Stepping again into the pool and regaining confidence
Hardly ever are the issues we’ve been avoiding as unhealthy as we’ve satisfied ourselves they are going to be, however I’m a queen procrastinator in terms of stepping outdoors of my consolation zone.
To me, what ifs and unknowns are like monsters below the mattress, which is why it’s taken me months to do one thing so simple as visiting the neighborhood pool.
Let me clarify.
My physique has been preventing power irritation and ache for the previous 5 months, and we don’t know why. The docs have some hunches, and I’ve my very own, however nothing is for sure.
Of the lengthy listing of issues I’ve tried — each frequent and unconventional — nothing has introduced me reduction for longer than an hour.
It’s each debilitating and defeating, and I’m determined for solutions.
Almost all train is off-limits, aside from light yoga, strolling, and low-impact exercise courses, the place I take advantage of discernment to change workouts. However typically, even these actions put an excessive amount of stress on my physique.
Just lately, somebody talked about I ought to attempt swimming, which I used to do commonly in school.
