On April Fool's Day, year 2011, I decided to take control of my health and life!
For two months I had been recovering from a leg muscle injury which made me (almost?!) give up my dream of learning tennis. I had been learning since October 2010 and had my husband as coach. In Jan I had just begun to play rallies when I had to take the forced break. My sports doctor's medication and advice were of little use as a week's rest soon turned into 2 months! The only thing I remembered were my Doc's words "playing strenous sports without fitness will lead to injuries again and again."
I realised that the foremost objective of any exercise, physical activity or sports should be FITNESS. And the key to this was patience. I decided to try running/ jogging. I had run before but not for more than 4 kms and only for a month. And my two months of rest had made me lazy, non-commital until i decided to wake up at 6.00 AM on April 1 and decided to stop fooling myself.
I didn't have my running shoes, so made good of my tennis shoes and set out. I did not run but only walked but I chartered my route for the run the following day. Next day I ran a little, walked a lot and before I knew i was running 3.5 kms on day 8! Day 12 I ran my first 5k and that gave me a great sense of achievement. it was highly motivating and I realised I was enjoying running.
Though the journey started well, there have been many ups and downs! And before i share that a little about myself - I am 32 years old (!) without any inclination towards sports / exercise. As a kid basically stayed away from the play ground! At 165 cms my weight stood at 66 kgs (6 kgs over the normal threshold). I am a working woman married to a guy who loves sports/ exercise. A typical day in office is 8-9 hours with work at home too.
Currently, I run 3-4 days a week averaging 20k per week. The longest I hve run is 8k. today I have run 5 k in 35 mins.
About my bumpy road to achieving this, I will continue to write tomorrow.
For two months I had been recovering from a leg muscle injury which made me (almost?!) give up my dream of learning tennis. I had been learning since October 2010 and had my husband as coach. In Jan I had just begun to play rallies when I had to take the forced break. My sports doctor's medication and advice were of little use as a week's rest soon turned into 2 months! The only thing I remembered were my Doc's words "playing strenous sports without fitness will lead to injuries again and again."
I realised that the foremost objective of any exercise, physical activity or sports should be FITNESS. And the key to this was patience. I decided to try running/ jogging. I had run before but not for more than 4 kms and only for a month. And my two months of rest had made me lazy, non-commital until i decided to wake up at 6.00 AM on April 1 and decided to stop fooling myself.
I didn't have my running shoes, so made good of my tennis shoes and set out. I did not run but only walked but I chartered my route for the run the following day. Next day I ran a little, walked a lot and before I knew i was running 3.5 kms on day 8! Day 12 I ran my first 5k and that gave me a great sense of achievement. it was highly motivating and I realised I was enjoying running.
Though the journey started well, there have been many ups and downs! And before i share that a little about myself - I am 32 years old (!) without any inclination towards sports / exercise. As a kid basically stayed away from the play ground! At 165 cms my weight stood at 66 kgs (6 kgs over the normal threshold). I am a working woman married to a guy who loves sports/ exercise. A typical day in office is 8-9 hours with work at home too.
Currently, I run 3-4 days a week averaging 20k per week. The longest I hve run is 8k. today I have run 5 k in 35 mins.
About my bumpy road to achieving this, I will continue to write tomorrow.
Good Job. Well written
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