Alright, today was a little trying. Fitness professionals and those with more common sense than I would’ve told me to take the day off.
I did a work out this morning and during the last 15 minutes, I noticed that my shins were hurting. Once I was actually FINISHED, they hurt more. I immediately called my mother and asked her what did she think was best. Uh, she’s old school (kinda) so she said “Bengay” and hung up the phone. People on twitter advised that I should soak in a warm bath and then later use cold compresses. I did the bengay thing (I’m so hard headed).
Well, tonight was another workout and I made it through just fine. I AM about to soak in a hot bath right NOW b/c during the butt kick portion of the exercise, I noticed that it hurt to bend my legs back. No good.
Nonetheless, I’m gonna soak and simply hope for the best tomorrow morning. I would be devastated if I had to stop all of this because of an injury. Yea, yea…I could always “rest” for the week and then resume on Monday but everybody knows how that goes. Once you stop something, it is oftentimes extremely difficult to pick back up, even if you DO remember how victorious you felt in starting in the first place. We’ll see. I have some ibuprofen and I’m hoping that that, PLUS the bath will help.
Anyway, I am out! I hope that you guys are enjoying your workouts as much as I am. Post up in the comments if you’ve had an especially triumphant day today!
COMMENTS
feel better, sis!
Kitch:Not the dreaded shin splints! I hate those joints. I say take one or two days off to heal. That is what I did this past weekend (mainly because we took a trip to Orlando). But the rest did me good. My shins sometimes hurt, too. The rest really helped them out. I have noticed, too, that I seemingly have better luck when I workout in just my bare feet. I don’t know, but it seems to be less stress on my shins and ankles. I am not recommending it, but it is just something I notice works for me.