I Like to Move It Move It.

 


Hopefully, you heard that title with this song in your head.  If you haven't heard it, it's a real earworm and I'm sorry in advance.  So, if you have been reading my blog, you know I write here mostly about my battle with anxiety - what works, what doesn't, and what nonsense I'm thinking when I can't battle my way out of my own head.

So what exactly does this title mean?  Well, exactly what it says - I like to move it.  Exercise!  When I am exercising, my outlook on life is so much better and I feel healthier just in general.  If you know me at all, you know my favorite ways to exercise are KICKBOXING and swimming.  This past summer, I had an Achilles tendon injury which meant, that in the middle of all this chaos, I was unable to kickbox or swim because I was wearing a boot for 8 weeks.  Even after I finally got it off, I had to cool it on my favorite exercise.  Swimming was ok, but even that took a little while to warm back up to and by that time, the season was over. 

I wanted to thank Dr. Modline of Annapolis Foot and Ankle.  I was a terrible patient, but because of him, I'm back.  Full roar capacity.  Today I did walk/ run intervals for the first time in months.  No pain.  I didn't push it, why risk injury?  But I was happy just to get through.  When I couldn't exercise, my anxiety really took hold, and depression too.  It's hard to get out of your own headspace and hey, who couldn't use that boost of positive endorphins? 8-12 weeks was a long time to go without getting my daily dose. 

So now, I'm boxing every other day, and biking on the indoor bike.  Today was unseasonably warm though, so I took the opportunity to workout outside.  It was wonderful and I felt so good when I was done.  Not kickboxing good, but just proud of myself for healing, getting through, and continuing to push myself. 

When I was dealing with some health issues last year, I said some things to my daughter which I think are really true and somewhat prophetic - You are always training for the next fight.  You may not know where or when, but it is always coming and you want to be as ready as you can.  What are you doing to get your body moving?

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