Pain of Being Fit

There’s certainly a price one pays to be fit and to maintain a certain level of fitness throughout their lifetime. Fitness is an anabolic (building) and catabolic (breaking down) process that occurs in tandem throughout out muscles and joints. When we enter the weight room or start our daily run, this natural response of physiology takes over and not even professionals are immune to the risk of developing potential injuries from the very activities that were intended to build health in the first place. So, yes, exercise can be hazardous to your body.

It isn’t uncommon for me to see a professional athlete in the office with a muscle or joint issue. They spend countless hours training, building and breaking their bodies down to become exceptional at performing sport specific muscle movements. It happens to everyone—you are not alone. Our best bet is to prepare ahead and develop preventative habits that will combat these negative outcomes so we spend less time taking steps backwards with our training.

 

For someone new to an activity or sport, experiencing pain can be that seed planted in the mind that sprouts into a tree of self-defeating thoughts and ideologies that are toxic to our growth. This type of pain isn’t something humans are used to or are comfortable with. Muscles soreness only lasts a few days, however waddling around with sore legs after an intense leg day can leave an emotional wound in the brain. Often, someone new to exercise may associate exercise with pain; which, will ultimately lead to lack of compliance toward a training regimen. Having the mental discipline to maintain clarity of purpose through setbacks and developing correct habits for assisting your body to overcome these recovery hurdles is in fact one of the main barriers people often fall short of.

I offer a simple solution—be patient with your body. Individually, we all require a different amount of time and effort to recover from physical break downs. Have faith in the process and develop a team around you of fitness professionals and doctors whom you trust. Most of all, stay in the game.

Any questions about pain you are experiencing or your workout routine? Schedule an appointment at (331) - 248-5777.