I am an avid golfer and skier I am 73 got pmr last June started on 40 mg of prednisone got down to 8 had a flare in Dec back to 15 now on 10 will go this week to 9.5 for 3 weeks and see how it goes. I am going skiing today. I golf 3 times a week just take my pred earlier in the morning so I am not stiff or sore No Problem I am now making sure that my pain and stiffness levels stay at 1-3 on a scale of 10 each morning usually 1-2 if you are stiffer than that your dose is probably to low I do not reduce unless I am 0-1 my quality of life is important I need to stay active I don’t want another flare so reducing slower better to be the turtle than the hare but I realize not all Drs agree but we are all different and pmr has it’s own mind