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And you think you know it all…
Often, people say to me that they have no idea why they aren’t able to lose weight. They are eating well, exercising, making healthier choices in all aspect of their life and it just doesn’t make sense! Obviously, they share with me, they must have a hereditary weight issue.
I always listen intently and then gently ask if they are, in fact, following the guidelines as stated? Are they really doing everything they can/should to achieve their results? Have they read all their information? If they are not being honest, ultimately, they only hurt themselves and discourage any positive results. It’s so very very important to read all your information to make informed, educated choices - otherwise, it’s like trying to drive a car without ever having read the manual. Equally important, is to reread that manual on occasion.
This brings to mind a very recent occurence in my life. In my quest to run the Vancouver marathon this May, I’ve been running with a marathon group and increasing my mileage weekly. I’ve gone from being a 3-4times/week runner to running 5-6x’s/week. Now my running includes fast runs, hill training and long slow distances. It’s become very scientific and very hard on my body.
Last year, I endured an overuse/training injury called ITB syndrome. A ligament, that runs from my hip to just outside my lower kneecap had become inflamed and very sore. Due to lack of proper stretching and remediation, it literally brought my running to a screeching halt. To assist in my recovery, I went to the Running Injury clinic in Calgary to be assessed. I was given a series of stretches/exercises to speed in my recovery and to strengthen a muscle imbalance. If I did these - I would prevent this from happening again. I had the power to aid in my recovery and ensure it didn’t happen again!
Well, here I am mid way through my training and my ITB is acting up. This past week, I was extremely annoyed by this - after all, I was following the stretching/exercise recommendations to a “T”. Stretching, strengthening, icing…just as the Dr. had ordered. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY WRONG!!!
Then, while sitting here at my computer, I turned to look at a file. Above the file, were the diagrams of the recommended stretches and exercises. Oh no. I’d been doing them WRONG! No wonder they weren’t working.
Somewhere along the way, over the past year, I had started to do these exercises wrong. Thinking they were habit now, I had never gone back to “double check”.!
Foolish, arrogant - yes. Was I really doing everything right, following the recommendations, 3x’s/day? Obviously not.
Lesson learned - and now, hopefully shared. Read your information. Learn and recheck it on a regulary basis to make sure you are not missing anything.
steph
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