A lot of folks still exercise outdoors when the weather turns hot, that doesn’t make it easy! Wow, my running clothes were as wet as when I get caught in a rainstorm.
Yet, still, I am grateful to have the opportunity to run, and to sweat, breathe, and the freedom to move about. Many people don’t share the health and freedoms I am thankful for. So yes, the next several mornings will be wet-n-sweaty so let’s make the best of them. Be safe and enjoy your blessings!
June was fraught with INJURIES!!!
Yet, he persists. 🙂
If you read any of my posts in June you’ll know I had a wipe-out on the pavement that was pretty harsh. Before that I had pulled a muscle in my back while moving something too heavy around the yard. I had my share of rest and recovery periods with ice and heat packs on various body parts. I am very thankful to be starting July off in a much improved and healed state, let’s hope it continues!
It is not a lack of Know How that holds me back, it’s a lack of Go Now! -Jerry Schotz
We have to be intentional about our health, yet just knowing what is needed is not real valuable if we cannot get ourselves to do anything about it. This holds true for many aspects of life including career development and our impact on the world around us. Take action!
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
~Eleanor Roosevelt
I’m a big proponent of keeping moving after an injury. If you read yesterdays post about losing some skin, I am of course still hurting the next day. I have seen some amazing healing from using this method and the quantity of body issues I’ve had to work through are diverse.
This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t listen to our bodies! We need to, but we also need to push ourselves as we will almost always take the path of least pain, as it is a built-in feature. I follow a sports injury physiotherapist online and she recently did a video about this topic and I must say my own experiences align with her thoughts. Give it a listen if your interested.
I start out slow to see what my body is going to do and tell me. Does this pain become just an annoyance? Does it hurt so bad I can’t stand it? Or can I compensate by slowing down or leaning on a different muscle or technique?
I will also preface this by saying that you should get some rest, think about your nutrition, take it easier than normal to give your body some time to recover. Eat right, drink lots of healthy fluids, apply heat or cold to the areas as applicable. Let others help and care for you!
With my knee aching and skinned, my elbow/forearm skinned but starting to scab over, and my left side still jabbing me, I managed to get an 8.6 mile run in at a pace that was even better than expected (9.15 min/mi).
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