Exercise is good for you, except when it's not...
I am one of those people who simply dislikes exercise. In an attempt to get it done, however, I had been going with friends to a swim aerobic class once a week. Meeting with friends makes it easier to go. Having brunch afterwards also helped.
For various reasons, I hadn't gone in a month or so. I went last Sunday. Monday and Tuesday I had a stiff next, pain behind my shoulder blade and a headache that drugs only blunted. I also realized I hadn't had any headaches in the past month or so, and my previous headaches/neck/back pain were all during the time I had been taking this class.
Clearly something I do during class is hurting me. I am not willing to have a pain most of a week for one class. I've decided not to go anymore. Or at least not until I've done some serious work at home to strengthen neck and back muscles.
Part of me feels bad about this because I will be letting friends down. I am also relieved to know the source of the mysterious headaches and pain that had been plaguing me off and on for months. For along time I thought it might have something to do with my pillow, or the way I slept or sat at work or maybe just getting older.
It's nice to have figured out a cause for the problem and the solution, though. Now I have to keep myself motivated.
For various reasons, I hadn't gone in a month or so. I went last Sunday. Monday and Tuesday I had a stiff next, pain behind my shoulder blade and a headache that drugs only blunted. I also realized I hadn't had any headaches in the past month or so, and my previous headaches/neck/back pain were all during the time I had been taking this class.
Clearly something I do during class is hurting me. I am not willing to have a pain most of a week for one class. I've decided not to go anymore. Or at least not until I've done some serious work at home to strengthen neck and back muscles.
Part of me feels bad about this because I will be letting friends down. I am also relieved to know the source of the mysterious headaches and pain that had been plaguing me off and on for months. For along time I thought it might have something to do with my pillow, or the way I slept or sat at work or maybe just getting older.
It's nice to have figured out a cause for the problem and the solution, though. Now I have to keep myself motivated.