OK, Peeps....Line up and let's get started...No more giving in to "poor me, my bum heel won't let me run....my shoulder won't let me swim.....my tennis elbow won't let me lift weights!" Work it people! Focus on what you CAN do, not what you CAN'T do.
I can ride a bike. I can do stretches and perhaps, some Pilates moves. I can walk. I can do short bursts of running inside of a walk. I could do water aerobics (so what if everyone is older than me and well into their 70s and 80s....won't be long and I won't ever be able to say that again. Be the "young" one....GO and enjoy my "youth!"). I can now hike the trails at the Arboretum where last year, I couldn't even do that.
All in all...I've come a long way on this road to recovery. Now I am considering the August Naperville Sprint Triathlon, 2016. Just about anyone can do one of these. Any kind of stroke in the water is allowable. You can even dog paddle. I've seen people side swim! Most folks can ride a bike and any bike, so long as it's safe, will do. You do not have to run the 5K. Walking the entire course is permissible. A physiotherapist I had, to help recover from a broken bone, participated in the Naperville Women's triathlon and just enjoyed the course as I described with no concern whatsoever of her time. Just add a purpose to your workouts with a fun goal in mind. My goal is to get myself off my pity party sofa and out the door back to being active. Who wants to join me and have the best summer being active?
Ready.....set......GO!
