On your marks, get set….injured!

There is nothing more frustrating than that injury that first starts off as a niggle then progressively gets worse and becomes a chronic source of pain, Im sure most of us who lead an active lifestyle have been there at some point. The thing is its not just the physical pain and discomfort that an injury can bring its also the mental anguish of not being able to train and do what you love. Instead you sit around getting stressed, moody and may even end up taking it out on those who we work with or are close to us, I notice it if I haven’t had the time to train for a couple of days I start getting a little bit stroppy until my wife chucks my trainers at me and tells me to go out for a run (ok maybe not that extreme but you catch my drift!)

Its how we deal with these setbacks that defines our mental state towards them. I’m reading a great book at the moment called The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday which in brief goes on to say that those setbacks are just the route in which we are taking to get where we want to be, they are in fact not setbacks at all, its a hard one to get the head round but in my humble opinion its worth a read.

In preparation for my first ever Half Ironman in June I have been training a lot and have had a ridiculous amount of injuries over the last year it did make me question whether my body was going to manage it, im still not 100% but adapting my training as best I can and here in lies the answer, if you have an injury which is stopping you from say running, then get in the pool, cant swim? Then learn, try something new there is always another way. Going to the physio who then gives you some exercises to do which you only do for a week then don’t bother carrying on then wonder why your not getting ‘fixed’ immediately is not going to work, you need to be patient and consistent with your rehab.

Keeping a positive attitude towards training, listening to your body and not being afraid to try something different all helps to keep us on track to a healthy body and mindset.

On that note, im off to ice my knees.

 

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