It’s easy to injure ourselves while training
Because that’s how it works.
Underdoing it has downsides, just as overdoing does. The goal is the walk the line between the two. And it’s not such a fine line- I found that after the initial period of inflammation, each week I could add a thousand or several thousand steps.
I’m jesting of course. In a perfect world, you could ask your doctor about that pain in your knee when you do a chair squat, or which supplements to take, or how many times each day you could, or should, ice your surgical site. But let’s get real. In my case, my surgeon is a extraordinary…
When you travel, do you start laying out clothes and toiletries a week in advance, or throw a bunch of stuff into a bag at the last minute? If you are in the latter camp, I suggest you get some assistance in building a list and making your way through it. You could think of…
Mustering the motivation to perform our exercise routine and staying active through the day to reach our step goal (whatever that is) can be a challenge. We might be sore, or tired, or feeling discouraged. Or imagining fatigue or discomfort after exercise with dread. What does one day matter, anyway? (that’s the voice of discouragement talking, btw)….
There may be times that you are experiencing uncomfortable sensations with a strong intensity. Your body may instinctively tense up against those sensations, but I invite you to explore another way. Let the sensations move through you, as if they were waves. Waves of sound. Waves of water (we are mostly water, after all). Breathe. Wiggle. Sing…
Directly following surgery and at least for the next week or two, you’ll be pretty fragile and I would even say permeable, vulnerable. So be mindful of what you’re taking in by way of TV and movie and news. Of course, I had my surgery just before the 2016 election so the airwaves and news…
You have pain and restriction now, and you’re going to have it after the surgery too. But it’s going to be improving (unlike the degenerative arc we’ve been on) as LONG as we are committing and investing in positive outcomes. My biggest fear going into this was that the surgery was not going to solve all…