Since my last blog (the 10k I ran unprepared for and hungover)....I have done myself a few minor injuries! Happens the best of us I am sure. I am still training quite hard in the gym and dancing also - but injuries really impact progress.
Because I chose to train for a 10k a whole 3 days before the race - it was inevitable something bad would happen. So I finished the race - with two sore knees. They got progressively worse - and I now feel like an 80 year old when I sit down and stand up! To then add insult to injury (quite literally) - I hurt my left foot doing dead lifts last week. If I was a horse I would probably be put down.
On a side note - I opened a bottle of processo and the cork hit my forehead that same weekend, I fell into a pool on holidays and hurt my two elbows. So the song goes something like this....Head, elbows, knees and toes, knees and toes. So I was advised to take it easy and do less "jumping" or less impact exercises on my knees and foot. I was told to maybe go swimming. Swimming is not something I am very good at - so I decided to look up what classes I could do "in the water". The last time I did aqua aerobics - I brought the average age down by about 40 years, but this time I saw there was a "deep water aqua" - ever the risk taker me!
I signed up for Deep Water Aqua in my gym for that night - I assumed it was going to be just like aqua fit - I was wrong! As with the name - the water was very deep - like definitely no touching the ground no matter what height you are! Thankfully the pool provides floaties to go around your waist. However - with my luck, I landed myself with a Ryanair-esque version. A cheap one - that didn't really keep me a-float!
The class involved mainly cardio work and resistance training in the water - jogging, sprinting and core work for the hour. It was really tough work - but I enjoyed it immensely. The age group varied from girls in their twenties - to lil old ladies. Not a fella in sight - the male lifeguard was in his element.
I came out of the pool an hour later breathless and had sore legs. But my knees and ankle felt absolutely fine. Not putting pressure on them definitely helped. So if you are sporting an injury, or just looking for something completely different to do- I would recommend Deep Water Aqua for a giggle and work out.
Other than that - I have been doing lots of stretching, foam rolling and trying to be mindful of my injuries so I don't make them worse! Hopefully I will be back to normal in no time and working out with no injuries to worry about.
I am still doing my best to eat as healthy as I can - of course there are cheat meals, and hungover days - but for the most part - the eating healthy malarkey does get easier as time goes on. I have finally got my hands on a very cool protein shaker thingy - so next step is do purchase some protein powder. This will help my body recover between workouts.
Just love this lulu lemon quote....
All this hard work paid off when I tried on my bridesmaid dress for a wedding I am a bridesmaid at in 2 weeks - it felt awesome that I could have fitted another bridesmaid into the dress with me :)
I hope you are enjoying the blogs - and I would only love to hear some of your stories or feedback!
SJ x
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