One of my goals this year is to exercise consistently and ensure I'm as fit as possible. But something stopped me.
I carried a wrist injury from last year into this year, and the more I forced myself to exercise, the worse my injury got.
Then, I knew I had to take a break to heal fully.
It took about two months to heal fully, and I decided to start exercising again in the third month.
Just about two days before I started, I had a massive fall in my house, and I bruised my right arm, lower lip, and sprained my knee.
A small part of my front tooth chipped off.
Damn!
Another injury 🤕Â
I had to wait about a month to heal again fully
So I went 3 months without proper exercise.Â
It was a bit annoying because my fitness journey was not working out as I planned. But then, it's not entirely my fault. Is it?
Injuries did me bad.
So, in the fourth month (April), all my injuries healed, and there was no excuse again.
I started with light exercises because it had been long since I did one, and I didn't want to push my body too hard.
After a few days of trying light exercises, I decided to go full beast mode and do some serious shit.
The first thing I noticed was that I couldn't go past 100 press-ups at a go (I was doing about 130 before).
Also, a day after I decided to go intense with my workout routine, I felt pain all over my body (neck, abs, arm, and thighs)
But I was expecting it.
I felt those pains last year when I decided to start working out too. After a while, they were gone, and I was exercising as if it were something I had been born to do.
I don't know if I got used to the pain or if my body has now adjusted to the new demands, but I think it's the latter.
So, what am I driving at with this?
Whenever you start a new project, job, course, or anything new, that's what it'll feel like.
It'll feel hard, painful, and uncomfortable.
But that's because you're not used to it.
Your body (and brain) would have to adjust to the new demands it was not used to before.
But if you stick to it long enough, you'll see that it'll get easier and feel more confident and comfortable.
But then, that's the problem with a lot of people. They don't stick to it long enough.
If you don't endure and try to solve your problems, you'll feel the pain for nothing.
So, I want you to prepare your mind that things will most likely not be comfortable at first.
But trust me, it'll get easier with time.
P.S. I'd appreciate a like and a comment about something new you did that was difficult at first and got easier later.
Let's talk, my friend.
Thank you for sharing your experience Habeeb and I am glad your injuries have healed.
This piece reminds me of when I started learning how to ride bicycle. It was so hard and impossible at first. I tripped from the pedal a number of times and sustained injuries but I kept trying. The next day I tried it, I just realized I was no longer falling off at interval and my riding became smooth.
Also, one thing I have learnt from my experience and your workout experiencel is, not to stop even when things become easier. This is because a long pause might as well mean starting a little bit afresh.