It’s pretty common to encounter some setbacks during a physical training program. The ability to work with your injuries and work through them is a good measure of your dedication to reach your goal. But it really sucks to have an external episode interfere!
It has now been 4 weeks now since I cracked a rib. If this had been due to my stretching program I would have learned something: how not to enter a full body twist or remember to have more pillows in the vicinity while standing on my head. But mine was an unrelated fall (full marks for the 1½ twist!) from unforeseen circumstances. You never expect to crack a rib while going for a boat ride! I was wearing a life vest, so the consequences would have been less severe if I had been thrown overboard instead of into a bench seat. But now I have to get on with it and gradually work through it.
I tested my rehab progress last weekend by taking Adam (Rib #11, right side) scuba diving. Some would have advised against it but I had really been looking forward to the trip to Thetis Island and there was a financial commitment involved. Things actually went very well and I don’t think I did any further harm to the body.
I have attempted to resume the 28-day yoga fitness program, with limited success. Stretching exercises are of course usually done in a balanced fashion of left and right but I am still impeded from stretching to the left side. This conjures a cartoon image (a la Gary Larson) of a distorted yoga practitioner. But then the bottom line is always “keep your sense of humor”.
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Cool pics Ted. Are those from the Thetis Island dive?
Yes, the true Emerald Sea in the Gulf Islands. Visibility was poor due to all the little critters hatching out.
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