Me + sports = pain

I'm not particularly athletically inclined. I keep myself in decent physical condition, but whenever I attempt an activity I haven't done in a long time I manage to hurt myself.
Last year, I played football for the first time since junior high and limped away with several sore muscles and a sprained ankle.
This past weekend I partook in a cliche Canadian tradition and went skating on the Rideau Canal. I haven't been on skates in at least 5 years, and though I managed not to fall I'm still limping a couple days later. It was fun, it was really cold, and at the end of the day I'm glad I bought that tensor bandage last year.