strive
to do something every day. You can get a
phenomenal workout in 10-15 minutes. In
your 20s, don’t forget about cardio. From
40 to 60, it’s core, core, core. A strong
core, anatomically, is more important
than anything else for overall fitnes . For
elderly patients, protect your joints by
avoiding full range of motion under strain
of the weights.”
Considine sees a lot of injuries and has
suffered some himself, but ultimatel , be-
ing active is a joy and a pleasure. “Work-
ing out to look better is a mistake. Use
exercise as a means of feeling better, the
rest will follow,” he says – a prescription
for a life lived in motion. •
WRITTEN BY MOLLY CLANCY / PHOTO BY D. PAUL GRAHAM
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