Hey everyone! This second half of the year I’ve been trying to post about completing programs and to check in with everyone. This week was weird though and I had to really make myself slow down. A few years ago I was in a car wreck that shifted a handful of my vertebrae around. I was able to move past the initial months of pain with massage therapy and building back strength with safe workouts from FB.
Unfortunately, I just have to treat my neck and back differently now. I can’t do any neck stretches or hold back stretches for very long, and apparently I can’t lounge on the sofa in a weird position while binging Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares either. I woke up with a pulled neck that has left me unable to lift or turn my head for about 3 days. Keep in mind I’m a stay at home mom to twin 2 year olds that like to wrestle and be picked up, etc. 😅
I’ve had to force myself to rest this week. I kept trying to talk myself into it, “just do lower body workouts, and do some low impact modifications to that hiit workout” etc...but I was worried that if I hurt myself more I’d risk a more serious injury and I’d really have to take a step back from working out.
I woke up feeling a lot better today, and I’m going to do a 30 minute lower body strength workout and be prepared to quit if I feel any tension. I’ve missed 3 workouts and I’m on my last week of FB Burn round 2. Eventually I will be doing the kickboxing challenge next! Once I know I’m really healed up.
How have you coped with injuries and setbacks? And any advice for me on the kickboxing challenge? Hope everyone is healthy and safe out there!
Neck Injury + Holiday Week = 0 Workout Completes!
Hey everyone! This second half of the year I’ve been trying to post about completing programs and to check in with everyone. This week was weird though and I had to really make myself slow down. A few years ago I was in a car wreck that shifted a handful of my vertebrae around. I was able to move past the initial months of pain with massage therapy and building back strength with safe workouts from FB.
Unfortunately, I just have to treat my neck and back differently now. I can’t do any neck stretches or hold back stretches for very long, and apparently I can’t lounge on the sofa in a weird position while binging Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares either. I woke up with a pulled neck that has left me unable to lift or turn my head for about 3 days. Keep in mind I’m a stay at home mom to twin 2 year olds that like to wrestle and be picked up, etc. 😅
I’ve had to force myself to rest this week. I kept trying to talk myself into it, “just do lower body workouts, and do some low impact modifications to that hiit workout” etc...but I was worried that if I hurt myself more I’d risk a more serious injury and I’d really have to take a step back from working out.
I woke up feeling a lot better today, and I’m going to do a 30 minute lower body strength workout and be prepared to quit if I feel any tension. I’ve missed 3 workouts and I’m on my last week of FB Burn round 2. Eventually I will be doing the kickboxing challenge next! Once I know I’m really healed up.
How have you coped with injuries and setbacks? And any advice for me on the kickboxing challenge? Hope everyone is healthy and safe out there!