https://paulnystrom.com/tags/injury/Recent content in Injury on Paul NystromHugoen-usFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/why-i-prefer-crossfit/Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/why-i-prefer-crossfit/<p>This year marks 20 years of CrossFit for me. I was fortunate enough to discover it in the Navy while at Dive School. This year marks 20 years of CrossFit for me. I was fortunate enough to discover it in the Navy while at Dive School. My fitness has been steadily improving ever since. Age is catching up with me like everyone else, but I’m far more capable—and more useful—than I was in my 20s.</p>https://paulnystrom.com/posts/living-my-life/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/living-my-life/<p>“Living my life.” That was the answer from a 45-year-old, 300 lb man in the ER for a simple injury related to a slip on ice while intoxicated. I was examining him while simultaneously asking about his medical problems. I was determining what needed X-rays, and our conversation went something like this:</p> <p>“What medical problems do you have?”</p> <p>“Hypertension and being overweight.”</p> <p>“What are you doing about that?”</p> <p>“I’m on meds for the hypertension.”</p>