A 62-Year-Old Chiropractic Refugee's Record of Transformation Through Skeletal Correction - Extra Edition: Lifestyle Collapse - Tokoroten

To those who were looking forward to the continuation, I apologize.

I had intended to write the continuation of the lower body section. But I will be honest with you.I am having a hard time keeping up with my lower body.

[Miscalculation #1] My wife has become busier than ever

The biggest miscalculation is that my wife's workplace has changed.

She has a management position now, and she has become busier than ever. She comes home late, and even on her days off, she cannot get work out of her head. The household chores we used to share have naturally become my responsibility.

[Miscalculation #2] My son has become a high school student

My son has started high school, and making bento lunches has become mandatory.

I make them almost every day except for weekends. Naturally, grocery shopping is also my responsibility. This is quite a heavy burden. I wake up early in the morning to make the bento, and on my way home, I stop by the supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner.

Moreover, the rising cost of living is attacking without mercy, so I cannot even shop carelessly. Thinking about what to buy, trying to keep it as cheap as possible while still maintaining nutritional balance—thinking about all that tires out both my mind and body.

[Miscalculation #3] Skeletal correction is no longer the priority

I cannot seem to find the time to go to the chiropractor.

I cannot get appointments at times that are convenient for me. I miss my window, and my schedule gets completely thrown off. When I am busy, I cannot go to the gym either. I have become negligent about drinking the water I was taught to drink and doing my daily stretches.

Before I knew it,I had started to spiral in the wrong direction.

Even when I do go to the clinic, the flow ends up being maintenance for my upper body. I was trying to work on my lower body, but the fatigue in my upper body cries out first. For someone like me whose main work is on a PC, shoulder stiffness and neck tension are urgent matters.

I have determined that after work on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays is the most efficient time. There is no waste in my route.

However, once this falls apart, I need to make course corrections like leaving two-day gaps or scheduling consecutive sessions. This is quite stressful.

Furthermore, during the rainy season, I have to read the weather and adjust my appointment times based on whether I am cycling or walking. If my judgment is slow, the desired times are often already fully booked.

It is truly vexing.

[Miscalculation #4] The World Cup and interleague games have started

On top of that, the World Cup and interleague games have even started.

I can't help but watch. I end up staying up late, and my body feels heavy the next morning. The energy and time for stretching just seem to vanish somewhere.

The excuses keep piling up.

But this is the honest reality of being 62.

[Realization] It's understandable why those in their prime give up

Taking on new initiatives in daily life and turning them into habits is not easy.

I am experiencing this firsthand. Even if I feel changes in my body from chiropractic care, my original life is waiting for me when I return to my daily routine. Housework, work, shopping, making lunches, rising prices, watching sports—everything comes crashing down at once.

People in their prime must be going through even tougher times. It is understandable that they end up giving up halfway.

[Next Challenge] I've started exploring ways to streamline everything

However, I don't intend to give up here.

How to adapt to changes in my lifestyle—this is the challenge standing before me now.

I have started exploring ways to streamline everything. That's when I set my sights on my own work.

Conveniently, my work is the kind that has a 'correct answer.' It is perfect for AI. I have quietly begun a plan to almost fully automate my work. To create time. To reclaim care for my body.

I'll save that story for another time.

Life doesn't always go as planned. But that's exactly why it's interesting.

~To be continued~

*This column is based on personal experience.