You never know when it can hit you (or sting you!). As I was simply walking across the grass this weekend, an awful shooting pain hit my toe. A pesky little I-have-no-clue-what-it-was gave me the sting of my life, as somehow it ended up underneath my toe between my flip flop. The pain hurt so much I couldn’t even look to see what the culprit was, whatever it was I hate it.
As I was limping to the car, I thought *crap* I have a 7-mile race to run the following weekend. Thinking it was just a stinger and seeing no apparent bite/sting I thought the pain would eventually fade away.
Determined to get some additional miles in before the upcoming athletic event, I eagerly set my alarm for 6:30 a.m. to get in an early morning workout. But, nope. The toe is still swollen and I am still limping away. So, my mission is simple: find a workout that fits injured idiots like myself. Here goes:
The “Duh” Factor: Don’t work out using your injured body part. If you injured your foot or leg, chances are you shouldn’t be running, hiking or riding a bike. Instead, focus on the non-injured parts. Try an upper body workout or even yoga (upper body yoga, that is).
Doctor’s Orders: If your injury doesn’t let up it’s probably best to seek a physician. Doctor’s know best, so after the diagnosis be sure he/she clarifies the best activities for your ailment (that keep you off the couch and on the road to recovery).
Hot the water: Still want to run? Don’t want to hurt? Try working out in a pool. There are two types of pool running. Deep water running, pretty self explanatory, allows the running effect with no impact as your feet will not touch the ground (most often these runners wear floating devices to stay afloat in the running position). Shallow water running, again self explanatory, gives the same motion of running with less impact than (let’s say) running on a treadmill.
Now, for all the injured Urban Girls out there, it’s time to stop moping, get up and go!
Urban Girl Fitness Quote of the Day:
If life hands you lemons, throw them at people. ~anonymous
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