Do we
ever learn to stop? I have a knee that’s been playing up since I was about 18,
and believe it or not, because I went a bit too fast in the ski slopes.
I know
what I can do and not do, and most of the time I’m smart. But 6 weeks ago I did
the Mother’s Day Classic 8 km run, a lot of fun and I kept a pretty good pace considering
the weather and all the people.
I know
that for 6-7 km my knee is okay, but I thought one more km wouldn’t be too bad
and the knee had been good for so long. So off I went, but as soon as I passed
the finish line I could feel that my patella tendonitis, or jumper’s knee, had flared up.
So as the good personal trainer I am, I stretched
it, massaged it, put anti-inflammatory cream on it, and rested. I have done
active resting so I have used the bike and been running on the cross-trainer,
and it has been going really well.
Until last Saturday, I thought the knee has been
feeling really good so a 6km run was probably going to work. Yeah, right! This
is where I should have said stop, give it a good rest for 6 weeks or so make
sure the swelling was down and then started with a flat walk/run.
There you go, that’s my story for today and what
have we learnt – listening to your body and move slowly return back to exercising
after any injury. Isn’t it funny – that’s what I tell me clients all the time?
Yours in Health & Fitness,
Birgitta
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