I know 2 guys here recently, doc tells one he needs to lose 50 lbs, & the other 25 lbs. They get right after it. One now has knee injury from the treadmill, he's now on guess what - a bike. Other has a shoulder injury & is in physical therapy. In my opinion, Doc forgot to tell them one thing; eeeaaassee into it.
The nice weather here had me riding all week, originally had planned a long ride for Saturday, thought about hitting the pain reliever, but then did the right thing & took the weekend off.