MrsD68
Excercise.. my journey back
Apr 13, 2014
I used to work out alot.. a long time ago.. I have knee and shoulder, hip injuries.. that as I have put on weight, the injuries are more painful, the movement has gotten harder.. not just the ability to lift weights.. or tolerate more than 10 minutes on the treadmill.. the loss of my body FUNCTION..My body curls around the joints that are injured, and I notice I walk with a slight limp, because of the hip and knee issues.. I remember thinking ENOUGH is ENOUGH.. this is ridiculous.. and I went and searched for all my "old" DVD 's I use to workout to... I had a variety of things I liked to do.. but when it came time to DO them.. most of them were just too hard, I was too heavy, and I was hurting so much from the attempts, I went back to not working out at all... So, from there... I started doing some Pilates.. it took some work to find ones that I could actually DO.. some are pretty hardcore!!lol I still found myself having alot of pain... so I included some beginners Yoga.. again, just a trial to see what works for me NOW.. I ended up starting to get back into MOVING... my body still protesting.. I seen an infomercial about this Fluidity bar.. I was intrigued and bought it... I read tons of reviews, alot of people like it, alot of people hate it. But for me.. it worked a miracle.. I can actually do some workouts without suffering. I am able to support my body weight so it is less painful.. I also am researching Body rolling.. I guess my point is, I had to find a DIFFERENT path, a new road to go, my old way of working out, worked in my 20's.not in my 40's... I am grateful that I kept looking, and di not give up.. because I LOVE movement, it feels FREEING to me.. and being trapped in a tight painful body is prison. so.. on to the new.. I am so anxious to try out the new body workouts... it is specifc for pain and muscle tension release, as well as increasing range of motion in joints.. I am enjoying my workouts and adding new things to my equipement that help me too, like the multi handle body strap from GIAM, love it. I can stretch with support!! ANyways.. this is my "self diary".. and this is something i am passionate about.. so yay to the new me.. the answer to y head hunger is going to be meditation. You have to get your brain to follow your body.
